Silence will not make domestic violence go away


Susan, who has one child, escaped from two abusive relationships. She has remarried and leading a happier life now.

Domestic violence takes a number of forms – physical, verbal, emotional, financial and sexual abuse. It can be both subtle or violent. The victims must act to save themselves and society must not turn a blind eye to this social problem, especially now that perpetrators are taking to using technology to bully the victims and make them submissive. In this article, we hear abused women talk about their anguish.Women in despair

Tammy (not her real name) was persuaded to marry when she was just 22 years old.

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