Nasser Arrabyee; 15/9/08
Incidents of domestic violence against women at the hands of family members are higher than violence outside the home, said a recent report. About 54.3 per cent of cases of violence against women in 2007 occurred at home, said the report, which was issued by the High Council for Women, an organisation supported by the government. The report revealed that the main reasons behind the increase were illiteracy, poverty and scant respect for the law. About 35 women were raped, 13 of whom were juveniles, 33 women were about to be raped, 18 of whom were juveniles and of 36 women who were subjected to honour harassments, 10 were juveniles, the report said.
