SAY NO! TO
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
DID YOU KNOW?
cases
of DV were reported at the MGEFW in 2022, out of which 4,374 cases were reported by females and 941 cases were reported by males.
1 in 4
women
is the estimated number who have experienced some form of violence in their lifetime (UNDP, 2020).
Among the reported types of violence in 2022,
were victims of physical abuse.
billion Rupees
is the estimated aggregated economic costs of Intimate Partner Violence to the state of Mauritius per year (UNDP, 2017).
Out of 612 cases of sexual violence and sexual exploitation reported at the Police in 2022,
93 %
were women
53
rape cases
were reported by women in 2022 at the Police