Human rights minister wants to curb domestic violence

Czech Human Rights Minister Michal Kocáb says he is working on a national plan to curb domestic violence. The plan should help not only the victims but also children who suffer serious traumas as a result of witnessing such incidents. Some 10, 000 people have sought help in connection with domestic violence this year alone, and 92 percent of the victims are women. Over 1,500 children have had to be placed in asylum homes with their mothers to protect them from domestic violence. Close to 700 perpetrators of domestic violence were temporarily expelled from their homes this year. Mr. Kocáb says they should be made to undergo therapy as well.