A Secret

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With much of The World on coronavirus-lockdown, there are warnings that those who could be with Domestic Violence , the hidden victims of the pandemic.

In the UK, calls to The National abuse hotline went up by 65% this weekend, according to the Domestic Violence Commissioner for England and Wales. Meanwhile, the UN has warned that women in the poorer countries and smaller houses are likely to have fewer opportunities to report abuse.

The Bbc has spoken to two girls that currently have needs sub-block with men, You say, You miss.

Geeta, India

This interview was announced, led The Day in front of India, a 21-day complete lockdown to curb the spread of the Corona Virus.

Geeta wakes up at 5 in the morning, Her Husband lies next to her on The Floor . He was snoring loudly.

last night he had come home drunk and upset. The Corona-Virus outbreak meant fewer people using Public Transport , like a car wallah, or rickshaw-driver, Vijay's income, fell from 1,500 rupees per day (a little More Than £16) to 700 rupees A Day .

Geeta's family income has been reduced by a third, since the Corona-Virus outbreak.

"How many days will this be?", he had screamed, throwing a bottle of The Spirit , he would. drink against The Wall Geeta's children crawled up behind her in the cover.

fortunately, Vijay climbed on the small mattress to share with the whole family, and was asleep soon after his outburst.

"It took a while to calm the child," says Geeta. "You have seen your father angry many times in your life, but The Last few weeks it has been worse. You have seen him throw things against The Wall and pulling my Hair . "

Geeta's husband has hit her more time than She can remember, the First Time at their wedding. She tried to leave him once, but he would not let You take the kids.

You live in a low income neighborhood, called mohalla, in a rural area.

On a typical day You would be walking a mile to the nearest well to fetch water for The Day . Once She had taken it home, had to wait for the chat with the neighbors on the grocery retailer to come with his cart of vegetables.

After the purchase, the budget for food for The Day , Geeta the Breakfast preparation would begin. Her Husband would leave 7 a.m., return for lunch and a NAP, You will leave again, after the two older children back from school.

"But things change when The School is closed on the 14," She says. "Then, The Children were At Home all The Time , and began to irritate You , my man.

"usually he saves his anger for me, but he started to shout, You for small things, like a Cup on The Floor . I say then, something to distract his attention, so he can be mad at me, but the more time We Are together, the less I can think of to distract him. "

Geeta had a plan. While Her Husband was at work, and after the clean out The House , You would walk to a nondescript office building just outside of the neighborhood

There is A Secret class Set Up of community organizers, in which women learn to sew, to read and write.

Geeta wants You to get enough skills to be financially independent and move on with their children. In class, they are trained also met with a consultant to help victims of Domestic Violence .

But India is a 21-day lockout, which began on 24. March, has put an end to this. The have finished the classes and it is impossible for the community advisors visit disadvantaged women.

Vimlesh Solanki, a volunteer for Sambhali Trust , an organization that supports women in Jodhpur, The Second largest city in Rajasthan, says coronavirus has put women in danger.

"it means A complete revocation, and that Every Day is completely disrupted. There are now carts, none of the local grocery store, so You need to day to continue the journey to the supermarket for food every.

"Stress-situations such as these means that it will trigger more things that your already abusive Partner. "

Kai, New York , USA

Kai got out her phone and typed slowly. "Mom wants me to stay with them. "She pressed send. A reply came quickly: "That's fine. "

last week, the teenager was joined in The House She swore She would never give back. "The Second I went back into my brain shut down," She says quietly. "Everything disabled, every feeling. "

She had moved back in with her father, The Man , She says, physically and sexually abused them for years.

Two Weeks ago, Kai coronavirus thought something would pass off, with a handover-was news-cycle. Then things changed.

The staff in The Shop where her mother worked, were restless. The news that The Virus had crossed the shore, it spread to More Than 170 countries and now also in New York , made the people nervous.

Working in a store is the interaction with customers meant on a daily basis.

Kai's mother and her co-workers worried about the contact with the customer, but You don't have to worry for long. The Shop announced it would be released in the vicinity for an indefinite period of time and staff.

Kai ' s mother lost her $15 per hour (£12) Job and I was told that they would only have Health Insurance for Five Days .

He started to take a toll on Kai 's mother, who suffered from Mental Health challenges, which most of Kai's life.

"You had an episode," says Kai. "You screamed 'it's crazy here, You should go to your father's house'".

The Words sent a cold pain of not through Kai's veins. She pulled herself up in her room in the hope that when your mother gave some time things can blow over. But as You said back down the stairs, her mother simply: "Why are You still here?"

It was only a few months, since Kai had started, the therapy for The Years of physical and sexual abuse they had experienced with their father. She says that he abused her since She was a small child. She was not confided the full extent of the abuse of their mother and sister.

It was early days, but Kai says the therapy helped her and She felt more in control. She was feeling more hopeful for The Future

Then the animal shelter, where She saw her therapist announced that the Corona-Virus outbreak meant it had to close. And last week, She moved again with her father.

"He is here all The Time ," She whispers, "during The Day , he watches the TV through the computer in the Living Room . In the night I Hear him to look at porn. "

She knows, he is awake, when She hears him, makes his Breakfast smoothie. "I hate it so much, it is so loud, The Sound of the Mixer petrifies me. It is the start to My Day , if I have to be vigilant. "

Kai has not slept much since She moved back in her door does not lock.

It was a routine, the physical abuse, it happened only if Kai has anything to upset him. So She plans to stay out of the way, and now She leaves her room to run to The Bathroom and make something to eat in The Kitchen .

The Last time they were lost together, The House and the abuse was particularly bad.

"He's acting like we live in a strange Time In history, but not mentioned anything about the abuse," She says. "It makes me feel like I'm going crazy. He has done nothing yet, but the anticipation is killing me. "

Kai spends all day online. Recently, it was YouTube video essays on movies. She enjoys viewing and analysis of films You 've never seen.

She hopes that your mother let You come Back Soon , or the Corona-Virus outbreak ends and You find To Live Somewhere Else .

Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Violence Commissioner for England and Wales says The Police are willing to put up with an increase of Domestic Violence calls.

"We try to ensure that people realize that The Police that Domestic Violence will increase, the You are planning for that," She told The Bbc .

"And You are very clear that these calls can be prioritised. So You can get silent 999 calls by waiting for The Call -handler makes a kind of coughing or no sound at all, and then press the 5.5. "

You added are removed, that women should have with an insecure status of residence "all the barriers, and without fear of deportation, if, about the violence in this period", where funding for the most important workers in mountain huts.

they also called for workers in the social care and specialised services protection equipment at The Time of virus outbreak.

'eyes and ears'

This is a feeling echoed by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of Un Women , who told The Bbc that it will be given an urgent need for people in dealing with women at risk, the protective clothing.

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Source of news: bbc.com