The lockdown caused a raise of 33% with regards to family violence


25-11-2020 10:56 AM

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The Higher Population Council: 64% of women believe that violence against wife is justified.

Jordan participates in International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

In a statement, the general-secretary of the Higher Population Council, Dr. Ablah Amawi, said that 46% of women and 69% of men believe that violence against wife is justified.

She added that the rate of family violence according to the Population Survey and family health during the full lockdown raised by 33% in contrast with the same period of the last year, according to the family protection department.

The pandemic of COVID-19 and its consequences such as the lockdown is believed to have a great impact on the family violence, she added.




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