TVI Reporter: "The victim in the defendant's seat"

Specialists indicate that rape crimes in Portugal have been increasing, although they affirm that these cases are much more frequent than official numbers suggest. Many victims choose not to report or speak about what they suffered, remaining in silence. This situation raises concerns about the true extent of the problem in the country. The TVI journalistic piece seeks to give voice to this often invisible reality. One of the reasons that leads victims to silence is related to the judicial experience. In court, often the victims themselves feel they are being judged, rather than being treated as people who have suffered a crime. This perception of being the accused, rather than the aggressors, creates an intimidating environment that drives victims away from the justice system. The title of the investigative piece, "The victim in the defendant's seat," synthesizes this problematic inversion of the judicial process.