Domestic and sexual violence


This term refers to a violent behaviour between close people who share a common household. However, it is a domestic violence when the behaviour becomes repeated and long-term and it is clear who the victim is. It usually takes place covertly and escalates in frequency and intensity. It can grow from verbal abuse, through social and economic isolation (impose a ban on the contact with other people, cutting off from the financial resources) to sexual, physical and even life-threatening attacks. But let's not imagine only one of the partners to be the victim, there are also children, seniors or persons who are entrusted with care; likewise, almost anyone can be an aggressor.

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