The shadow pandemic of domestic violence during COVID-19 | Kemi DaSilvaIbru

翻译人员: TED Translators Admin 校对人员: Yolanda Zhang

We all know about the pandemic that has come to define 2020.

我们都很熟悉定义了 2020 年的这场全球疫情。

Understandably, COVID-19 has dominated the world's agenda,

很明显，COVID-19 已经主导了世界的运行，

and mandatory lockdowns were introduced in many countries

并在许多国家/地区 引入了强制封锁措施，

to help control the spread of the virus.

以帮助控制病毒的传播。

For many of us, the lockdown was inconvenient.

对我们许多人来说， 封锁带来了诸多不便。

We couldn't go to our normal places of business,

我们无法正常上班，

we couldn't visit family or friends,

无法拜访家人或朋友，

and we couldn't socialize publicly.

也无法参与公开场合的 社交活动。

But for some people, though,

但是对某些人来说，

the freedom to get out of the house

出门的自由

was not just a matter of convenience

不只关乎生活的便利，

but of physical safety and even life or death.

更涉及到人身自由， 甚至是生命安全。

Based on my work, I see the great majority of those vulnerable people are women,

我的工作让我看到了， 这些弱势群体绝大多数是女性，

and this resonates with me,

这引起了我的共鸣，

especially today as I give my talk from the safety of my home.

特别是在今天，我在家中 发表这段演讲的此时此刻。

As a practicing obstetrician and gynecologist,

作为一名妇产科医生，

I'm all too aware of the prevalence of gender-based violence

我非常清楚， 尼日利亚各地的社区

in communities across Nigeria.

普遍存在基于性别的暴力行为。

And this is why I founded

因此，我于 2016 年

the Women at Risk International Foundation, WARIF,

成立了 WARIF（Women at Risk International Foundation），

in 2016

即“女性风险国际基金会”。

in response to this.

Global estimates published by the WHO indicate

世卫组织发布的 全球评估数字表明，

that one in three women worldwide have experienced an act of violence.

全世界有三分之一的女性

都遭受过暴力对待。

And this was before the lockdown.

这还是疫情封锁措施 出现之前的数据。

In March, an increase in the number of cases of violence against women

今年 3 月，在全世界范围内， 针对女性的暴力案件数量明显增加，

was becoming apparent across the world,

正日益成为

amounting to a shadow pandemic that we are now faced with globally.

我们在全球面临的 一种“隐性流行病”。

In France for example, there was a 30 percent increase

例如在法国，

家庭暴力案件的数量增加了 30％。

in the number of cases of domestic violence.

And in Argentina,

在阿根廷，

emergency calls from domestic violence cases

跟家庭暴力有关的 紧急求助电话数量

increased by 25 percent.

增加了 25％。

In the first two weeks of the lockdown in Lagos State,

在拉各斯州实施封锁的前两周，

our emergency phone lines rang nonstop,

我们的紧急电话热线响个不停。

and we recorded a 64 percent increase in calls

我们的记录显示， 被困在施虐者家中的女性

from women trapped at home with their abusers,

因担心自己的 生命安全而打来的

in fear for their lives.

电话数量增加了 64％。

By June, the authorities became aware of the shadow pandemic,

到了 6 月，当局意识到了 这种“隐性流行病”的严重性，

and a state of emergency on rape

于是尼日利亚联邦政府宣布

was declared by the federal government of Nigeria.

强奸问题被纳入紧急状态。

As we fielded the distressing calls from girls and women, young and old,

当我们接到各年龄段女性 令人忧心的电话时，

we were able to help,

我们能够提供帮助，

as thankfully, we kept the WARIF rape crisis center open

谢天谢地，我们也得以维持 WARIF 强奸危机中心的开放，

as a refuge of last resort.

作为她们最后的避难所。

In the more remote areas,

在更偏远的地区，

many women had to walk miles to receive any medical care and attention

由于封锁而导致的交通瘫痪， 让许多妇女为了得到

as there was no transportation because of the lockdown.

所需的医疗和护理 而不得不步行数英里。

They had no internet access to reach social media platforms,

她们无法通过互联网 访问社交媒体平台，

and they had limited phone services

并且只能使用有限的电话服务

to call a 24-hour confidential helpline or even a neighbor.

来拨打 24 小时机密热线， 甚至打电话给邻居。

So the situation for these women was much worse.

因此，这些女性的处境要糟糕得多。

Our solution in addressing this was this:

我们针对这一问题的 解决方案是这样的：

There are over 3,000 traditional birth attendants

今天，拉各斯州农村地区

working in rural areas across Lagos State today.

有 3000 多名传统接生员。

These are community-based men and women

这些都是基于社区的男性和女性，

who have been informally trained

都接受过非正式培训，

and provide basic health care to both women and expectant mothers.

负责为女性和准妈妈 提供基本的卫生保健服务。

But none of them had received any form of training

但是他们都没有接受过 任何形式的，

on how to help women suffering from domestic violence.

关于如何帮助 遭受家庭暴力的女性的培训。

We successfully trained 1,300 of these community gatekeepers

我们成功培训了 其中的 1300 名社区守护者

作为第一响应者，

as first responders

in addressing the cases of violence against women

以应对其社区中 针对妇女的

in their communities.

暴力案件。

This meant that during the lockdown,

这就意味着，在封锁期间，

they were galvanized to go house to house in their communities

她们要在自己的社区 挨家挨户地探访，

and with their training,

并通过培训，

were able to offer the necessary assistance

向被困在家中， 无法得到照顾的女性

to women trapped at home, unable to receive care.

提供必要的援助。

Reports varied from verbal and emotional abuse

我们接到的求助案件涵盖了 口头和情感虐待，

to far worse beatings and sexual violence.

以及更严重的殴打和性暴力，

But those home visits

但是，这些家访

served as an opportunity for these women to share their stories

为这些女性提供了 一个分享她们的故事，

and to receive the much needed care and support

并获得她们急需的， 由传统接生员提供的

that the traditional birth attendants offered.

护理和支持的机会。

This program had been rolled out

该方案已在另外七个

across an additional seven local communities

当地社区中推广，

and has reached nearly 35,000 people,

并已惠及近 35000 人，

raising awareness of the shadow pandemic in these communities.

从而提高了这些社区 对这一“隐性流行病”的认识。

In the months to come,

在接下来的几个月中，

we plan on including our other gatekeepers,

我们计划将我们的其他守护者、

the law enforcement officials and the religious leaders,

执法人员和宗教领袖包括在内，

truly impacting on communities

以真正影响社区

and on the safety and the lives of these women.

以及这些女性的安全和生活。

As we embrace the new normal of working remotely from home

随着我们逐渐接受了 在家远程工作

and with online schooling,

和在线教育的新常态，

it is more than likely

很可能会有更多的女性被困在家里，

that more women will be trapped at home with their abusers

与施虐者在一起，

and this shadow pandemic will persist.

这种“隐性流行病”也将持续下去。

But I take hope and inspiration

但我从保护和支持这些女性的

from the courage and determination

许多人的勇气和决心中

of the many who work to protect and support these women.

获得了希望和鼓舞。

I have been awed by the unbelievable strength and the tenacity

我对这些女性 在危险时期展现出的

that these women have shown during these precarious times

令人难以置信的力量和坚忍，

and their ability to find their power in spite of all of this adversity.

以及她们能够在逆境中 找到自己的力量而感到敬畏。

So, with or without the pandemic,

因此，不管有没有这场疫情，

the work to protect girls and women continues,

保护女孩和妇女的工作仍会继续，

because every girl and woman,

因为每个女孩和妇女，

no matter what part of the world she lives,

无论她生活在世界的哪个地方，

has the right to live in a society free of any form of violence against her.

都有权生活在一个让她们不受 任何形式的暴力侵害的社会中。

Thank you.

谢谢。