Husband Bashing Is More Common Than You Think

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'"If I were you I wouldn't put up with that", “How can you let this happen?”, “Why don’t you just leave?” or “Why don’t you just kick her out?” Until the last sentence, many reading the first three questions would assume that the questions were directed at a woman suffering in an abusive relationship rather than a confused battered husband.

Women today can be combat pilots, astronauts and prime ministers, and yes, they can also physically assault their spouses and life partners.

The media and government, not only in Malaysia but throughout the world, tend to focus on the female victims of domestic violence. It is undeniable that the majority of domestic violence victims are still female but surprisingly, men abuse – another form of domestic abuse – is grabbing headlines in recent years and is on an upward trend.
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According to the statistics by Royal Malaysian Police and the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, it shows that male victims of domestic violence are on the rise each year. There were 650 cases of domestic violence against men reported in 2010, 815 cases in 2011 and increasing to 930 cases in 2012.  It is believed that the actual figure is higher than police statistics as many domestic violence cases against men go unreported due to a culture of shame, fear of facing social stigma, denigrations of their masculinity or even major legal obstacles.

Just two days ago, Datuk Rohani Abdul Karim, Minister of Women, Community and Family was quoted by media reports that 958 out of 3,673 reported cases of domestic violence in Malaysia this year are male victims, making up about 26% of reported cases this year.'