Increasingly the issue of domestic violence in Armenia is a topic for public discussion. Yet, greater attention to the issue isn’t yet translating into an expansion of programs to alleviate suffering and address policy shortcomings.
A husband and wife are preparing to go out to dinner. Angered by the way his wife is dressed, the husband gives his spouse a rough shove. “Make a note of it! You should do whatever I want!” he yells. “When will you understand that you have no right to oppose me?”
The issue of domestic violence, long a taboo topic in Armenia, is generating lots of public debate these days. The catalyst for discussion is a shocking criminal case, in which a 20-year-old mother of a toddler was, according to witnesses, abused to death by her husband.
