In Madagascar, tradition trumps women’s rights in domestic abuse | Malay Mail

Domestic violence is entrenched in Madagascar and is likely to worsen during the lockdown. — AFP pic

Nearly one in two people find it acceptable for a spouse to beat their intimate partner, according to the UN Population Fund. In Madagascar “a woman has no right to express herself. In case of a divorce she gets nothing from her husband. She inherits nothing. That’s what women’s life is,” he said.Resigned to their fate, feeling shameful and caving in to social pressure or ignorant of their rights, most abused women simply do not lay charges.

Apart from beatings, there are many rape cases, said Clovis Rakotoninaina, the gendarmerie boss in Tsihombe village, 30 kilometres from Ambovombe.

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