How the Quarantine is Affecting Victims of Domestic Violence?
Let’s picture the time before the quarantine. Domestic violence and child abuse was very common in Pakistani households with 25-30% of women having suffered some form of abuse in their lifetime according to a study conducted in 2009 by Human Rights Watch. However the situation now is that both victims and abusers are isolated with each other. Victims would now not get any time away from their abusers during which they felt secure, safe, and free from the fear of abuse. Victim