The Government will expand the system that allows women victims of sexual violence to file a complaint in a hospital, emergency room or gynecology department, announced on Monday, November 25, the Secretary of State responsible for equality between women and men, Salima. Saa.
This system, according to which the hospital contacts the gendarmerie or the prosecutor to file a complaint, is already present in numerous French establishments, but will be expanded to 377 establishments by the end of 2025, he explained on Franceinfo. The measure, which must be officially announced by Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Monday afternoon during a visit to the Maison des femmes de l’Hôtel-Dieu, in Paris, is already the subject of 236 agreements with establishments, according to Salima Saa. .
“For all hospitals that have an emergency service and a gynecology service, within this hospital, in fact, a woman who travels there will be able to file a complaint”explained the Secretary of State. It is up to the establishment to contact the police station or gendarmerie so that someone can attend. “to take the complaint”.
Chemical subjugation, a “new scourge”
Salima Saa also insisted on the importance of collecting evidence of sexual violence, which “It is absolutely key in the constitution of the crime of rape”. AND “For the judicial machinery to be launched, a complaint must be filed”He continued, highlighting the training effort in this area when welcoming victims. In this sense, he gave the example of the Hôtel-Dieu in Paris, a hospital that can store tests for three years. “The file that must be created is the most important for the complaint to go to the end”explained Salima Saa.
In addition, the Secretary of State announced that the government supports an information campaign launched this week to help victims of the shipment of chemical substances, which she described as “new scourge”.
This campaign, born after Mazan’s rape trial, was launched by the M’endors pas association, co-founded by the daughter of Gisèle Pelicot – the main victim at the center of this matter of international resonance – and the platform Listen to the Crafs (Centre Reference Center on Substance Facilitated Attacks), in collaboration with the Order of Pharmacists. This platform “I can answer you, and advise you, and tell you which laboratory, what to do with your hair, blood tests, urine”M explained.me Saa.
