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    COVID-19 Can Be Fatal, So Can Gender-Based Violence

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    Amy was stabbed by her partner Dan while cooking dinner for her family. She survived only because her neighbors heard her calls for help and rushed her to the hospital. Many women in low-income communities endure domestic violence but do not report it for fear of losing the family's income. Amy had been abused by Dan for years, despite working long hours with little sleep to support her three sons while Dan spent his time drinking. If her neighbors had not intervened on the night he stabbed her, Amy believed it would have ended her life. Human rights groups are concerned that the COVID-19 lockdown has made it more difficult for women facing domestic violence to access support services.

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    COVID-19 Can Be Fatal, So Can Gender-Based Violence

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    Amy was stabbed by her partner Dan while cooking dinner for her family. She survived only because her neighbors heard her calls for help and rushed her to the hospital. Many women in low-income communities endure domestic violence but do not report it for fear of losing the family's income. Amy had been abused by Dan for years, despite working long hours with little sleep to support her three sons while Dan spent his time drinking. If her neighbors had not intervened on the night he stabbed her, Amy believed it would have ended her life. Human rights groups are concerned that the COVID-19 lockdown has made it more difficult for women facing domestic violence to access support services.

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    Amy was stabbed by her partner Dan while cooking dinner for her family. She survived only because her neighbors heard her calls for help and rushed her to the hospital. Many women in low-income communities endure domestic violence but do not report it for fear of losing the family's income. Amy had been abused by Dan for years, despite working long hours with little sleep to support her three sons while Dan spent his time drinking. If her neighbors had not intervened on the night he stabbed her, Amy believed it would have ended her life. Human rights groups are concerned that the COVID-19 lockdown has made it more difficult for women facing domestic violence to access support services.

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    COVID-19 Can Be Fatal, So Can Gender-Based Violence

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    Amy was stabbed by her partner Dan while cooking dinner for her family. She survived only because her neighbors heard her calls for help and rushed her to the hospital. Many women in low-income communities endure domestic violence but do not report it for fear of losing the family's income. Amy had been abused by Dan for years, despite working long hours with little sleep to support her three sons while Dan spent his time drinking. If her neighbors had not intervened on the night he stabbed her, Amy believed it would have ended her life. Human rights groups are concerned that the COVID-19 lockdown has made it more difficult for women facing domestic violence to access support services.

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    TAYAG, JOBELLE D.

    BEED 2C 03/02/21
    Activity No. 1 (individual report)

    COVID-19 can be fatal, so can gender-based violence


    Bernice Beltran (2020, June 10). COVID-19 can be fatal, so can gender-based violence. ABS
    CBN NEWS. https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/multimedia/slideshow/06/09/20/photo-story-
    covid-19-can-be-fatal-so-can-gender-based-violence.covid-19 can-b- fatal-so-can-gender-
    based-violence

    On the evening Everyone thought Amy was already dead when her neighbors rushed her to a
    nearby hospital in Manila of March 1, because while cooking dinner for her family, Amy felt a
    cold blade sinking into her flesh near her breast "You're a slut!" her partner Dan yelled at her as
    he pushed the dagger deeper "Whore!" he shouted, pulling the blade and thrusting it into her
    back “Help! Someone help me,” Amy howled in pain as she called her neighbors. She blacked
    out after losing so much blood that was the last time she saw Dan.
    Many victims of GBV in low-income communities of ten endure violence at home as filing
    charges against the perpetrators could mean losing the ‘breadwinners’ of their families, even so,
    violence could lead to permanent disabilities, unwanted pregnancies, trauma, and death. Since
    Amy gave birth to her eldest son seven years ago, Dan’s toxic behavior began to surface,
    despite not having evidence other than seeing his wife wearing makeup, he accused her of
    seeing someone else, he dragged his wife like a rag doll and beat her up, this went on almost
    every week but with three sons to raise, and Amy had no time to grieve as she worked in a
    canteen in the fish port from early evening until before dawn where she earned P150 a day
    (US$ 3) with only a few hours of sleep, she woke up at 7 AM to do all the household chores until
    the afternoon, while Dan spent more time drinking than actually providing for his family.
    Moreover, if her neighbors did not hear her calls for help on the night of March 15, Amy was
    certain that it would have been the end of her life, and also it was the only time when authorities
    took her seriously, and Dan was finally sent to jail.
    This raises concern from several human rights and feminist groups as it reflects the lack of
    ‘gender dimension’ in the government’s current COVID-19 response and the imposition of the
    ECQ, which restricted movements of residents to curb the coronavirus outbreak, presented
    additional hurdles for many women and children in accessing services meant to protect them.

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