2008
DOI: 10.53841/bpscpf.2008.1.192.17
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Sexual torture: Exploring discourses within one refugee community

Abstract: Clinical psychologists are working with survivors of torture, including rape, who have come to the UK and yet there is little psychological research as to what rape can mean to survivors and their communities. This paper briefly describes doctoral research conducted with nine members of a Congolese community organisation to explore this issue and suggests some therapeutic implications focusing on individual and community interconnectedness.

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“…Public discourses, including those in parliament, play a crucial role in shaping and maintaining stigma and silencing the experiences of survivors. Analysing refugees' discourses from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gratton (2008) noticed that female war rape survivors were described as "worthless", "prostitutes" etc. On the other hand, male war rape survivors 1 were described as "homosexual" within a culture where homosexuality is perceived as anti-normative.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Public discourses, including those in parliament, play a crucial role in shaping and maintaining stigma and silencing the experiences of survivors. Analysing refugees' discourses from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gratton (2008) noticed that female war rape survivors were described as "worthless", "prostitutes" etc. On the other hand, male war rape survivors 1 were described as "homosexual" within a culture where homosexuality is perceived as anti-normative.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%