Around one in five men experience physical violence in an intimate relationship every year.
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Providing men who suffer domestic abuse with the help they need can also reduce violence experienced by women and children.
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Activists and scholars must rethink their neglect of male victims if South Africa is to better understand and resist sexual violence.
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Men can also be victims of honour-based violence and more needs to be done to help protect them.
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According to a study by Parity, more than 40% of domestic violence victims are male.
A review of the prevalence of child sex abuse around the world shows that one in five females are affected and one in 13 males.
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In the wake of the #Metoo movement, and with the goal of transforming toxic masculinity into compassionate masculinity, we must create new spaces to listen to male victims of child abuse too.