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Author: Cécile Moroux
Photo Credit: Helena Majewska
Sexual harassment and drink-spiking in clubs in Poland is often a taboo subject. However, the situation is changing slowly but consistently from year to year. How should we deal with this problem without focusing only on the effects but looking for its causes? How should we educate the participants of the events and support the victims?
Co-creator of the campaign "We react to sexual assaults in here" journalist, activist and DJ Magda Staniszewska took the floor and answered these and several other questions related to this topic.
Is there a database centralizing information on these cases of aggression in Poland?
As far as I know there’s no such database.There are no medical statistics in Poland characterizing the epidemiology of this type of poisoning. Even the database on sexual assaults in general seems to be incomplete and unclear, like pretty much everywhere.
How is this issue covered in Polish media?
When it comes to Polish media, it’s not a heavily featured issue. There’s a piece on drink-spiking or GHB acid featured from time to time. Sometimes a specific case is m...
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