Africa-Press – Lesotho. About one in three women in Lesotho has suffered physical or sexual violence — similar to the global prevalence rate — and analysts calculate that this costs the country more than $113m a year
Countries could save billions of dollars a year by tackling the “disgusting pandemic” of domestic violence, the Commonwealth secretary-general has said as economists estimate the scourge costs the kingdom of Lesotho 5.5% of GDP.
Patricia Scotland said domestic violence burdens health, police and judicial services, leads to absenteeism at work and school, and permanently damages children who witness it, affecting future generations.
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