A study published yesterday by INSTAT, found that a staggering 53% of women in Albania have experienced abuse at least once in their lifetime. And that’s not all.
Another 46.5% of respondents believe women should withstand the abuse in order to keep the family united. Read the full study here.
Activist of human rights, Elsa Ballauri told Euronews Albania that these figures are concerning and they show a dire need for concrete strategies and mechanisms for improving the safety of women and their situation in general.
While commenting on the INSTAT study, which found that 1 in 2 women in Albania have experienced abuse at least once in their lifetime, Ballauri said that, “women are embarrassed to speak up as the mentality of our society has been needing to make changes for a long time now.”
At this point, Ballauri insisted that law-enforcement agencies and authorities in our country aren’t doing enough and that they can’t just rely on adopting laws but also in their implementation, especially when it comes to women’s safety and well-being.
“Safeguard mechanisms in Albania won’t work as long as citizens don’t trust the government or the justice system as a whole,” – said Ballauri, – “we have a weak and prejudiced justice and police system.”
According to the activist, our police departments and law institutions are surrounded by a climate of corruption or distrust, which draws women or citizens suffering abuse away from them, when they should actually be relying on them and asking for their help.
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