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Domestic Violence in Kyrgyzstan

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Kyrgyzstan, Citizen Media, Women & Gender

Most girls and women in Kyrgyzstan are afraid of leaving their homes alone when it gets dark, believing that a dark street is the most frequent crime scene in the country. In reality, as SQ blog suggests [1] [ru], four out of five crimes against women in the country take place at their homes and are committed by their husbands orĀ otherĀ relatives.