Violence at home

For countless women home is not a refuge but a place of terror. Every day, in every country in the world, women and girls are beaten and sexually assaulted by husbands, fathers, and other family members.


The Russian government estimates that 14,000 women were killed by relatives in 1999, yet the country still has no law specifically addressing domestic violence.
In South Africa, more women are shot at home in acts of domestic violence than are shot by strangers on the streets or by intruders
All too often, violence against women in the family is considered a private matter and not treated by the authorities as a crime.

However, all governments are responsible for protecting their citizens from abuse, whether committed by officials or by private individuals (“non-state actors”).

If a state fails to prevent, investigate and punish acts of violence against women with sufficient diligence, then it shares responsibility for the abuses.

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