The far right-wing government of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil has used the COVID-19 pandemic as a smokescreen to undo environmental regulations and undermine the territorial rights of Indigenous Peoples and traditional Afro-Brazilian communities in the Amazon.
Agencies rely on creativity to help domestic violence victims over the phone and outside a traditional shelter
OTTAWA, July 20, 2020 /CNW/ - Even before the COVID-19 emergency, too many Canadians were victims of sexual violence, domestic violence, online child exploitation and human trafficking. In recent months the pandemic has created additional and unprecedented challenges for survivors of sexual and domestic violence and the organizations that serve them. As we asked Canadians to stay home to protect public health, we also recognized that home is not a safe place for everyone. That is why the Government of Canada acted immediately to support women and children fleeing gender-based violence.
Health care providers play an essential role in halting the cycle of intimate partner violence by asking their patients if they are experiencing domestic abuse, reviewing available prevention and referral options, and offering ongoing support. But Covid-19 is making intimate partner violence more likely even as it makes each of those steps more difficult.
The COVID-19 pandemic has produced many visible casualties—seniors in care homes, exhausted health-care workers, boarded up storefronts. But there are also less-visible consequences, which often manifest behind closed doors, including gender-based or domestic violence.
After lockdown started in the UK, calls to domestic abuse helpline increased 49% and murders doubled.
Ottawa Coalition to End Violence, along with Crime Prevention Ottawa, Interval House of Ottawa and the Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre, launched a text and chat service for survivors of violence and abuse
NNEDV created a guide with tips for helping a friend experiencing domestic abuse during COVID-19
