IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT AND YOU ARE NOT ALONE

If you have been a victim of gender-based or sexual violence, know that we believe in you and support you. No one should have to suffer these horrors.
Below you will find resources to support you in your psychological and physical reconstruction.

Know that you have the right to seek legal help.

How to react if you've been assaulted

  • Go to a safe place (family, friends)
  • Seek medical care as soon as you can (even if you are not immediately aware of it, some injuries are invisible or psychological and will require follow-up)
  • Talk to a lawyer who can guide you through the steps to protect yourself legally
  • Make a police report 
  • Keep the evidence you think you have

Worldwide ressources

AFRICA AND Middle East

EGYPT

Beit.Hawa (House.of.Eve)
http://www.adew.org
adew@link.net
Phone: (202) 3644324 -5118677

ADEW
http://www.adew.org/adew/
adew@link.net
8/10 Mathaf El-Manial St., Box: 1065 El Ataba St. Phone: (202) 3644324-5118677
Fax: (202) 3636345

GHANA

Domestic.Violence.and.Victim.Support.Unit. (DOVVSU) http://www.ghanapolice.org/waju/home.htm
P.O. Box MB 681, Ministries, Accra
Phone: +233-021-662438

JORDAN

Freedom.House
fhjordan@freedomhouse.org
P.O. Box 811946, Amman 11181
Jordan Phone: 962-6-551-8421
Fax: 962-6-552-1482

KENYA

Coalition.on.Violence.against.Women
http://www.covaw.or.ke/index.html info@covaw.or.ke
Leroghi Gardens, Mbaazi Avenue, Off King’ara Road;
P.O. Box 10658-00100
Helpline: 254-20-574357
Phone: 254-0722-594794
Fax: 254-20-3874253

SENEGAL

Comite.de.Lutte.Contre.les.Violences.Faites. aux.Femmes
http://clvf.courantsdefemmes.org/index.html clvfsenegal@sentoo.sn (French only)

Immeuble Arame Fahat NDIAYE
Parc à Mazout Colobane
10682 Dakar–Liberté
Phone: 824-13-41
Fax: 825-75-36

South Africa

Kwa.Zulu.Natal.Network.on.Violence.Against. Women http://www.preventgbvafrica.org/about/members/south_africa/kwa_zulu_natal_network.html kznetwork@nnvaw.org.za
P.O. Box 62245, Bishopsgate 4008
Phone: +27-31-304-6928, 27-83-637-0203 Fax: +27-31-304-6928

121.Haven
http://www.preventgbvafrica.org/about/members/south_africa/121haven.html
C/O 31 Glenrose Road, Redhill
Phone: +27-031-5645328
Fax: +27-031-3618497

TANZANIA

Tanzania.Media.Women’s.Association
http://www.tamwa.org/ admin@amipl.net or doc@amipl.net
P. O. Box 8981
Phone: 255 22 2115278
Fax: 255 22 2115278

AMERICAS

ARGENTINA

Red.Informativa.de.Mujeres.de.Argentina
http://www.rimaweb.com.ar/index.shtml (website in Spanish only)

Tourist.Police.Station,.Province.of.Buenos.Aires
http://www.bue.gov.ar/informacion/?menu_id=99

BRAZIL

Comunicación.y.Vida.(COMVIDA)
Rua Antonio de Macedo Soares, 414
Phone: 11-5543-6333

Casa.de.Cultura.da.Mulher.Negra
http://www.cantinho.com/ccmnegra/ ccnegra@uol.com.br
Rua Primo Ferreira 22 Santos – São Paulo, CEP 11045-150
Phone: (55-13) 221-2650
Fax: (55-13) 234-997

SANTIAGO

Servicio.Médico.Legal
http://www.sml.cl/portal/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7&Itemid=12
Avenida La Paz 1012, Independencia
Phone: (56-2) 782-3500

Centro.de.Asistencia.a.Víctimas.de.Atentados. Sexuales.(CAVAS) http://www.investigaciones.cl/paginas/brigadas/ CAVAS/CAVAS-01.HTM cavasinvestigaciones@gmail.com

Román Díaz 817 Providencia, Santiago
Phone: (56-2) 264-0431 / 2493

CHILE

Casa.Malén
casamalen@yahoo.es
Los Arrayanes 6342 Lo Prado, Santiago Phone: (56-2) 775-7884 / 2423

Costa Rica

Asociación.Alianza.de.Mujeres.Costarricenses. (AMC),.Programa.Vida.sin.Violencia,.Derecho. Humano.de.Toda.Mujer
amccpalm@sol.racsa.co.cr
Avenida 12, Calle 5, Casa 363, San José Phone: (506) 233 5769, 256-5178 Fax: (506) 233-0151

Dominican. Republic

Núcleo.de.Apoyo.a.la.Mujer.. (Nucleus.of.Support.for.the.Woman) nam@codetel.net.do
Apartado Postal 288 Santiago
Phone: (809) 581-8301 Fax: (809) 581-7678

Centro.de.Apoyo.Aquelarre. (Center.for.Group.Support). ceapa@centennialrd.net Apartado Postal 3003
Phone: (809) 530-3003 Fax: (809) 534-387

ECUADOR

Fundacio.Casa.de.Refugio.Matilde
Casilla 17-15-131C
Phone: 011-593-2-625-316

Centro.de.Estudios.e.Investigaciones. Multidisciplinarias.del.Ecuador.(CEIME)
http://www.ceime.org
ceime@andinanet.net
Apartado Postal 17-21-1209
Phone: (593-2) 254-4662, 254-3442 Fax: (593-2) 254-1082

GUATEMALA

Procurador.de.los.Derechos.Humanos.-. Defensoria.de.los.Derechos.de.la.Mujer
12 Avenida 12-72, Zona 1
Phone: (502) 230-0874, 230-0875 ext. 112

Fundación.Guatemala
fungua@quetzal.net
7a Calle A 20-53, Zona 11 Mirador
Phone: (502) 4753470, 4753474, 2942490 Fax: (502-2) 711-142

JAMAICA

The.Crisis.Centre.in.Kingston
18 Ripon Road, Kingston 5
Helpline: 876-929-2997

MEXICO

Centro de Mujeres (CIDHAL)
http://www.cidhal.org (Spanish only)
cidhal@prodigy.net.mx
Calle Las Flores No 11, Col. Acapantzingo 62440
Helpline: (52-777) 318-2058
Phone: (52-777) 312-8988
Fax: (52-777) 314-0586

PERU

Ministerio de la Mujer y Desarrollo Social  – Programa Nacional contra la Violencia  Familiar y Sexual
http://www.mimdes.gob.pe/pncvfs/ programaviolencia@mimdes.gob.pe
Jr. Camaná 616 – Lima 1
Phone: (51-1) 428-0569, 428-9800

Red Nacional de Casas de Refugio a Víctimas  de la Violencia Familiar a Mujeres y las Niñas
rednacrefugios@mixmail.com
Jr. Huillac Ñusta 273, El Planeta – Lima
Phone: (51-1) 330-1826 Fax: (51-1) 332-3547

VENEZUZELA

La Avanzadora (House of the Woman Juana  Ramirez) http://ww.fundacite.arg.gov.ve/mujer/index.html (Spanish only)
cmjr@cantv.net
Urb. Calicanto, Street Lopez North Aveledo
# 11 Apartado.2031 – Maracay-Estado Aragua
Phone: (58-243) 246-3796
Fax: (58-243) 247-4920

ASIA AND OCEANIA

AUSTRALIA

Brisbane Rape and Incest Survivors Support Centre (BRISSC)
http://www.brissc.com.au/
info@brissc.com.au
15 Morrisey St, Wollongabba, Brisbane (07) 3391-0004

24-Hour Australia Nationwide  Sexual Assault / Brisbane
Line:.1-800-010-120

Crisis Support.(Australian Government)
http://www.aifs.gov.au/acssa/crisis.html

Sexual Assault Support Service (Family. Planning Qld. Cairns) http://www.fpq.com.au/ cnsclinic@fpq.com.au
P.O. Box 1678, 37 McLeod St., Cairns
Helpline: (07) 4031 3590 (24 hours)
Phone: (07) 4051 3788

Queensland Statewide Sexual Assault
Helpline: 1-800-010-120 (24 hours)

24-Hour Australia Nationwide  Sexual Assault / Cairns
Line:1-800-010-120

Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA.House) / Melbourne
http://www.casa.org.au/ casa@rwh.org.au
Level 3, Queen Victoria Women’s Centre 210 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Helpline: 1-800-806-292

NSW Rape Crisis Centre / Sydney
http://www.nswrapecrisis.com.au/index.htm info@nswrapecrisis.com.au
PO Box 555, Drummoyne 2047
Phone: (02) 9819 7357
Fax: (02) 9819 6295

Royal North Shore Hospital / Sydney
Bldg 30, Block 1A, Pacific Hwy, St Leonards 2065
Helpline: (02) 9926 7111
Phone: (02) 9926 7580
Fax: (02) 9906 5495

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Missenden Road, Camperdown 2050 Helpline: (02) 9515 6111
Phone: (02) 9515 9040
Fax: (02) 9515 9041

Sexual Assault Support Service  (Family Planning Qld.Townsville) http://www.fpq.com.au/locations/tville_locations.stm tvlclinic@fpq.com.au
Suite 2, 5 Castlemaine St., Kirwan QLD 4817
(P.O. Box 4067, Kirwan QLD 4817)
Phone: (07) 4723 8184

Urunga House, Wollongong Hospital
4 Urunga Parade, Wollongong 2500
Helpline: (02) 4222 5000
Phone: (02) 4222 5408
Fax: (02) 4228 8461

CHINA

Beijing Family United Hospital
Dr. Robert Blinn (English-speaking psychologist) #2 Jiangtai Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Phone: 86-10-59277000
Fax: 86-10-59277120

Women’s Hotline in Beijing
No. 93, Dong Si Shi Si Tiao, Beijing `
Phone: 86-10-64048187
Fax: 86-10-64033881

 

INDIA

VIVIDHA
vividha_2001@yahoo.com
24/121, Swarn Path, Mansarovar Phone: 91-141-392148

National Commission for Women
member_secretary@nationalcomissionforwomen.org
Deen Dayal Upadhayaya Marg, New Delhi
Phone: 23237166
Fax: 3236154

JAPAN

Emergency Medical Service Net Hiroshima
http://www.qq.pref.hiroshima.jp/qq/qq34egmnlt.asp
(info in Japanese and English)
Helpline: 0120-169912 (24 hours)

Nagoya International Centre
http://www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/en/
isc_nic@arion.ocn.ne.jp
Kokusai Centre Station (directly above exit 2)
Helpline: 052-581-0100
Phone: 052-654-3511

Tokyo.Rape.Crisis.Center
http://www.tokyo-rcc.org/center-hp-english.htm wsw@tokyo-rcc.org
Jyoto P.O. Box 7, Koto-ku, Tokyo 136-8691
Phone: 81-3-3207-3692

MALAYSIA

Pusat Kesedaran Wanita (Women’s Centre for  Change WCC)
http://www.wccpenang.org
wcc@wccpenang.org
24-D Jalan Jones, 10250
Phone: 604-228-0342 Fax: 604-228-5784

New Zealand

Auckland Sexual Abuse Help
http://www.asah.org.nz
crisisteam@sexualabusehelp.org.nz
P.O. Box 10-345 Dominion Road, Mount Eden
Phone: 64-09-623-1700
Fax: 09-623-1296

Rape Prevention Education
http://www.rapecrisis.org.nz/
info@rapecrisis.org.nz
P.O. Box 78-307 Grey Lynn, Auckland
Phone: 64-09-360-4001
Fax: 64-09-360-4015

Rape Crisis Dunedin
rcrisis@xtra.co.nz
P.O. Box 5424, Dunedin
Helpline: 03 474 1592 Fax: 03 474 0347

Wellington. Sexual Abuse Help Foundation
info@wellingtonhelp.org.nz
P.O. Box 111-60, Manner St
Helpline: 04-499-7532
Phone: 04-499-7530

Sexual assault support centers in New Zealand
http://www.rapecrisis.org.nz/content.aspx?id=18

Note: The cost of counseling services in New Zealand is covered by the Accident Compensation Corp.: http://www.acc.co.nz/DIS_EXT_CSMP/groups/external_claims_care/documents/internet/prd_ctrb092057.pdf

SINGAPORE

Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE)
http://www.aware.org.sg
helpline@aware.org.sg
Blk 5 Dover Crescent #01-22
Phone: +65-6-779-7137
Fax: +65-6-777-031

South Korea

Korea Sexual Violence Relief Center
http://www.sisters.or.kr ksvrc@korea.com
2FL 366-24 Habjung-Dong Mapo-Ku Phone: 82-2-338-2890 (10 am-5 pm) Fax: 82-2-338-7122

Korean Women’s Hotline
http://www.hotline.or.kr webmaster@hotline.or.kr
38-84 Jangchung-dong 1(il)-ga, Jung-gu
Phone: 82-2-2269-2962
Fax: 82-2-2269-1823

TAIWAN

Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation (TWRF)
http://www.twrf.org.tw twrf.trafficking@gmail.com
2F, No. 66, Sec 1, Chin Shan S. Rd.
Phone: (886) (0) 22-356-9595 ext. 27
Fax: (886) (0) 22-395-1271

THAILAND

Turning Points, The Emergency Home and  Relief Fund for Women and Children in Distress
we-train@linethai.co.th
50/1 Decha Tungkha Road, Si Kan, Don Muang district
Phone: 929-2222, 929-2301-10
Fax: 929-2300

Foundation for Women
http://www.womanthai.org
FFW@mozart.inet.co.th
P.O. Box 47, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok
Phone: 66-2 433-5149
Fax: 66-2 434-6774

KhonKaen Ram Hospital
http://www.khonkaeram.com/EN/
193 Srichan Rd, Muang, Khon Kaen Phone: 0-4333-3800
Fax: 0-4333-3899

VIETNAM

Research Center for Family Health and  Community Development (CEFACOM) 
http://www.cefacom.org.vn
csap@fpt.vn
No. 12, Lane 131/31, Thai Ha Street
Phone: 84-0-537-5700
Fax: 84-0-537-2258

EUROPE

AUSTRIA

Frauen für Frauen – Hilfe für Frauen in Krisen
(Women for Women – Help for Women in Crisis)
Conrad v. Hötzendorf Straße 23-8010
+43-316-82-7707-0

Women’s Helpline
http://www.frauenhelpline.at frauenhelpline@aoef.at 1050 Vienna, Austria 0800-222555

BELGIUM

Sos Viol
sosviol@brutele.be
Rue Blanche, 24 – 1060 Brussels
Phone: 02-534-3636
Fax: 02-534-8667

Czech Republic

The White Circle of Safety (Bílý kruh bezpečí)
http://www.bkb.cz/
bkb@volny.cz
Duškova 20, 150 00 Praha 5
Phone: 420-2-57317110
Fax: 420-2-51512299

DENMARK

Dannerhuset
dannerhuset@email.dk
Nansensgade 1, 1366 Copenhagen
Phone: ++45-3314-1676
Crisis Center: ++45-3337-9060
Fax: ++45-3314-4502

The Open Door
Tondergade 8, Copenhagen
Phone: ++45-3324-9103
Fax: ++45-3324-1387

ENGLAND

Lancashire Sexual Assault Forensic  Examination Centre (SAFE Centre) http://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/content/safe_centre
safe@lthtr.nhs.uk
Royal Preston Hospital, Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood
Preston, PR2 9HT
Phone: 01772-523344
Fax: 01772-523436

The Havens / London
http://www.thehavens.co.uk/index.htm
St Mary’s Hospital, Praed Street (between Paddington and Edgware Tube stations)
Phone: 020 7886 1101

Norwich Rape Crisis
Address: PO Box 47, Norwich, NR3 1HA Phone: 01603-667687

Rape crisis centers in the UK:
http://www.rapecrisis.org.uk/centres.php

FINLAND

Rape Crisis Centre Tukinainen
http://www.tukinainen.fi
office@tukinainen.fi
P.O. Box 1346, 00101 Helsinki
Phone: +358-9-5860-360
Fax: +358-9-685-1979

GERMANY

LARA Crisis Center for Women / Berlin 
http://www.lara-berlin.de
Phone: 49-2168888

Frauenhorizonte (Center for Sexually. Assaulted Women) / Freiburg 
http://www.frauenhorizonte.de (German only) info@frauenhorizonte.de
Basler Str. 8, 79100 Freiburg
Helpline: 49-761-2858585 (English services during office hours)
Fax: 49-761-2922726

GREECE

Support Center for Maltreated Women
Phone: 003-210-5244657
Fax: 003-210-5242733

ICELAND

Stigamot
http://www.stigamot.is (limited info in English) stigamot@stigamot.is
Vesturgata 3, 101 Reykjavik
Helpline: 354-800-6868
Phone: 354-562-6868
Fax: 354-562-6857

IRELAND

Dublin Rape Crisis Center
http://www.drcc.ie rcc@indigo.ie
70 Lower Leeson St., Dublin 2
Helpline: 1-800-778-888
Phone: 01-661-4911
Fax: 01 661 0873

Women’s Aid Confidential
http://www.womensaid.ie
info@womensaid.ie
Everton House, 47 Old Cabra Road, Dublin 2
Helpline: 1-800-341-900
Phone: (01) 868-4721
Fax: (01) 868-4722

Rape crisis centers in Ireland:
http://www.rcni.ie/rape-crisis-centres.aspx

Rape crisis centers in the UK:
http://www.rapecrisis.org.uk/centres.php

ITALY

L’Associazione Artemisia “Catia Franci” / Florence
http://www.artemisiacentroantiviolenza.it cfranci@fol.it
Via del Mezzetta, 1/int. -50135
Helpline: 055 602311 (24 hours)

Associazione Nazionale Telefono Rosa / Rome
http://www.telefonorosa.org telefonorosa@libero.it
Viale Mazzini 73, 00195
Phone: +39 06 375 18261/62
Fax: +39 06 375 18289

NETHERLANDS

S.O.S. Telefonische Hulpdienst
Helpline: 31-20-6757575
Phone: 31 20-6758888
Fax: 31-20-6766252

De Eerste Lijn
Phone: 31-20-6130245
Fax: 31-20-6851961

NORWAY

Bergen Krisesenter
http://www.bergenkrisesenter.no/index2.html post@bergenkrisesenter.no
P.O. Box 728, Sentrum 5807 Bergen
Phone: 47 55 315050
Fax: 47 55 325058

Oslo Crisis Center for Women
Phone: 47-22-37-4700

Krisesentersekretariatet
http://www.krisesenter.com/english/english.html ks.sekretariatet@oslo.online.no
Storgata 11, 0155 Oslo
Hotline: 47-2301-0341
Phone: 47-9057-9118
Fax: 47-2301-0301

RUSSIA

Crisis Center for Women
http://www.ccw.ru
crisis@online.ru or natasha@women.spb.ru 192071, St. Petersburg, Russia, P.O. Box 72 Phone: 7-812-327-3000
Fax: 7-812-272-86-57

City Center of Social Help for Women
jecenter@actor.ru
Moskovsky pr. 206, s.1, 196066 Saint Petersburg Phone: ++7 812-2930673
Fax: ++7 812-2934769

SCOTLAND

Rape Crisis Scotland
http://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk info@rapecrisisscotland.org.uk
1st Floor Central Chambers, 93 Hope Street Phone: +44-141-248-8848
Fax: +44-141-248-8748

Rape crisis centers in the UK:
http://www.rapecrisis.org.uk/centres.php

SPAIN

Associació Assistència dones Agredides  Sexualment informacion@aadas.e.telefonica.net
C/ Balmés, 52- PRAL 2a 08007
Phone: 93-487-57-60 Fax: 93-487-57-83

Cavas Comunidad de Madrid
cavasmadrid@yahoo.es or cavasmadrid@terra.es C/ O’Donnel, 42
Phone: 91-574-01-10
Fax: 91-573-27-08

SWEDEN

Stödcentrum BEDA (Support Centre BEDA) / Götenborg
http://www.stodcentrum-beda.nu info@stodcentrum-beda.nu
Folke Bernadottes gata 2, 4128
Phone: +46 031 133666, +46 031 133585
Fax: +46 031 133577

HOPP Riksorganisationen mot sexuella örvergrepp (The National Organization  Against Sexual Abuse) http://www.hopp.org
Box 110 14, 100 61
Phone: 08-644-03-55

SWITZERLAND

Berner Frauenhaus (Women’s Shelter)
mail@frauenhaus-be.ch Phone: 031-332-55-33 Fax: 031-332-55-72

TURKEY

Mor Cati Kadin Siginagi Vakfi (Purple Roof Women’s Shelter and Foundation)
http://www.morcati.org/
morcati@ttnet.net.tr
Katip Mustafa Celebi Mah. Anadolu Sok.
No:23 D:7-8 Beyoglu
Phone: (212) 292-52-31-32
Fax: (212) 292-52-33

WALES

Cardiff University Health Centre
47 Park Place
Helpline: (029) 2037 3181
Phone: (029) 2087 4810
Survivors of Male Rape Helpline: 020 7833 3737 (Mon and Wed 7-10pm)

Rape and Sexual Abuse Line South Wales
Ltd PO Box 338, Cardiff, CF1 3TY
Phone: (029) 2037 3181
Victim Support:
– Cardiff Central (029) 2052 7358
Cardiff County (029) 2057 8408
Cardiff East (029) 2057 8408
Cardiff West & Central 029 2038 3100

Rape crisis centers in the UK:
http://www.rapecrisis.org.uk/centres.php

All contacts are from www.interaction.org

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