A 27-year-old rape victim has shared intimate
details of her alleged sexual assault on social
media just moments after the attack.
Amber Amour, 27, was in Cape Town, South
Africa, promoting her “Stop Rape. Educate”
campaign in November last year, when she
was raped by a man. At least she said so
and even shared the ordeal with thousands
of her Instagram followers.
According to Amour, she was attacked by a
man named Shakir in a shower at a local
hostel. In a series of disturbing posts, the
woman not only described the assault but
also attached pictures, one on the way to the
hospital and one of her on a hospital bed
with a so-called ‘rape kit’ .
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Commenting on her actions Amber said:
“I immediately knew that I couldn’t keep
what had happened a secret. Here I was,
telling survivors every single day that they
should speak up… I knew I had to practise
what I preached. So the first thing I did
was take a picture and write a post,
describing what had happened.”
“Opening up about rape or sexual assault
isn’t as scary as you think. That’s the
thing – there are so many more survivors
out there than you would imagine, and
chances are, the person you’re telling may
have a similar story or might know
someone else who has one,” she added.
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Six weeks later, Amber still remains in South
Africa where the police investigation is still
ongoing. She says the man who raped her
was arrested but has been released on bail
and the case will continue on March 29.
