{"id":1074145,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1074145/?format=json","text_counter":106,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Iman","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13177,"legal_name":"Falhada Dekow Iman","slug":"falhada-dekow-iman"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.48 to seek a Statement from the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations, regarding increase in cases of domestic violence. In the Statement, the Committee should: (1) Explain measures put in place by relevant authorities to address rising cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV), especially against women and girls arising from the socio-economic impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19). (2) Provide statistics of reported cases of GBV from January, 2020 to date and the measures taken against the perpetrators of the violence."}