Cameroonians See Gender-Based Violence As a Key Women’s-Rights Issue but Tolerate Use of Physical Force Against Wives

About half of citizens say violence against women and girls is a common occurrence in their community.

Key findings

• Gender-based violence (GBV) ranks second on a list of the most important issues related to women’s rights that Cameroonians want their government and society to address.
• About half (48%) of citizens say violence against women and girls is a “somewhat common” or “very common” occurrence in their community.
• Nearly two-thirds (63%) of Cameroonians believe it is “sometimes” (47%) or…