It is moreover crucial to prepare a safe, secure, and sufficiently private location for the interview, to allow a victim/witness to speak openly, without fear of being overheard by third parties. 133 The interview location should not be associated with authorities or be under surveillance of authorities, particularly where the authorities may be implicated in the abuses.134 Instead, the interviewee may feel most comfortable in a familiar location. The presence of the interviewee in a commonly visited location may also draw less attention than if s/he were to be seen in a less common location. For female victims of sexual violence, it is recommended to consider using a location in a women’s center or reproductive health center. 135 Be aware that for security reasons, the victim/witness’ own house will often not be a suitable location for the interview. 136 Places such as police stations, local administrative or government offices and the interviewee’s place of employment should be avoided unless arrangements can be made to secure sufficient privacy. 137 Providing a safe location minimizes the risk that the identity is revealed of those that share information and contributes to the building of a trusting relationship between interviewer and interviewee. Engaging With the Victim/Witness The purpose of the second stage of the interview process is to consider how best to engage with the victim/witness in order to establish a 133 PHR, Curriculum Companion: Program on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zone, Cross-Sectoral Training, UNPUBLISHED. 134 Marie Nystedt (Ed.), Christian Axboe Nielsen, Jann F. Kleffner, A Handbook On Assisting International Criminal Investigations, THE FOLKE BERNADOTTE ACADEMY, 84 (2011), available at http://folkebernadotteacademy.se/Documents/Kunskapsomr%C3%A5den/Rule%20of%20Law/A%20Hand book%20on%20Assisting%20International%20Criminal%20Investigations.pdf; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Anti-human Trafficking manual for criminal justice practioners, module 8: Interviewing victims of trafficking in persons who are potential witnesses,16-17 (2009), available at http://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/TIP_module8_Ebook.pdf; OHCHR, Training Manual on Human Rights Monitoring, Chapter VIII: Interviewing, 114 (1996), available at http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/training7part59en.pdf. 135 World Health Organization, WHO Ethical and safety recommendations for researching, documenting and monitoring sexual violence in emergencies, 16 (2007), available at http://www.who.int/gender/documents/OMS_Ethics&Safety10Aug07.pdf. 136 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Anti-human Trafficking manual for criminal justice practioners, module 8: Interviewing victims of trafficking in persons who are potential witnesses, 16-7 (2009), available at http://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/TIP_module8_Ebook.pdf. 137 Foreign and Commonwealth Office, International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict: Basic Standards of Best Practice on The Documentation of Sexual Violence as a Crime under International Law, 42 (2014), available at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/319054/PSVI_protocol_web .pdf. 97