Men have been urged to report cases of gender-based violence against and themselves to the relevant authorities instead of suffering in silence.

The call follows concerns over the growing number of women reporting family disputes to the Community Development Offices, ActionAid’s gender-based violence shelter, and the Child and Family Protection Unit, compared to men. Yet there are increasing cases of women inflicting violence on men.

Francis Imalingat, the Community Development Officer of Kanapa Sub-county in Kumi District, says she receives very few cases involving men reporting family disputes.

However, some men admitted that they are reluctant to report family disputes to the relevant authorities, saying that by reporting such cases undermines their dignity and social standing..