She moved to Canada soon after her marriage, and was physically abused within just one week after arriving there. Another survivor, Anjuman Ovi, also shared her experiences of domestic violence and explained how it had affected her son and how she finally decided to move. She also mentioned that psychological tendencies of the victims of normalizing their hostile situation become the most harmful thing for them. “And by using this sentiment, the perpetrators confine the victim into their cycle of abuse,” she added. She exemplified with two cases, R v R [1991] UKHL 12 and R v Ahluwalia in India, which changed marital rape law or laws governing sexual offences introduced in UK.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 17, 2020 11:15 UTC