Participation in the NUJU seminar on documenting the CRSV

23 серпня 2023


 The School of War Crimes Documentation for Journalists is being implemented as part of the USAID Ukraine - USAID Ukraine Human Rights in Action Program. Liudmyla Huseinova, Communications Director at SEMA Ukraine, told journalists how to write about conflict-related sexual violence during a workshop on documenting war crimes.
  • "In any case, we should not call these people victims. Because a victim is someone who has been trampled on, but these people continue to move forward," emphasized Liudmyla, a survivor of three years of captivity. Her recommendations
  • conduct interviews not at home, but from a distance (for example, in an office) 
  • create a cozy atmosphere, buy cookies, water, make tea;
  • explain to the person that they are not alone, that there are organizations and institutions that support such people;
  • allow the person to speak, do not ask specific questions;
  • do not separate one of the victims, treat everyone equally.