Dear Editor, SOME men have been victims of gender-based violence (GBV) for a long time. The unfortunate part is that most of these men who are victims keep quiet. This should not be the case.Gender-based violence takes many forms such as physical, verbal to mention but a few. Some men have been abused physically by their spouses in the confines of their homes. On the other hand, these men have suffered verbal abuse at the hands of their wives.However, the men who are the victims of gender-based violence feel shy to report their spouses to the police for fear of embarrassment. These men fear that they can be made a laughing stock if they report that they have been abused by their spouses.What is common is that women are abused by men and not the other way round. The crux of the matter is that either a man or a woman can be abused. The perpetrators […]
MEN SHOULD REPORT GBV CASES
