Fewer people have contacted gender-based violence and domestic violence organisations during the lockdown, but it's unlikely there's been a reduction in abuse. It's just harder to seek help.
There was a concern going into the Covid-19 lockdown that the country's high levels of gender-based violence (GBV) and domestic abuse would increase as they have in other countries that have imposed restrictions on movement.
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