This form of violence has been going on for a long time, and women have suffered in silence, and not just their own personal silence, but also the complicit silence of their families, neighbours and the whole of society.
Cette forme de violence existe depuis longtemps, et les femmes ont souffert en silence, non seulement leur propre silence, mais aussi celui, complice, de leurs familles, de leurs voisins et de la société dans son ensemble.