Experts call to rein in domestic violence - Saudi Arabia/Marriage
26/3/08
Experts are warning against an alarming increase in attacks against women, children and the aged in the Saudi society. Following a recently-concluded awareness campaign against domestic violence, they called for serious efforts to curb the menace. The warning came at a time when the Ministry of Social Affairs has issued a report outlining the unpleasant level of domestic violence against women and children in the Kingdom. “Among the 508 cases of domestic violence received at the Riyadh-based Social Protection Committee last year, the victims in 452 cases were women. Regarding men, it is only 56,” the report noted.
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