Seventy percent of women in eight Eastern European countries have experienced sexual harassment, stalking, domestic abuse or other types of violence since the age of 15, according to a study published on Wednesday.
Psychological violence, such as controlling or abusive behaviour, is the most widespread form of domestic violence reported in the survey, carried out by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Sixty percent of women said they have experienced this type of violence. Twenty-three percent said they had been physically of sexually abused by their partner.
The study is based on over 15,000 face-to-face interviews in spring and …read more
Source: European Voice
