An Urgent Need for Intervention to Prevent Violence Against women and Girls in the Asia-Pacific Amid COVID-19 Pandemic.

During the COVID-19 crisis, there has been a frightening increase in the amount and types of domestic violence against women.

A woman from a slum in Bangladesh fights for human rights (AAP). Source: AAP

A report has been launched to demand leaders and governments take immediate action to safeguard women around the world. Australia is also feeling the effects of COVID-19 on domestic violence rates.

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