![]() ![]() The rather emotional Maongo, who wore dark sunglasses throughout the interview, said he endured verbal and psychological abuse from his sharp-tongued woman. Relating how it all started, Maongo says his former partner who is also the mother of his eight children guzzles alcohol like there is no tomorrow. The soft-spoken petit man says he had been in an abusive relationship for a very long time before he parted ways with his partner of 20 years last year. ![]() But why is it such a taboo for men to openly come out and say they are abused by their partners? “Many men suffer in silence at the hands of their women because there are no effective systems in place to protect men,” 55-year-old Mathias Maongo told New Era. Yet, according to senior counsellor at Lifeline/Childline Namibia, Dina Petrus, there are men who endure all forms of abuse, including physical abuse, in their relationships but they do not come out for fear of being ridicled. In addition, information obtained from the Lifeline/Childline Namibia indicates that less than five men report being abused by their partners. Statistics from the Gender Based Violence Protection Unit, formerly known as the Women and Child Protection Unit, indicate that from January to May this year, 88 men reported they endured abuse at the hands of their partners. This violence takes on different forms, which include verbal abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse, denial of conjugal rights in marriage, financial exploitation and at times even physical abuse by selfish female partners. Yet 10 per cent of abused people in abusive relationships are men, according to a study by the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC). Windhoek It is rare to hear men publicly sharing their experiences about being physically and emotionally abused by their wives or girlfriends. ![]()
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