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dir="auto" class="story__excerpt text-gray-700 text-4.5 mb-4 text-center mx-auto leading-tight ">The lockdown due to Covid-19 has isolated many women at home with their abusive partners. </div> <div dir="auto" class=" text-center "><span dir="auto" class="story__byline text-center text-3 text-gray-900 "><a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241209002442/https://images.dawn.com/authors/519/daanika-kamal">Daanika Kamal</a></span> </div><div class="text-center "><span class="story__time text-center text-3.5 leading-none text-gray-500 tracking-wider "> 31 Mar, 2020</span> </div>  <div dir="auto" class="story__content overflow-hidden mt-4 pt-4 text-gray-700 "><p><br></p> <p><center><strong><em>“Because of household chores, I am required to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. But the kitchen is also where I feel most unsafe, because I am scared that if he comes while I am cooking and gets upset, there is a range of sharp items on display in front of him."</em></strong></center> <center>—Atifa*</center></p> <p>Over the last week, I have received a number of messages on Twitter from women in different parts of Pakistan, because the lockdown due to Covid-19 has isolated them at home with their abusive partners. </p> <p>For many, the places where they often sought refuge on a daily basis are no longer accessible; whether that be their workplace, their maternal home, or at a restaurant with friends. </p> <p>This is an unexpected consequence of the pandemic, but a trend that we have started to see grow exponentially in different parts of the world. It was only a matter of time until we saw this spike in Pakistan, but we may be far less prepared to handle it. </p> <figure class="media issue1144 sm:w-4/5 w-full media--center media--uneven media--embed "> <div class="media__item media__item--twitter "> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241209002442/https://twitter.com/maheenghani_/status/1244365118345003014"></a> </blockquote></div> </figure> <p> </p> <p>A lack of support services, both personal and institutional, coupled with cultural norms means we could very well find ourselves in the midst of increased domestic violence rates very soon. </p> <h2 id="5e82e743ba443"><strong>A novel situation manipulated by abusers</strong></h2> <p><center><strong><em>“Three days ago, I had to go out and get groceries for the house. When I returned, my husband forced me to wash my face with bleach to make sure I didn’t bring the coronavirus home with me.”</em></strong></center> <center>—Sara*</center> </p> <p>From honour killings to acid attacks, Pakistan already has a very high rate of domestic abuse. </p> <p>With no accurate data, the most-cited estimate ranges between 70 to 90 percent of Pakistani women experiencing some form of physical, emotional or psychological abuse— mostly from an intimate partner.</p> <p><em><strong>Read</strong>: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241209002442/https://images.dawn.com/news/1183615">7 ways to cope with living in an abusive home (and how to leave)</a></em> </p> <p>Acts of physical violence in marital relationships are almost always accompanied by psychological abuse, and in thirty to fifty percent of cases, it is also accompanied by sexual abuse. Such abuse is typically part of an on-going pattern of patriarchal control, rather than an isolated act of physical aggression.</p> <figure class="media issue1144 sm:w-4/5 w-full media--center media--uneven media--stretch"> <div class="media__item "><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20241209002442im_/https://i.dawn.com/primary/2020/03/5e81e1d59224b.png" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20241209002442im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2020/03/5e81e1d59224b.png 500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241209002442im_/https://i.dawn.com/large/2020/03/5e81e1d59224b.png 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20241209002442im_/https://i.dawn.com/primary/2020/03/5e81e1d59224b.png 2462w" sizes="(min-width: 992px) 2462px, (min-width: 768px) 800px, 500px" alt="Pakistan ranks as the sixth most dangerous country in the world for women— *Stock photo*"/></picture></div> <figcaption class="media__caption ">Pakistan ranks as the sixth most dangerous country in the world for women— <em>Stock photo</em></figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <p>Self-quarantine and social distancing, while imposed by the government, in an attempt to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, may, in turn, be manipulated by abusers who use this as a means to further their controlling behaviours, primarily affecting women. </p> <p>Abusers may force women to partake in dangerous acts, justifying it as ‘protection,’ and isolate them from their friends, families and supportive social networks. </p> <h2 id="5e82e743ba46d"><strong>Heightened anxieties caused by day-to-day uncertainty</strong></h2> <p><center><strong><em>“He keeps telling me that I have the coronavirus and I am going to give it to my children, even though I have no symptoms and I have not left the house in many days. He is isolating both my kids from me, and telling them that I am sick, and that I didn’t care enough about their wellbeing enough to protect them from it. I am starting to think that maybe this is true, why else would he do this?”</em></strong></center> <center>—Sama*</center></p> <p>Being made to forcibly stay at home due to Covid-19 means that abusers may find themselves losing a sense of power and control, which is typically the backbone of abuse. </p> <p><em><strong>Explore:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241209002442/https://images.dawn.com/news/1182318/what-are-your-options-if-youre-a-victim-of-domestic-abuse-in-pakistan">What are your options if you're a victim of domestic abuse in Pakistan?</a></em> </p> <p>The financial, domestic and health-based pressures that have accompanies the required lockdown can compound abusive households. This may impact the way their partners and children are treated within the home. </p> <figure class="media issue1144 sm:w-4/5 w-full media--center media--uneven media--embed "> <div class="media__item media__item--twitter "> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241209002442/https://twitter.com/mohrpakistan/status/1244529154772668417"></a> </blockquote></div> </figure> <p> </p> <p>A form of psychological manipulation, known as <em>gaslighting</em>, is a common practice of abuse used to regain a sense of control in relationships. It is commonly used to plant seeds of self-doubt in an attempt to make the victim question their own realities. </p> <p>During a pandemic, given the heightened anxieties caused by day-to-day uncertainty, the invisibility of the virus and its contagion nature, it can be easily employed and used as a tool for regaining such control. </p> <p>The anxieties related to Covid-19 may also cause women to make the difficult choice of choosing the threat of abuse over the possible sanctuary of their maternal home, because, for them, the risk of their elderly parents getting the virus takes priority over their own safety.</p> <h2 id="5e82e743ba490"><strong>Collateral damage to social isolation</strong></h2> <p><center><strong><em>“I am too scared to go to my parent’s house, because they are old and at risk of contracting the virus. It is better for me to stay here with my husband than to risk my parents getting coronavirus because of me.”</em></strong></center> <center>—Alia*</center> </p> <p>For those women with children, there is the added stress of protecting their kids from witnessing instances of abuse behind closed doors, or keeping their children from becoming victims themselves during this period of social isolation. </p> <p>In intimate relationships, abusers may also threaten to harm the children if their partner counters abuse with retaliation, or respond in an ‘unfavourable’ manner. </p> <h2 id="5e82e743ba4b2"><strong>Systems of support under lockdown</strong></h2> <p><center><strong><em>“Usually, when I could sense that his mood was getting worse, I would send my children to my sister’s house so that they wouldn’t be home to see him turn into a monster. But with all the limitations on our movement, I can’t do that anymore and I am so scared they will see him in that state.”</em></strong></center> <center>—Myra*</center> </p> <p>The pandemic has amplified existing barriers to getting support in abusive relationships. </p> <p>Those who may require medical aid for physical abuse may find themselves hiding from hospitals, out of fear of contracting the virus and for many, leaving the house for any reason is no longer an option. </p> <p>There has been a rise in psychiatric and mental health-related telemedicine, and counselling and therapy sessions have been moved online. While efforts are commendable, this is also a cause for concern in Pakistan, where the majority of the mental health field remains unregulated. </p> <figure class="media issue1144 sm:w-4/5 w-full media--center media--uneven media--embed "> <div class="media__item media__item--twitter "> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241209002442/https://twitter.com/ChaynHQ/status/1239235431469854723"></a> </blockquote></div> </figure> <p> </p> <p>Courts are closed and legal aid has not yet been digitalized in Pakistan, which means women are not able to access immediate remedies such as protection orders either. </p> <p>Domestic abuse, and particularly spousal violence, in many ways, still remains outside the ambit of institutional intervention due to societal norms and traditional stances continuing to see it as a ‘personal issue.’ </p> <p><em><strong>Related:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241209002442/https://www.dawn.com/news/1294475">‘Every second woman suffers domestic violence in Pakistan’</a></em></p> <p>Our culture looks at women who stoically suffer from abuse as favourable, while those who report marital abuse or take legal measures to free themselves of it, are seen as dishonourable. </p> <p>Women being trapped within the ‘<em>chaar dewaari</em>’ with an abusive partner is going to cause detrimental effects on our society, with repercussions that will last far beyond the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. </p> <p><br></p> <p>*Names have been changed to protect identities.</p> <hr/> <p><em>Daanika Kamal specializes in human rights law, and is Founder of The Colour Blue, a mental health organization based in Pakistan. She tweets at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241209002442/https://twitter.com/daanistan">@daanistan</a>.</em> </p> </div> <section id="comments-1184957 mb-10" class="comments"> <div class="py-2"> <h2 id="comments" dir="auto" class="badge inline-flex font-bebas transition duration-300 text-16 uppercase align-middle">Comments</h2> </div> <div class="button-container border-t-2 border-solid border-black mb-6"> <button type="button" data-type="votes" class="font-bebas border-none px-2 py-1 outline-none js-comments-sort ml-1 float-right text-gray-400 uppercase">Popular</button> <button type="button" data-type="new" class="font-bebas border-none px-2 py-1 outline-none js-comments-sort ml-1 float-right text-gray-400 uppercase">Latest</button> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="226353" data-id="0" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">junaid </span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2020-03-31T12:06:52+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2020-03-31T12:06:52+05:00">Mar 31, 2020 12:06pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">Yes u are right</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226353">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226353"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="226356" data-id="1" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">AVOID chaoticism </span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2020-03-31T12:23:49+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2020-03-31T12:23:49+05:00">Mar 31, 2020 12:23pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">No Offense, But at the beginning of this article, the writer mentioned that "I received numerous tweets about home abuse in Pakistan during the lockdown". The write must show some tweets "of course hiding the name of the person who tweeted" to have some authentic references. Currently, it looks like some drafted messages by some random names without any authenticity. I feel panic after reading this article but also felt unrealistic and dramatise. ( hope criticism is allowed for better writing with authenticity)</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226356">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226356"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="226363" data-id="2" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Subodh</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2020-03-31T12:56:32+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2020-03-31T12:56:32+05:00">Mar 31, 2020 12:56pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">IT really is very unfortunate and brings tears in the eyes that women and children had to suffer as they are physically not capable of resisting the supposed protector who intact is </div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226363">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226363"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="226365" data-id="3" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">M. Saeed</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2020-03-31T13:46:14+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2020-03-31T13:46:14+05:00">Mar 31, 2020 01:46pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">This horrible virus is much more dreaded than any abusive life partner. He at least had a reason to make partnership at and for some time.</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226365">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226365"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="226366" data-id="4" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Imran</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2020-03-31T13:56:01+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2020-03-31T13:56:01+05:00">Mar 31, 2020 01:56pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">The women who know how to use Twitter know how to protect themselves and are well aware of their rights, the women in rural areas are more prone to these threats. If you can do something, help them. Otherwise, please don't makeup stories.</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226366">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226366"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="226373" data-id="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Cris Dan</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2020-03-31T15:02:30+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2020-03-31T15:02:30+05:00">Mar 31, 2020 03:02pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">A very touching article.</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226373">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226373"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="226387" data-id="6" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Zaffar</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2020-03-31T17:14:55+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2020-03-31T17:14:55+05:00">Mar 31, 2020 05:14pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">Please spread some positive news also about current situation. This is a great opportunity for families to get to gather and have some introspection.</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226387">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226387"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="226403" data-id="7" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">BELLEVISTA</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2020-03-31T18:15:45+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2020-03-31T18:15:45+05:00">Mar 31, 2020 06:15pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">NGOs could create helplines and send it on what's app to all cellphones</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226403">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226403"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="226430" data-id="8" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Ibrahim S</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2020-03-31T20:52:46+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2020-03-31T20:52:46+05:00">Mar 31, 2020 08:52pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">That's a taboo is our society to speak up about the abuse, in the hand of men is every capacity (Some men face the same). There should be a hotline or any another means based on available channel of communication available.</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226430">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226430"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="226437" data-id="9" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Omair</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2020-03-31T21:49:55+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2020-03-31T21:49:55+05:00">Mar 31, 2020 09:49pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">This is very disturbing.</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226437">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226437"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="226441" data-id="10" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Gordon D. Walker</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2020-03-31T22:23:32+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2020-03-31T22:23:32+05:00">Mar 31, 2020 10:23pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">An outstanding piece of writing. Wish it all were a lie... Gordon D. Walker Canada</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226441">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226441"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="226449" data-id="11" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Farrukh </span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2020-03-31T23:06:04+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2020-03-31T23:06:04+05:00">Mar 31, 2020 11:06pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">I would support Mr. Zafar views. These stories are existing in our society since centuries . Writers ought to give positive energy to masses to bear through the trying times .</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226449">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226449"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="226456" data-id="12" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Murtaza</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2020-03-31T23:32:17+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2020-03-31T23:32:17+05:00">Mar 31, 2020 11:32pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">It will be nice to hear some solutions also.</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226456">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226456"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="226465" data-id="13" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">JustSaying</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2020-04-01T00:40:43+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2020-04-01T00:40:43+05:00">Apr 01, 2020 12:40am</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">And they say Women have more Rights and Freedom in .......???</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226465">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226465"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="226482" data-id="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Bakhtiar Ahmad</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2020-04-01T04:22:05+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2020-04-01T04:22:05+05:00">Apr 01, 2020 04:22am</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">Even the majority of people abused are female but the opposite is true as well no matter how small the numbers may be. With one study it was close to 30%. But still a nice article</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226482">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226482"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="226531" data-id="15" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Karzaii</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2020-04-01T15:18:00+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2020-04-01T15:18:00+05:00">Apr 01, 2020 03:18pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">realy meritorious</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226531">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226531"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="226536" data-id="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Michael</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2020-04-01T15:57:35+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2020-04-01T15:57:35+05:00">Apr 01, 2020 03:57pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">It is important to provide advice to victims. i believe in such circumstances a submissive and obedient approach will get them through this difficult times.</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226536">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1184957/up-226536"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="226547" data-id="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Amtal Noor</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2020-04-01T17:02:57+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2020-04-01T17:02:57+05:00">Apr 01, 2020 05:02pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">The article has highlighted a very important issue...as we are being plead to stay home and stay safe....No one is thinking about those who are unsafe at their own homes! 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