This one and another one in today’s feed titled “May days.” That version doesn’t have the term “domestic violence” in the title or description anywhere in an attempt to be more accessible for people at risk of violence who might feel safer listening to it. In addition, if you—or someone you know—is at risk of violence, the Star has put together a resource guide for getting help. As countries go into lockdown to protect against a pandemic, the numbers of gender-based domestic violence incidents are showing an alarming spike. The United Nations is calling the crisis the “Shadow Pandemic.” The United Nations Secretary General, Anotnio Guterres, called for measures to reduce the “horrifying global surge in domestic violence” linked to Covid-19 lockdowns. Here, in Canada, federal consultations reveal domestic violence incidents have increased by 20 to 30 percent.

Source: thestar May 01, 2020 20:03 UTC