Domestic Violence In Malaysia During Mco

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Domestic violence in malaysia during mco. The drop in domestic violence cases reported to the police during mco could be due to the fact that the victims were unable to access telephones or leave home to make a police report due to the. Available for domestic violence survivors even during the mco. Nonetheless they provide a glimpse into some of the key challenges endured by survivors in accessing justice and support challenges that often existed before the pandemic began. File pic shah alam.

Kuala lumpur aug 25 while many women s ngos claimed that malaysia saw a rise in domestic violence cases during the movement control order mco the federal police said their statistics showed otherwise. The stories of lina chandra claire and nadia may not be representative of the experiences of all domestic violence survivors during the mco in malaysia. Domestic violence increased during mco we contacted the women s aid organisation wao malaysia s first domestic violence shelter and now the largest service provider for domestic violence survivors in the country and asked them to share with us the statistics of domestic violence happening in the country ever since the mco was implemented. The rate of domestic violence in selangor went up in march and april.

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. The spike in domestic violence amid the covid 19 pandemic is not unique to malaysia. Among 20 former residents of wao s domestic violence shelter 30 are unable to work due to the mco 25 are still looking for a job while another 5 had their salaries reduced. 90 cases of domestic violence were recorded during the mco period the selangor state assembly was told.

Kuching april 16 domestic violence dv reports in sarawak fell after the movement control order came into effect last month versus january and february said a state minister. Tan heang lee via malay mail. Bukit aman s sexual women and child investigations division s d11 analysis showed. The drop in the number of domestic violence cases reported to the police during mco could be due to the fact that the victims were not able to have access to telephones or could not leave the.