Abstract

Incidents of sexual violence are still under-reported to legal institutions in Egypt despite the recent legal amendments. The reasons for under-reporting SV incidents to police stations appear to be the same that justifies victim’s non-reporting or resorting to various social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram as “Daftr Hekayat” and “AssaultPolice” which provided a safe space for them to reveal the assault incidents and warn potential victims from the shamed assailants. As successful as these accounts are, they have their drawbacks. It is not accessible to economically and educationally disadvantaged victims, and lately, the perpetrators started to file defamation lawsuits against the victims and the witnesses supporting them. Part of the healing process social movements provide is accountability, and this requires changing policies and laws to help the victims. This paper examines the loopholes in the recent legal amendments, the inefficiency of the current reporting mechanisms, and the personnel responsible for conducting the complaints procedures in sexual violence cases. It also highlights that besides legal factors. Other individual and societal factors pertain to the victim’s decision. This research answers these questions by conducting qualitative methods represented in focus groups and in-depth interviews with victims, psychologists, and lawyers working in the field.

School

School of Global Affairs and Public Policy

Department

Law Department

Degree Name

LLM in International and Comparative Law

Graduation Date

2-2025

Submission Date

9-12-2024

First Advisor

Jason Becket

Committee Member 1

Helen Rizzo

Committee Member 2

Hani Sayed

Extent

75 P.

Document Type

Master's Thesis

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Approval has been obtained for this item

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