Domestic violence spikes in France during lockdown.

To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and amid a rise in domestic violence during the pandemic, a French minister said on Wednesday the government was "fully mobilised to ensure that the epidemic does not in any way affect women's rights."

France's minister for equal rights, Elisabeth Moreno, said that reports of domestic violence registered with the government rose 42% during France's first virus lockdown in the spring, and have risen 15% since a new lockdown was imposed nearly a month ago.

Given that most people don't report such abuse, the real rise is believed to be higher.

France’s government also sealed a deal with TikTok to encourage young people to report abuse through the social network.

France’s deal with TikTok is among multiple measures it has taken since a national reckoning over domestic violence last year prompted by an unusually high number of women killed by their husbands, boyfriends or former partners.

Activists say more needs to be done.