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''It's not ok to do nothing''

Nov 20, 2017 13:32
By Denise Canavan
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''It's not ok to do nothing''

It’s ok to be scared, repulsed or afraid that we have misinterpreted the situation - But it is not ok to do nothing.

If we do nothing, we leave another victim behind.

According to The sexual abuse and violence in Ireland report, almost one quarter of perpetrators of sexual violence against women were intimate partners or ex partners – while this was the case for very few or 1.4 percent of abused men.

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The national office for the prevention of domestic, sexual and gender based violence is running an awareness campaign on sexual violence in intimate relationships #whatwouldyoudo

Executive director of the Rape Crisis Network Ireland Cliona Saidlear joined us on the show to talk about the issue (broadcast 17/11)

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