No violence against women and children Victims parade through the city

No violence against women and children Victims parade through the city center November 3, 16:16

While the number of consultations on DV = domestic violence reached a record high, DV victims parade the Omotesando in Tokyo and appealed to eliminate violence against women and children.

About 150 people including DV victims participated in the parade organized by organizations that support victims of DV.

The parade is in line with the movement to eliminate violence against women = the Purple Ribbon movement starting on the 12th of this month. "DV is a crime."

According to the Cabinet Office, the number of consultations on DV reached a record high of over 114,000 last year, and nearly half of the respondents did not consult even after violence.

Representative Kazuko Matsumoto of the organization that supports DV victims said, “The victims of DV have become a society where it is difficult to speak up. I want to appeal for the eradication of violence. "