According to the Ombudsman for human rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova, pandemic coronavirus and its associated regime of self-isolation effect on the situation of domestic violence in the country. In an interview with TV channel “Russia-24”, she stated that “the theme of violence is.”
“People have to be in a confined space, they share personal territory, which leads to the aggravation of violence. Aggravating the situation are the fact that many in this period lost their jobs. I talked to a lot of women. They, not wanting to bring the matter before the divorce because they have children, ask for help, to the psychologist talked with the second half, with a man who lost his job, sat down and began to dismiss his hands. So, of course, the situation has left its mark on the topic of domestic violence”, she said.
Moskalkova added that the theme of domestic violence is not a marginal issue, it applies to people who occupy high positions in the civil service and in business. She believes that it is “the subject of the psychological approach.” The Commissioner is confident that it can respond to a case of domestic violence, but not to interfere in the family “as a special area of intimate relationships that must be preserved.
