
Why are domestic violence victims overlooked in the midst of Covid-19 pandemic?
The World Health Organisation declared Covid-19 as a worldwide pandemic on March 11, 2020. Since then, a lot has happened: borders have been closed, global leaders have tested positive for the virus, many people have lost their jobs or changed how they used to do it, supermarkets have been emptied by panicked shoppers, people have been dissuaded from hugging and kissing their loved ones until further notice, and many countries have declared a state of emergency. Now people are being asked to stay at home and only leave it to buy groceries or medicine.
Pandemics exacerbate inequalities, including gender issues which have been present for a very long time. But in the middle of this 'new normal' that we are trying to get used to, there is one specific group of people who is now ...