{"id":223898,"date":"2019-11-25T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/223898\/the-rights-of-a-domestic-violence-victim\/"},"modified":"2019-11-25T13:43:20","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T11:43:20","slug":"the-rights-of-a-domestic-violence-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/11\/25\/the-rights-of-a-domestic-violence-victim\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Days of Activism: The rights of a domestic violence victim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Domestic violence can be described as an ongoing pattern of coercive control which increases in severity over time.<\/p>\n<p>It may be aggravated due to the financial, social and emotional linkages between the victim and the perpetrator.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Rights of a victim:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The right to be treated 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