# @theroyalfamily on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B3ukVIannXi
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/12441838-theroyalfamily-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2019-10-17T17:25:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Royal Family (@TheRoyalFamily) — https://gondola.cc/TheRoyalFamily

## Caption

The Countess of Wessex is in Kosovo to find out more about work to support survivors of sexual violence after the conflict in 1998-1999.

The Countess has carried out engagements in recent months focused on supporting survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in conflict, since pledging her commitment to making the #WomenPeaceSecurity agenda and the UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) a central pillar of her work.

The 1998-99 conflict in Kosovo resulted in thousands of women, men and children becoming victims of conflict-related sexual violence.

Today, stigma still remains a challenge as victims of conflict-based sexual violence fear family rejection and societal discrimination.

At the Kosovo Rehab Centre for torture victims, The Countess met survivors and family members who have participated in a recent study looking at how trauma is passed between generations.

The women bravely shared their stories, and spoke to The Countess about the challenges they face, including:
◾Acceptance, and for their stories to be heard. ◾Justice, and for their perpetrators to be held to account.
◾Support, from institutions to improve their psychological and economic situations.

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