“While we’re witnessing a 21st-century test of American ingenuity, in many ways, we are proving our resiliency”: CNN’s Michael Smerconish on how Americans are reacting to the coronavirus pandemic
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“It is very likely that rates of widespread domestic violence will increase, as already suggested by initial police and hotline reports," UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Dubravka Simonovic, said in a statement Friday. Simonovic said the risk is"aggravated" at a time when there are fewer or no shelters and help services available for victims. Less community support, fewer police interventions and less access to justice as many courts are closed are also contributing factors, she said.
To make matters worse, restrictions of movement, financial constraints and generalized uncertainty embolden perpetrators and provide them with additional power and control,” she said.
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