My stepfather used the closed-ranks culture of the Metropolitan Police as cover to terrorise our family. If that culture persists, more lives will be ruined.Note: includes references to domestic violence.
In the Arab region, the pandemic serves as a wake-up call, highlighting the need to view shelter and other domestic violence interventions as essential, life-saving services.
Nearly three years ago, a law outlawing domestic violence was passed in Kyrgyzstan, but it has had little effect. Every day, hundreds of women are forced to take steps to save their lives.
