For the International Day of the Rights of the Child, this Saturday, November 20, Mohamed Bouhafsi once again confided in his past as a battered child. He also took the opportunity to denounce the lack of support for women victims of domestic violence.
This Saturday, November 20 is marked by the International Day of the Rights of the Child. The opportunity to free the floor on certain subjects, such as mistreatment and domestic violence. Author of an autobiographical book entitled Dreaming under the blows, Mohamed Bouhafsi returned to his painful past as a battered child. In an interview with our colleagues from HuffPost, the journalist from France Télévisions explained the seriousness of this subject, both for children but also for women: “I was a beaten child but the one who suffered the most from it all was my mother. She was the one who lived through hell and who took the blows, like me and who tried to kill me. protect.” Until he was 8 years old, the former sports journalist suffered from an abusive father.
Are women victims of domestic violence sufficiently supported? The answer is obviously no for Mohamed Bouhafsi. According to a study by the Women’s Foundation, 40% of them have no accommodation offer to escape a violent spouse. “This number hurts. […] We are in a society that judges a lot. Women are often judged to be beaten or under the influence. Saying, “But why didn’t she go?” But because they can’t leave! “, he exclaimed. Too little support, women who experience this situation have a low chance of getting out of it. The journalist of C to You would like the various supports to be strengthened.
“We don’t offer them a solution”
To escape an abusive spouse, victims must first and foremost find a new home. What is still far too rare in France: “It takes an average of four months for a woman to rebuild herself […]. It’s very long four months, when you have children and you are on the street. Today, we do not offer them a solution “, said Mohamed Bouhafsi. The journalist then suggested developing psychological and social support. But the police, administration and associations must also be even more active. The most important: certain everyday actions can save the life of an endangered woman or a child. “There is 27 cm of wall, on average, between two apartments. This is enough to hear screams and save a woman or a child from death”, he concluded.