SCMP Lunar voices: Violence against women in Hong Kong

South China Morning Post

Lunar voices: Violence against women in Hong Kong

Violence against women and girls is one of the most systematic and widespread human rights violations, according to UN Women. In 2020, six women were killed every hour by men around the world. It is also estimated that one woman out of three will experience sexual violence in her lifetime. But only 1 in ten women would go to the police for help.

Hong Kong is no exception. To find out more about it, the Lunar team talked to Gloria Ho. She is a board member of RainLily, the city's first sexual assault crisis centre, with which she has been involved for more than 12 years. She guides us through the reality of survivors in Hong Kong, how the organisation tries to provide solutions to them, and what should change in order to create a safer future for women in the city.