Mrs Vivian Fiscian, a Gender Based Violence Expert Consultant with the World Bank has explained that domestic violence takes place in an environment where both parties spend more time together.
“It could be a school, the home or the work place where we spend more than 8 hours daily,” she added.
Speaking on WTV Morning Show, Sore Na Hyeren, she noted that the domestic violence Act Provides the framework which protects women, children and men from atrocities in the domestic setting.
Although th Act was established in 2007, the prevalence rate of domestic violence has been on the rise because of the use of social media.
She said these abuse happen because most people use that to fuel their ego and to make themselves look superior over their abusers.
The Gender Activists stressed that metamorphosis of WAJU to DOWVSU was to expand the scope to embrace both reports from men and women and give them the chance to make complaints And seek protection.
She further noted that most of the women go through physical, emotional, psychological, economic and other forms of abuse in the name of marriages.
Mrs Fiscian stressed that most of these gender based violence stems from the sexual urge of men who are not satisfied or want to “take it” because they think it is their right or they own you forgetting that the law prosecutes for spousal rape and abuse.
Sadly, she added that the society has treated marriage and sex as a private thing making each person adhere to his or her own sexual culture thereby deepening the canker of abuse between spouses.
She said although Ghanaian laws are explicit enough on domestic violence, we as a society have failed ourselves and have not been angry enough to fight for ourselves and for each other.
One out of 3 women are said to suffer from domestic violence in Ghana and about 40% of women in Sub Saharan Africa suffer from one form of abuse or the other.
She concluded by advising women who may be going through such atrocious actions to contact the Ministry of Gender in their Toll free number, report to the nearest police station but if no action is taken then the victims must contact and CHRAJ office, report the case of abuse and that of the negligence the police.
She further advocated that faith based organizations provide Psychosocial support center for battered women, abused women, children and girls suffering from any form of abuse to. Seek And find shelter because the government cannot do it alone.
Source: Wesleyannews.com
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