Mozambique: Authorities reopen six schools in Ocua administrative post, Chiùre district
More than 20,000 cases of domestic violence have been reported in Mozambique since the beginning of the year – but there are fears the true number is higher.
More than a quarter of reported cases were against women and children, with incidents including physical violence, sexual abuse and early marriages.
Cidalia Chauque, minister for gender, children and social welfare, said she was “conscious that there are many other cases” as she launched a new campaign to tackle the issue.
Speaking in the southern province of Gaza, which has one of the highest rates of abuse in the country, she added:
“Our challenge, currently, is that those cases must be punished in an exemplary fashion. These examples must be submitted to the communities so that people can understand that violence is a crime.”
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