Saddened at the recent loss of lives through domestic violence, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security yesterday called for the assistance of members of the public and victims in reporting incidents so that they can be addressed.
It urged that reports be made of the incidents wherever and whenever they occur to the nearest police station or to the ministry on telephone numbers 225-4362, 227-3497.
A release from the Ministry outlined the steps it has taken to address this scourge and said that it advocates in every community, school and sports club in which it works that domestic violence is everyone’s business; ‘We are our brothers and sisters keepers.’
Noting that the ministry’s Men’s Affairs Bureau (MAB) had reached out to over 20,000 boys and men,