A British teenager has been convicted of fabricating a rape claim in Cyprus, after reporting being raped by 12 men earlier this year. Throughout reading the reports from the trial, both in the run up to the verdict, and following the verdict, it has become evident that the legal system still fails to understand the reason for "inconsistent memory recall" following trauma. Further more, the charge of false claims was steeped in misogyny, rape culture, and the teenager being coerced into signing a "confession" ten days after the original statement.
Cyprus has one of the highest rates of "classic attrition" within the EU, with reporting rates high, and conviction rates low. With the sentence due to be passed on January 7th, I'm wondering what can be done? Emails to the embassy and consulate? Campaigns outside the UK branches? I am stuck for ideas, and feel something needs to be done.