Intensification of efforts to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls: domestic violence (2017), para. 21
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Underscoring the fact that shame, stigma, fear of reprisals and negative economic consequences, such as loss of livelihood or reduced household income, prevent many women and girls from leaving abusive relationships, reporting or acting as witnesses in cases of domestic violence and seeking redress and justice for these crimes,