Experts supporting South Asian immigrants fighting domestic violence say victims face myriad issues when they choose to protest or walk out of their marriages. Vidhya Chitta, working in operations and administrative roles for the provincial government in the Greater Toronto Area, shudders remembering how she suffered domestic violence for seven years before finally deciding to leave a toxic marriage. For single mothers without shelter or financial support, securing custody of their children becomes an added nerve-wracking challenge. Experts add that educating these women through a grass-root level community support system is the only means to fight intimate partner violence (IPV). He shares that lack of education, rights awareness, and information aggravate the situation, forcing victims into suffering from long-standing domestic violence.

Source: CBC News July 21, 2022 22:30 UTC