SOMALIASOMALIAAccording to statistics from UNICEF, of girls and women aged 15-49, 76% think that a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife under certain circumstances.
(UNICEF, 2009, Progress for Children: A report card on child protection, NY: UNICEF
www.childinfo.org/files/Progress_for_Children-No.8_EN.pdf)
Figures provided by the NGO Somalia Child Protection and Development (SOCPD) state that in one study 30% of adults and 40% of children reported some form of beating being administered.
(Reported by Somalia Child Protection and Development, August 2004)