Shahrzadnews - All forms of violence are on the increase in Iran, including domestic violence, 75% of which never gets reported either to the social services or to the police.
Leading sociologist and Alzahra University governor Afsaneh Kamali told Salamt News: “Many women experience domestic violence every day, accepting it as part of life, and covering up for the instigators. Only 30% of such cases are reported, and indeed it seems futile to do so, as the government never introduces any measures aimed at improving the situation.”
Dr. Kamali, a member of the Iranian Sociologists Society, believes that a major reason so many women suffer violence in the home is the shortage of NGOs working in support of women’s rights. “The mayor of Tehran has set up several organizations of this kind but they are not enough,” he said. “And there are no such NGOs at all in small towns or provincial cities.”
