Parallel report to CEDAW 2021 - Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
The Danish civil society organisation ‘Lev Uden Vold’ has experienced a significant increase in demand for women’s shelter places via their telephone hotline.
During the lock down period in spring 2020, ‘Lev Uden Vold’ experienced a doubling in telephone inquiries. In addition, Denmark has secured 55 extra emergency places in the Danish women’s shelters as a response to the increase of violence against women in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Under the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase of violence in close relations and, in some families, the violence has been more brutish and more frequent.
the level of violence in Greenland is high compared to Denmark and the Faroe Islands, and especially women are exposed to violence in close relationships. Under the COVID-19 pandemic, the women’s shelter in Nuuk has reported an increase in inquiries.33 Additionally, the Council for Gender Equality in Greenland has expressed concern for violence in close relationships under the pandemic
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