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BY: Rebecca Quaicoe Duho
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Statistics from the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) suggest that January to April, 2019 recorded the highest number of cases of domestic violence as compared to the same period in 2020.
From January to April 2019, DOVVSU recorded a total of 5,778 as compared to 4,879 in the same period in 2020.
The cases ranged from assault, non-maintenance, defilement, threat to harm, threat of death, offensive conduct and rape.
Consultation
This came to light at a national consultation organised by the International Network to End Violence Against Women and Girls (INEVAWG) in Accra.