To effectively fight the scourge of domestic violence it must be treated and given the same attention HIV/AIDS has gotten, says Justice Roxanne George who has also called for a cost to be placed on this rising epidemic as has been done with the virus.
“We have to treat domestic violence the same (way) we treat HIV/AIDS. We have not done that. We have focused on HIV/AIDS in all its facets with funding internationally, nationally, regionally…” Justice George said. She suggested that there be some “piggy backing” on the HIV initiatives as there is a correlation between domestic violence and the transmission