Rights activists say law enforcement officials need to be more responsive to reports of gender-based violence.

Women’s rights groups are reporting a substantial increase in calls for help as workers are forced to stay home, running low on food and income.

"This is the highest number of domestic violence cases we’ve ever recorded [in a period of two weeks]," LBH Apik told The Jakarta Post.

The figures follow warnings victims could find it harder to escape their abusers during lockdown.

Worrying cases of domestic abuse have emerged across Europe after weeks of confinement.

Dina Smailova, a well-known activist from Kazakhstan, recently spoke to UN Women about the rising reports of domestic violence since the introduction of quarantine measures to stop the spread of...

Australia on Sunday announced a nearly US$100 million boost in funding to tackle domestic violence after support services reported a spike in coronavirus-related family abuse. Prime Minister Scott...

As more and more Americans are forced to stay home during the escalating coronavirus pandemic, the crisis has created a pressure-cooker situation for domestic violence victims, exacerbating stressors...

In closed, claustrophobic spaces, with the police busy elsewhere, men take it out on the women.

Higher chances of conflict, violence when abusers spend more time at home.

Domestic violence has increased amid the coronavirus pandemic, and women feel trapped at home with their attackers. With few places to go to escape abuse in a lockdown, women should defuse tensions...