Heleen Touquet on the challenges to research sexual violence against men
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In this podcast, Olivera Simic interviews Heleen Touquet, one of the few researchers studying sexual violence against men in armed conflicts. Touquet, an associate professor at the University of Antwerp and an affiliated researcher at KU Leuven, has focused her work on the Western Balkans. In the interview, she discusses the taboo surrounding sexual violence against men and why it is often more difficult for men to speak about it than for women. Simic explores the challenges of researching this sensitive topic and draws out Touquet's insights from her many years of investigation.
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