Sexual violence in CAR

Neighborhood chief Étienne Oumba is founder and president of the Association of United Victims of the Central African Republic (AVUC). The AVUC people pursue justice for their attack. "There are victims who don't want to pursue justice because sometimes their assailant influences them and says that if you bring me to justice, I'll kill you.”

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“I want the world to know” is written in French and Sango on a mug on Étienne's desk. He says this is a call for all survivors to seek help, break the silence, and stop stigmatization.

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Files of survivors of violence collected by Étienne. The medical certificates produced by MSF at the Tongolo centre help Étienne and the survivors in their pursuit of justice as they represent proof that an incident occurred.

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