Niranjala’s (name changed) husband started physically abusing her soon after they got married.

When she was about to file for a divorce, the pandemic struck. Confined within the house during lockdowns, she suffered abuse almost daily to the point of being hospitalized. The husband was later arrested.

A staggering two out of five women in South Asia have experienced intimate partner violence. And COVID-19 has worsened the situation.

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