Home isn’t always the safest sanctuary. COVID-19 might have kept families safe indoors, many a home has a different story to tell.

It is the eleventh day since the government announced the nationwide lockdown and Respect Educate Nurture Empower Women (RENEW) and Community Based Support System recorded 32 domestic violence cases, mostly from Bumthang and Wangdue.

A day before the lockdown, a woman who was “emotionally” abused by her husband came to Thimphu to seek RENEW’s support. She and her two children found shelter in Gawailing Happy Home.

In another case, a 24-year-old woman was also given shelter at Gawailing Happy Home when RENEW was informed she was at higher risk of being sexually abused by her co-workers.

Six women and two children have been taken to the shelter.

https://kuenselonline.com/32-domestic-violence-cases-during-lockdown/