Infected By Violence
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged governments around the world to take more measures in tackling a surge in domestic violence cases amid the coronavirus lockdowns, NPR reported Monday.
“For many women and girls, the threat looms largest where they should be safest – in their own homes,” he said.
Guterres said that as a consequence, lockdowns “can trap women with abusive partners” and that in some countries the number of domestic violence reports “has doubled.”
Domestic violence rates have increased in France and South Africa, with South African authorities saying that there were nearly 90,000 reports of violence against women in the first week of the lockdown.
The UN found that the number of calls to helplines doubled in Lebanon and Malaysia, and it tripled in China.
Last week, the Malaysian government launched a controversial campaign advising women to refrain from nagging and being “sarcastic” to their husbands during the lockdown.
Authorities quickly retracted the campaign following an outcry.
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