Palestinian women, occupation and gender violence, mental health problems

[Na Blues (Palestinian West Bank District) = Reporter Kim Yang-kyun] Local women living in the Palestinian West Bank are gender-based violence, such as Occupation-Related Violence, and mental health problems It was exposed to triple high school.

On the 9th (local time), I met five local women who were damaged by domestic violence with the help of the Palestinian Women's Trauma Healing Center in Cables. They had mental health problems that seemed to be urgent, such as domestic violence, anxiety, depression, and trauma.

As can be seen from the recent Hijab rejection movement, which has been spreading around Iran, women have been forced to discriminate, oppression and sacrifice for a long time in countries under the influence of Islam. The same is true of Palestine, which is continuously published that the lives under the occupation of Israel act as a factor in adding violence against women in Palestine.

In other words, Israel's occupation violence further causes domestic violence, and this is a double and triple violence that causes women's mental health problems.

'Gender-Based Violence Experiences Among Palestine Women During The Covid-19 Pandemic: Mental Health Professionals' percent is a percent' percent a recognition captions because of the perceptions and concerns of mental health experts during the Corona 19 Fan Demi period. It is analyzed that violence against women is rooted in the patriarchal tradition of Islamic culture, which has a great influence on law, family and socially. In addition to this, the paper is seen as a factor in increasing discrimination and sacrifice against local women.

Psychologist in Na Blues, who participated in the study, said, The violence of Israeli soldiers to men causes violence against women at home. I explained.

ADI, who has been interested in the Palestinian women's human rights issues, said, The occupation, violence, and gender-based violence of Israel, which has been over 70 years old, are doubling to Palestinian women.

■ Testimony of 5 women in Palestinians

On the 9th, at 11:28 am (local time), a woman came to the Palestinian Women's Trauma Healing Center in Cables Old City in the West Bank of Palestine. Obama (36, pseudonym) was a hijab of a blank veil worn by local women. The ball had a long scarring horizontally.

Domestic violence, which began in the first year of marriage, continued throughout the wedding for eight years. The husband swung his fist if he has drunk, and the Obama was beaten once or twice a week and suffered language and sexual violence. Two years ago, I was fainted by my husband's violence and was taken to the hospital.

My husband, who was unemployed, sometimes made money due to daily work, but he used to pay for food. When I didn't make money, Houma lived with the help of relatives and got clothes to be dressed with food and children.

Obama wanted to claim a lawsuit with the court, but there was no lawsuit. Instead of the court, when the police reported the damage to domestic violence, the police demanded submission of hospitals to prove the damage. There was a 100 Shekel (about 40,000 won) to issue a medical certificate, but the Houma could not afford the cost. In the end, my husband was not punished, and Houma was still with her husband. He complained of depression and decline in confidence.

Marie (38, pseudonym), who lives in Nan Blues, had eight children (two daughters and six sons). My husband price his head price and took care of the hospital for relocation. After returning home, Marie tried to report to the police because she learned that her uncle had suffered sexual violence. Then the perpetrator fired the house.

Since then, his daughter has been psychotherapy, and it was also confirmed that she had been sexually abused by her father during the counseling process. Shocked Marie tried to take his own life, but after receiving psychological counseling, he changed his thoughts. The youngest daughter of two years old needed a mother. The only reason Marie should live was the children.

Fatima (26, pseudonym) said he had two daughters and one son. My husband threw things and wielded his fists to Fatima and his children. After being domestic violence and abuse, he was also economically. I couldn't stand it, but I left my husband and left my house, but when I broke up with my children, I had depression and isolation. Inevitably, Fatima went back home.

Irene (37, pseudonym) also suffered from her husband's habitual physical and mental violence and sexual abuse. My husband acted violently to show that he was better, he said. I was threatened with murder from my house. Husband's brother threatened Irene to kill him because he didn't want to inherit heritage.

He reported to the PA police, but the police recommended the prosecution to report it. The husband threatened not to go to the prosecution and refused to testify for the murder threats he had done to his wife. In the end, the prosecution was not accused.

Airline (37, pseudonym) divorced after a year and a half of July. At the time of marriage, she was 29 years old, but her husband was 50 years old. My husband had already had the first wife and had seven children. Husband, an Arab Israeli citizen, could have been punished for marriage with Airline. For reference, the Israeli criminal law prohibits marriage, and can be sentenced to seven years in prison. My husband, who was concerned that his first wife would report his marriage, began to abuse Airline to meet his first wife.

Airline, who even had a legacy, decided to divorce at the end of the separation. At that time, Aileen had a problem in controlling emotions because of his lack of concentration and decreased confidence. Here, his mother's death made her worsened mental health problems. He expressed himself as a survivor, not a victim.

■ Mental health care infrastructure poor… Loss of the Palestinian health will

What can be seen from the previous five women's cases is that among the residents of the Palestinian West Bank district, women have serious mental health problems due to gender violence and require active solutions such as treatment. The problems include poor infrastructure, lack of budget, and lack of countermeasures by the Palestinian Health (POOH).

According to the National Mental Health Center by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Trauma is divided into several types, depending on the individual and the strength of wounds and shocks. Trauma that affects life such as war, terrorism, disasters, and accidents, trauma that hurts the existence, such as confidence, and self-esteem, and a complex trauma that causes various psychological problems due to the wounds and shocks due to one-time or repeated shocking experiences. Exist. Trauma is the cause of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD, and emotional issues such as anxiety and depression caused by large and small trauma are also approaching PTSD.

The problem is the level of mental health care in the Palestinian West Bank. According to Psychiatry and The Palestinian Population, the Israeli government has been led by the Israeli government since 1967. The paper pointed out that mental health services were not fully satisfactory and developed.

The Establishing A Mental Health System in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Study was very lacking in resources and experts on mental health services, and international relief organizations support and mental health for Palestinians Although he tried to fill the gap with the service, mental health services have been stagnant.

After the 1993 Oslo Agreement, the Palestinian Autonomous Government (PA) began to manage the mental health of the West Bank. Since the second Intifada (People's Devil), which occurred throughout Palestine in 2004, Palestinian mental health care was required, but the relevant medical institutions and clinics were destroyed due to the influence of the demand.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 'Report on Mental Health System in West Bank and Gaza Strip, community mental health is not a priority in the financial budget of the Ministry of Health. It appeared.

The report points out that 2%of the Palestinian Autonomous Government Health (POOH) total budget is used for mental health, and 73%of 2%are spent on hospitals to mental medical institutions. The lack of financial and management structure and human resources is that it acts as an element that hinders the quality of Palestinian mental health services.

The WHO recommended that the Country Cooperation Strategy for Who and the Occupied Palestinian Territories 2009–2013 also recommends that more professional training and mental health workshops are needed. Did.