[4] More than 40% of Tajik women have been subjected to physical, psychological, or sexual violence by their husbands or in-laws, with rates higher in rural and low income families.
One woman told Amnesty International that during her five years of marriage, she was not allowed to leave her husband's home, while another reported that she had been raped by her boyfriend, who threatened to kill her if she told anybody, and continued to coerce her into sex for four months.
[8] Another survey also found that women and men largely agreed that it was justifiable for a husband or mother-in-law to beat a wife/daughter-in-law who had "talked back", disobeyed, left the house without permission, had not prepared dinner on time, or had not cared for the children properly.
Women trying to report cases of abuse to the police are often told to file a complaint, or are sent away.
Judiciary, police, and medical staff are not trained to deal with cases of domestic violence.