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Tunisia-Minister for Women: Violence against women on the rise during Coronavirus pandemic

The Minister of Women, Families and the Elderly, Imen Zahouani Houimel announced today that acts of violence have especially increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to him, the ministry gets 3,500 phone calls each year to record acts of violence. This number reached 13,500 during the first phase of lockdown.
For his part, the head of the Ministry of the Interior, Raoudha Bayoudh announced that the ministry faces challenges concerning the implementation of the organic law relating to the elimination of violence
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