Decent care for rape victims

The Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) welcomes today’s call

Decent care for rape victims

Currently there are three dedicated Sexual Assault Treatment Units in Ireland, located in Dublin, Cork and Letterkenny. There are limited facilities available in Tralee. The speed at which a rape victim will be seen for forensic examination is entirely dependant upon her proximity to these locations. This is completely unacceptable to the RCNI.

The recently published SAVI (Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland) report shows that only 9% of survivors of sexual violence are prepared to come forward and report it to the Gardaí. When women are forced to wait hours for forensic examinations is this really surprising?

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