Addressing Sexual Violence: Promise, Hope, and Dignity for Victims – Ciivise Commission

2023-09-07 03:00:05

On January 23, 2021, you addressed the victims of sexual violence in their childhood, to women and men who were raped or assaulted in their homes, schools, gymnasiums or elsewhere when they were just a little girl or boy. You made them a promise: “We believe you and you will never be alone once more” and you created the Independent Commission on Incest and Sexual Abuse of Children (Ciivise).

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Camille Kouchner had just published The big family (Threshold, 2021). This book had raised awareness and aroused very strong expectations throughout society. Your speech met this expectation. It also created hope for the 5.5 million victims. Finally, their testimony would be taken seriously. Their word would be heard. And their dignity restored.

Today, Emmanuelle Béart reveals the sexual violence of which she was the victim during her childhood. She does it with courage, with generosity and by giving voice to four other victims.

Again, society listens. It is therefore true, children are raped or assaulted, since personalities say so.

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Again, public officials are listening. So it’s serious, since she’s famous. You have to answer, because his testimony is published in the press.

between the publication of The big family et A silence so loudthe documentary by Emmanuelle Béart and Anastasia Mikova, which will be broadcast on September 24 on M6, nearly three years have passed.

In just two years, since September 21, 2021, 25,000 testimonies have been collected by the Ciivise.

Victims are no longer isolated

Many of us went to the public meetings of the commission. They take place everywhere in France. Some people sometimes come from very far away to participate. We saw them get up, grab the microphone, testify in trust and solidarity. We shared pain and hope, anger too.

And we understood that the Ciivise was repairing an injustice.

We have access to the media. To the authorities. We are listened to and believed. We need it.

At the Ciivise, all the testimonies are collected. Thus, the 5.5 million victims of sexual violence in their childhood are no longer isolated. They are together and stronger. They exist.

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The mission of the Ciivise is not limited to producing figures and recommendations. Today, three to five children per class are victims of incest and condemned to silence.

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