Patriarchal Serbia faces up to domestic violence

Name: Patriarchal Serbia faces up to domestic violence
Uploaded: 2011-01-16T16:53:15.000Z
Description: A growing number of men and women are victims of domestic violence in Serbia - a reality the country is trying to overcome in what remains a largely patriarchal society.

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A growing number of men and women are victims of domestic violence in Serbia - a reality the country is trying to overcome in what remains a largely patriarchal society.

The BBC's Belgrade correspondent Mark Lowen has been finding out what's being done to tackle the situation, including the opening of the first male safe house in the Balkans.

Europe

16 January 2011