A two-week campaign in Switzerland called “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence” aims to draw attention to widespread psychological violence against women and LGBTQIA+ people, which can have serious and even fatal consequences.
Insults, humiliation, threats, harassment and control: these are all forms of psychological violence, explains the feminist peace NGO Frieda as the campaign was launched on Saturday.
Violence is often subtle and invisible from the outside. It is part of the spiral of domestic violence and constitutes the most widespread form in couple relationships. ...