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Launched on Monday, the “Mémo de Vie” website, created by the France Victims federation, under the aegis of the government, will allow victims of violence, particularly domestic violence, to discreetly secure photos and testimonies of the attacks suffered.

The user will be able to create a secure account where he can keep a diary, assess his feeling of danger, but also keep photos, sound recordings or official and medical documents.

A referral button to Météo-France

"We must keep traces, even if what is written in 'Mémo de Vie' does not constitute proof, in an investigation it makes it possible to confront the accused with elements", explains the spokesperson for France Victimes, Olivia Mons.

"It is also a memory crutch, and we know that trauma can create memory problems," she continues.

In order to ensure the safety of its users, “Mémo de Vie” can be left quickly, using a button that links to the Météo-France site.

To build the platform, the federation was inspired by citizen proposals posted on the Make.org site, and worked with victims of domestic violence.

"When that happened to me, I had kept photos in my phone, but I couldn't keep them because he was digging into them and he had fallen on them", testifies Stéphanie, 49, one of the guides. of the project and a former victim of domestic violence.

A target of 20,000 victims helped per year

“It can also help awareness, archive and be able to reread,” she adds.

The site also centralizes association contacts and legal resources aimed at informing victims of their rights.

“Memo of Life”, launched under the aegis of the Minister of Justice, Eric Dupont-Moretti, Elisabeth Moreno, Minister for Equality between Men and Women, and Marlène Schiappa, Minister for Citizenship , will be deployed on a larger scale in the first half of 2021 with the aim of ultimately helping 20,000 victims per year.

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