UAE: Woman who was tortured by husband reunited with family
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The foundation provided shelter to the victim after she was released from the police station.
A woman who was brutally tortured and detained by her husband in Ajman has been reunited with her family members living abroad.
The Ajman Woman and Child Protection Foundation (AWCPF) took the lead in reuniting the victim with her family members, who were unaware of her whereabouts due to her spouse s ill-treatment.
Sheikha Azza Al Nuaimi, Chairperson of AWCPF, said initially the Ajman Criminal Court had imposed a fine of Dh179,000 on the husband for torturing his wife.
Covid-19: Marital disputes, domestic violence rose in Ajman in 2020
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Ajman Woman and Child Protection Foundation releases data that underscore marital woes, domestic violence
The Covid-19 pandemic led to a spike in marital disputes and domestic violence by 32 per cent and 24 per cent, respectively, in Ajman last year, according to data issued by Ajman Woman and Child Protection Foundation.
The figures also showed that issues related to divorce, custody of a child and financial problems increased by another 10 per cent, respectively, due to the contagion.
The foundation solved 126 family disputes of which 69 per cent were related to women’s marital woes and another 31 per cent were linked to child abuse and violence.