Bily kruh bezpeci that helps crime and domestic violence victims has been operating the line since September 11, 2001.Some 94 percent of the callers were women, Vitousova said.Over 60 percent of the cases directly concerned domestic violence - mostly victims themselves called DONA.One-fourth Enough already! Italian call to use fewer English words ...
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While in 2002 it was after six years of violence, now it is after less than three years on average.Most calls are received at the beginning of the week because the situation in families and between partners often culminates during weekends.The helpline's website www.donalinka.cz offers Czech and English information on how to proceed in domestic violence cases.
(Ceske Noviny)
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