Domestic violence up 60% in locked down Europe, says WHO

World body expects 31 million more cases worldwide if lockdowns continue for another 6 months. FMTNews WHO

COPENHAGEN: Emergency services across Europe have seen a sharp rise in domestic abuse calls under sweeping coronavirus lockdowns imposed across the continent, the World Health Organization’s regional office said Thursday.

WHO’s regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, said countries “are reporting up to a 60% increase in emergency calls by women subjected to violence by their intimate partners in April this year, compared to last”. “We have an increase in reporting from almost all countries,” said Isabel Yordi, Technical Officer for Gender and Health at WHO Europe.

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