Half of Colombian men admit to abusing partner

[Judi Lynn]

Half of Colombian men admit to abusing partner
Tuesday, 12 October 2010 07:31 Christina Filipovic

Half of Colombian men admit to abusing their female partners, while 26% say they have tried to intimidate them in the past, according to a recent U.N. study.

The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) collaborated to interview 1,080 Colombians in ten cities around the country between October 2009 and April 2010.

Flor Maria Diaz, the general coordinator of the study, stated in an interview with Semana, that the numbers reveal a "very bleak" reality in Colombia.

Of those surveyed, 52% were women, and 48% admitted to being victims of gender-based violence. The study said that 9% of men admit to having punched their partners, and 14% have slapped them.

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http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/12322-half-of-colombian-men-admit-to-abusing-partner.html