Domestic Violence In Malaysia 2020

As the number of people being confined to their homes increases around the globe amid the covid 19 pandemic so does the number of domestic violence victims living with constant threat.

Domestic violence in malaysia 2020. Malaysia must track domestic violence prevalence through the national health and morbidity survey a policy brief by women s aid organisation wao july 2020. Kuala lumpur aug 25 while many women s ngos claimed that malaysia saw a rise in domestic violence cases during the. But an increase is clearly evident now. Posted on september 9 2020.

In malaysia domestic violence spikes amid lockdown to slow coronavirus infections. Domestic violence rates in malaysia increase under mco. Diving deeper into the heart of the matter. As the government implemented the movement control order there was a drop in distress calls to women s rights ngos for awhile.

A day earlier taiwan stopped sending tour groups to or receiving tour groups from wuhan. Malaysia has seen a spike in the number of domestic violence cases following the movement control order mco which was imposed since march 18. This is based on data gathered from the women and family development ministry and ngos attending to domestic violence cases. November 8 2020 5 54 pm.

The covid 19 pandemic in malaysia and the movement control order mco implemented since the 18 th of march recently are causing an increase of domestic violence in the country. Domestic violence amid covid 19 in malaysia. Women s aid organisation wao initially reported a 44 per cent increase in hotline calls and whatsapp enquiries from february to march 2020. Bukit aman sexual women and child investigation division principal assistant director superintendent siti kamsiah hassan speaks to malay mail during an interview in kuala lumpur august 18 2020 picture by shafwan zaidon.