DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON RISE IN UNA-SANA CANTON

BIHAC, Bosnia (November 11,2007) - Over the first nine months of 2007, 125 cases of domestic violence have been registered in the Una-Sana Canton, i.e. 28 percent more than in the same period of time last year.

Victims of domestic violence are partly protected by NGO Women from Una, a non-governmental organization which provides a safe house for them.

However, the Cantonal Government refuses to support the project and it is hence feared that the only safe house in Bihac could soon be closed because of a lack of financial means.

The overall budget needed for the implementation of this project would amount to approximately 50,000 Bosnian Marks a year.