A growing body of evidence suggests incidents of domestic violence are rising as families struggle with restrictions on movement and mounting economic hardship. Countries rich and poor have shown growing signs of a surge in domestic violence. In China’s Hubei province, domestic violence reports to police more than tripled during the lockdown there in February. Then-French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said reports of domestic violence jumped by more than 30 percent within the first two weeks of the country’s lockdown. In Buenos Aires, calls to an emergency hotline for abuse cases spiked 48 percent from March through June year over year.

Source: Washington Post September 06, 2020 14:35 UTC