Camilla of Cornwall against sexual abuse: “All men must fight it”

Camilla of Cornwall has been for years at the forefront of the fight against violence of all kinds against women. A battle of which she once again became testimonial with thepassionate speech against sexual violence delivered Wednesday at the “Shameless!” organized in London by the WOW Foundation. “Women and men must unite to create a world free from violenceSaid the duchess, 74 years old. “We must involve all the men who are part of our lives in the battle against violence against women. Not all men are obviously responsible for sexual violence. But to defeat them we need all men to be on our side ».

Because “rapists are not born, they become. And it takes a whole community – male and female – for dismantle lies, words and deeds that they promote a culture in which sexual assault is seen as normal and in which the one who is ashamed is the victim. So from today, getting out of here, let’s start convince all men we know to participate in the construction of a “shameless” society, “shameless””. Otherwise, the prince’s wife said Carlo, harassment and acts of sexual violence will continue to be just “one thing like many others, which must be accepted if you are born a girl”.

Camilla also spoke of the feelings that often overwhelm those who suffer sexual assault: “The victim feels overrun and dirty; weakened from being put in one position of helplessness from someone stronger – maybe someone he trusted before. Often, this sense of shame causes the victim to blame himself, mistakenly assume responsibility for the crime. And try to hide. Yet he has done nothing wrong ».

The Duchess of Cornwall then referred to in her speech Sarah Everard, Sabina In and between young women raped and killed recently in the UK. Recalling that according to the estimates of the Crime Survey for England and Wales well “144,000 women have been victims of rape or attempted rape in the past year».

It is certainly not the first time that Camilla, patroness from SaveLives, a charity that fights for the rights of victims of domestic abuse, takes part in initiatives against sexual violence. In 2016 the meeting with the victims of abuse in the family had it moved to tears while listening to the testimonies of surviving women beatings, rape and violence. In recent years, the Duchess has also stressed the urgency of changes in the legal practice followed in reporting a rape in Great Britain. And last February she promoted an initiative that urges victims to seek immediate help at the pharmacy.

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