The Challenges to Violence Against Women during Covid 19 Pandemic in Asia: An Analysis

Dwilani Irrynta, Elvita Anggoro Wati, Sofie Choirun Nisa

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The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has affected almost all sectors of society around the world, specifically in Asia. Governments from various countries work hard to prevent and mitigate the spread of the virus by enacting many measures, such as reducing social and/or physical contact in public, quarantine, also lockdown. While these measures have been effective enough in dealing with the spread, there are other adverse effects. Not only the economy but the sociopsychology of people is also affected as the violence against women has increased. As the report by the UN Women, COVID-19 cases continue to overwhelm health services to the point that shelters and helplines have exceeded their capacity, support services for women experiencing violence during the pandemic have become more invisible. The paper uses a normative legal research methodology in which sources are obtained from secondary data. By using a comprehensive review of literature from both academic and media sources, this paper is written to aware public and shows that there is a great need for the attention of society in relation to responding to violence against women during the pandemic.

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