International Rescue Committee: Data Shows Decrease in Women Being Able to Report Incidents of Domestic Violence in Fragile Countries
May 07, 2020
May 07, 2020
NEW YORK, May 7 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release:
As the knock-on effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be felt around the world, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) found through an analysis of its gender-based violence case management data that the suspension of essential protection services for women, as well as restrictions on mobility, lack of information, and increased isolation and fear, have resulted in a dramatic drop in th . . .
As the knock-on effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be felt around the world, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) found through an analysis of its gender-based violence case management data that the suspension of essential protection services for women, as well as restrictions on mobility, lack of information, and increased isolation and fear, have resulted in a dramatic drop in th . . .