Lustful eyes in the dark, a deafening silence in the light
Women must demand that all sexual violence survivors be allowed to break the silence even if several years have passed. ILLUSTRATION | JOHN NYAGAH | NMG
Sexual violence is a pandemic worldwide, but when it comes to listening to survivors or working to end the problem, the silence is often deafening.
Even when survivors’ voices reach a crescendo — as they recently did in the United States after Dr Christine Blasey Ford shared her story of alleged assault by Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh or in India after Bollywood star Tanushree Dutta filed sexual harassment charges against a famous male actor — there is still a reluctance by many to believe them.
