I once saw a TV program about violence against women in the Dominican Republic - stories are  gruesome. One of the moments was that when a violence act (even rape or killing) is claimed, the first thing the peolice does is to "investigate" whether the woman was not "responsible" herself. Implications of victim's blame may continue for months and years, while nothing is done to track the abusers.

· 47% of women in Bangladesh have been physically abused by their husbands or partners at least once in their lives.
· In the United Kingdom, the police receive domestic violence-related calls at the rate of one a minute. About 87% of the victims are women.
· Every 23 seconds a woman is raped in South Africa.
· In America, every 15 seconds a woman is physically abused by her partner.
· In the Dominican Republic, a case of sexual abuse/rape is recorded every seven minutes. 75% of the victims are minors. There are an increasing number of girls and women who are raped by friends or relatives living in the same household. Many women are not only raped but also physically and verbally abused by their husbands.