Domestic violence by men 'shocking': survey
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="interviewed">interviewed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2,000 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="confessed">confessed</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="physically">physically</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sexually">sexually</span> <span word="abused">abused</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wives">wives</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="girlfriends">girlfriends</span>.</p><p><span word="James">James</span> <span word="Lang">Lang</span>, <span word="program">program</span> <span word="coordinator">coordinator</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Partners">Partners</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Prevention">Prevention</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Population">Population</span> <span word="Fund">Fund</span>, <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="some">some</span> <span word="preliminary">preliminary</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intimate">intimate</span> <span word="partner">partner</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="raped">raped</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> 25 <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="rape">rape</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Violence">Violence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span>. <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="men">men</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="motivation">motivation</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Lang">Lang</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="symposium">symposium</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Gender">Gender</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Violence">Violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="country">country</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="interviewed">interviewed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10,000 <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> 2,000 <span word="women">women</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="of">of</span> 18 <span word="and">and</span> 49 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> - <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span>, <span word="Cambodia">Cambodia</span>, <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span>, <span word="Papua">Papua</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Guinea">Guinea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="selected">selected</span>, <span word="Lang">Lang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="geographic">geographic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="diversity">diversity</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="willingness">willingness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>.</p>
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