35 per cent of women worldwide are said to have
experienced either physical or sexual abuse
260 women in Bahrain admit abuse in key study
MANAMA, September 23, 2015
More than 260 women in Bahrain have come forward in just three weeks to say they have experienced some form of domestic violence. They responded to a survey by the Bahrain Youth Forum Society’s Naseem Initiative, which is conducting nationwide research into violence against women in partnership with Tafawuq Centre for Women and Gender, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.
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