sandra o'reilly speaks out

mauritius is NOT the only place where women don't speak out after a rape. mauritius isn't the only place women are not believed if in fact they DO have the courage to speak out. normally the rape victims (i HATE using that word, victim) IS on trial, not the other way around.

Speaking out on rape in Mauritius
Nita Bhalla BBC, Mauritius

Sandra O'Reilly has led demonstrations demanding justiceSandra O'Reilly was the victim of two separate gang rapes in one night in July 2002.
Now, her courage to speak out about the brutal attacks is helping to give a voice to others in Mauritius, a country where conservative cultural barriers often force rape victims to remain silent about their ordeals.
Raped first by two men who broke into her house while she was sleeping, she sought help from two passers-by, who instead of taking her to the police, took her into the sugar fields and raped her repeatedly.
But unlike many rape victims on the Indian Ocean island, Sandra refused to keep quiet, even when those closest to her refused to believe her shocking story.
"It was around midnight when the two men broke into my house. They bound my hands and both raped me at knife-point," says Sandra, 35..........