Examining the Impact of the #BalanceTonBar Movement: Two Years of Testimonies on Sexual Assaults and Rapes in Brussels’ Student District

2023-10-13 12:13:19

The founder of the Instagram page #BalanceTonBar takes stock of the movement two years following her call for testimonies on the sexual assaults and rapes suffered in the student district of the Ixelles Cemetery. Hundreds of stories which put into perspective a problem which goes far beyond the student district (and more broadly Brussels), freeing up speech around the nightlife. Article reserved for subscribers Journalist at the Idées center By Fanny Declercq Published on 10/13/2023 at 2:13 p.m. Reading time: 1 min

Founder of Instagram account #BalanceTonbar, Maïté Meeûs received the “Amnesty Youth Human Rights Prize” in 2022 for her feminist commitment. The psychology student created the page on October 14, 2021, following reading the first testimonies of sexual assault and chemical submission in the Ixelles cemetery district. She relays dozens of testimonies from young women who have been attacked, with other well-known party places also quickly being singled out.

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