Domestic abuse on the agenda
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Police officers from across the country this week attended a new training program on the handling of cases involving domestic violence.
Held at the Hunan Police Academy in Changsha, capital of the central China’s Hunan Province, the three-day course was inspired by a United Nations initiative to raise awareness of gender-based violence among police forces around the world.
The course covered issues such as gender equality, understanding domestic violence and intervention methods.
“Domestic violence is a global issue and its prevalence in China is about the same as it is in Europe,” said Ma Leijun, an official with UN Women, an organization dedicated to gender equality.
Contrary to popular opinion, it is not restricted to rural communities and is equally common in cities, he said.
As well as training police officers, Ma said he hopes the issue of domestic violence can be included on China’s legislative agenda.
The country currently has no legislation on domestic violence, which means victims have no “legal tools to protect themselves,” he said.
According to a survey by the National Bureau of Statistics and the All-China Women’s Federation, about a quarter of all women have suffered physical abuse at the hands of a relative.
“Domestic violence is a global issue that needs to be addressed,” said Ouyang Yanwen, who heads the anti-domestic violence institute at the Hunan Police Academy.
Many people think such abuse is mostly physical, but in many cases it is verbal or emotional, which can be equally damaging and painful, he said.
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