Domestic Violence Getting Worse

Domestic violence cases in Cambodia are increasing in cruelty and setting a bad example for the young generation, a meeting was told yesterday. Despite the number of reported cases remaining much the same as the year before, the sadistic nature of the violence was getting worse, according to the minister for women’s affairs.

Minister Ing Kantha Phavi told the 14th meeting of the Technical Working Group on Gender-Based Violence that the rate of domestic abuse in the Kingdom remained unchanged, however the nature of cases were becoming more sadistic, thanks to greater access to drugs and alcohol. “This is what our concern is for society. I always focus on education, especially educating society and the next generation to understand about violence and to refrain from all kinds of violence,” she said.

The minister said the government needed to focus on educating young Cambodians to implement societal change rather than simply punishing offenders through the criminal justice system. “Sometimes, cracking down on violence is not very effective, but changing the characteristics of society and the community will have more long-lasting effects,” she said.

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