Kuala Lumpur, 26th January 2021 - Last year, following the implementation of the first Movement Control Order (MCO), we saw a rise in domestic violence cases across the nation.
In the first month of the MCO 1.0, the Women's Aid Organisation (WAO) recorded a quadruple increase in the number of calls related to domestic violence.
We have yet to receive any report on the number of calls during the MCO 2.0 this year. However, we hope that this time, with the cooperation of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and measures taken by the government, domestic violence cases could be reduced significantly.
Housing and Local Government Minister, Puan Zuraida Kamarudin said, as a women's rights activist, the hike recorded by the authorities and NGOs regarding the reports of domestic violence cases is viewed in foreboding nature as, in reality, most domestic violence cases are not reported by the victims. They are too afraid of their abusers and are unaware of the channels that exist to assist them.
Being in isolation during the MCO would prove detrimental to these victims, as they have nowhere to go and are confined in the same space with their abusers.
Read more in The New Straits Times’ article attached.
Source: NST Online
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