Domestic violence | SC notice to Centre on PIL seeking infrastructure facilities for women
3 years, 1 month ago

Domestic violence | SC notice to Centre on PIL seeking infrastructure facilities for women

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday, November 8, 2021, sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking adequate infrastructure across the country for providing effective legal aid to women abused in matrimonial homes and creating shelter homes for them. The top court was hearing a PIL filed by "We The Women of India", seeking adequate infrastructure under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act across the country for providing effective legal aid to women abused in matrimonial homes and creating shelter homes for them post lodging of complaints against husbands and in laws. "As per the National Crime Records Bureau report for the year 2019, out of 4.05 lakh reported cases categorised under 'crimes against women', over 30 per cent were domestic violence cases," the plea said. Referring to findings of the National Family Health Survey, the plea said about 86 per cent of the women victims of domestic violence never seek help.

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Shocking statistics show scale of domestic violence across country
3 months ago

Shocking statistics show scale of domestic violence across country

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. An estimated 2.1 million people in England and Wales experienced domestic abuse in the year ending …

Crimes against women must stop for the country to prosper
1 year ago

Crimes against women must stop for the country to prosper

Live Mint  

Crimes against women in India rose by 4% in 2022 from the previous year, a majority of the cases being cruelty by the husband or his relatives. Delhi is still rated as the country’s most unsafe city for women, with an average of three reported rape cases per day, accounting for 29% of crimes committed against women in 19 major …

SC refuses to entertain PIL for setting up of 'National Commission for Men'
1 year, 5 months ago

SC refuses to entertain PIL for setting up of 'National Commission for Men'

The Hindu  

July 03, 2023 03:10 pm | Updated 03:10 pm IST - New Delhi The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking framing of guidelines to deal with incidents of suicide committed by married men subjected to domestic violence and the constitution of a ’National Commission for Men’ to safeguard their interests. The petition had also sought directions …

612 domestic violence cases reported to One-Stop Centre in a year
1 year, 8 months ago

612 domestic violence cases reported to One-Stop Centre in a year

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: The One-Stop Centre in Lucknow has registered 1,600 cases of violence against women from April 2022 to March 2023, a surge of 17 per cent since 2021-22. Not only do they provide advocates from the District Legal Services Authority Among the 1,600 cases that were further categorised into 18 types of abuse and harassment, the highest 612 cases were …

Need for change in mindset for better implementation of Domestic Violence Act: women’s panel chief
1 year, 9 months ago

Need for change in mindset for better implementation of Domestic Violence Act: women’s panel chief

The Hindu  

Kerala Women’s Commission chairperson P. Satheedevi has called for change in public mindset to ensure that the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, does not remain on paper and is implemented effectively. She was speaking after inaugurating a seminar on Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005-possibilities and limitations’ for women protection officers and service providers from …

PIL in SC Seeks Framing of Rules for Registration of Live-in Relationships
1 year, 9 months ago

PIL in SC Seeks Framing of Rules for Registration of Live-in Relationships

News 18  

A PIL was filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to frame rules for registration of live-in relationships as it cited increase in crimes like rape and murder allegedly committed by live-in partners. The plea, which referred to the recent killing of Shraddha Walkar allegedly by her live-in partner Aaftab Amin Poonawala, also sought framing of …

Lack of effective implementation of Domestic Violence Act, says study
1 year, 9 months ago

Lack of effective implementation of Domestic Violence Act, says study

The Hindu  

The speakers at a State-level workshop on ‘Research study on implementation of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2003’ expressed concern over the rise in cases under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005, in Andhra Pradesh. “Follow-up action is lacking on the discussions and on the final orders given by the authorities on the complaints of violence against women, said …

Foreigners can also move Indian courts in domestic abuse case, says Madras HC
1 year, 10 months ago

Foreigners can also move Indian courts in domestic abuse case, says Madras HC

Hindustan Times  

The Madras high court has said that even foreigners can invoke Domestic Violence Act, 2005 in Indian courts and that the residence of women is immaterial. Justice S M Subramaniam observed that Indian courts cannot shut out an independent consideration of the matter just because a foreign court has taken a particular view A single judge bench was hearing a …

Shraddha Walkar case puts spotlight on violent relationships: Understanding why women don’t leave their abusive partners
2 years, 1 month ago

Shraddha Walkar case puts spotlight on violent relationships: Understanding why women don’t leave their abusive partners

Firstpost  

Shraddha Walkar was reportedly assaulted by her live-in partner Aftab Poonawala. The question everyone is asking today is, ‘Why did she not leave?’ Experts and women’s rights activists say that it’s easier said than done Shraddha Walkar died in the most brutal of ways — she was strangled and her body was then chopped into over 30 pieces — allegedly …

Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking To Criminalise Marital Rape, As Petitions Challenging Delhi HC Verdict Are Listed Next Week
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking To Criminalise Marital Rape, As Petitions Challenging Delhi HC Verdict Are Listed Next Week

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice Ravindra Bhat, on Monday, dismissed a Public Interest Litigation praying for the declaration of marital rape as a criminal offence on the ground that the issue was already under consideration in a separately instituted proceedings.The bench dismissed the PIL noting that the petitions arising from the split verdict given. …

Over 4 lakh cases pending under Domestic Violence Act, Supreme Court told
2 years, 3 months ago

Over 4 lakh cases pending under Domestic Violence Act, Supreme Court told

India Today  

A total of 4,71, 684 original cases and 21,088 appeals are pending under the Domestic Violence Act in the county, according to the data submitted by the National Legal Services Authority before the Supreme Court. COURT ASKS DETAILS OF CASES The submissions have been made in a plea filed by NGO ‘ We the Women’ seeking directions for implementation of …

India lodged average 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021: NCRB data
2 years, 3 months ago

India lodged average 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021: NCRB data

The Hindu  

India registered 31,677 cases of rape in 2021 - an average 86 daily - while nearly 49 cases of crime against women were lodged every single hour, according to the latest government report on crimes in the country. The number of rape cases in 2020 was 28,046, while it was 32,033 in 2019, the National Crime Records Bureau's 'Crime in …

Around 3,500 people for over 3 lakh domestic violence cases: Centre tells SC
2 years, 7 months ago

Around 3,500 people for over 3 lakh domestic violence cases: Centre tells SC

India Today  

As the Supreme Court said the situation was far from satisfactory when it comes to handling cases of domestic violence, the Centre said there are just 3,637 protection officers for almost three lakh domestic violence cases. During a hearing on 25 February this year, the Supreme Court bench of Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and PS Narasimha noted that …

SC Says Govt Should Have Financial Impact in Mind While Coming Up with Welfare Schemes
2 years, 8 months ago

SC Says Govt Should Have Financial Impact in Mind While Coming Up with Welfare Schemes

News 18  

The Supreme Court Wednesday said the government should always have the financial impact in mind while coming up with any scheme and referred to the Right to Education Act by observing that it is a classic example where a right has been created but where are the schools. The apex court had in February asked the Centre to file an …

Why domestic violence rose amidst the pandemic | In Focus podcast
2 years, 10 months ago

Why domestic violence rose amidst the pandemic | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

The National Commission for Women has said it had seen a 30% rise in complaints of crimes against women in 2021, compared to 2020. In 2020 also, the Commission had received a record high number of complaints, one quarter of them related to domestic violence -- in just April and May of that year, during the nation-wide lockdown, 47.2% of …

Domestic violence during COVID lockdown
2 years, 11 months ago

Domestic violence during COVID lockdown

The Hindu  

The lockdown slogan “Stay Home. The 56-page report, called “Grappling with the Shadow Pandemic: Women’s Groups and Domestic Violence in India”, collates experiences of victims and is aimed at providing a template of solutions for the government in the event of a similar situation arising in the future. The report says, “Our objectives in publishing this report and policy brief …

Data | In eight States, including Karnataka and Maharashtra, domestic violence rose in 2019-20
3 years ago

Data | In eight States, including Karnataka and Maharashtra, domestic violence rose in 2019-20

The Hindu  

Nearly 30% women in India who were married at some point in their life experienced spousal violence, according to the National Family Health Survey-5. While the overall share of women who experienced spousal violence has marginally reduced from NFHS-4, it has increased significantly in several major States including Karnataka and Maharashtra. Click to remove AMP mode Change from NFHS-4 The …

Data | Domestic violence complaints received in past five months reach a 21-year high
3 years, 6 months ago

Data | Domestic violence complaints received in past five months reach a 21-year high

The Hindu  

Over 2,300 domestic violence complaints were filed with the National Commission for Women between January and May in 2021, the highest for any year since 2000. 21-year high Between January and May 2021, 2,383 complaints of domestic violence were filed with the National Commission for Women. State-wise numbers The chart plots the total complaints recorded in a State against the …

Lockdown leads to increasing domestic violence in Andhra Pradesh
3 years, 6 months ago

Lockdown leads to increasing domestic violence in Andhra Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh has witnessed a high incidence of domestic violence since the outbreak of Coronavirus and the consequent lockdown since April 2020. The women development and child welfare authorities have received 2,494 complaints under the provisions of Domestic Violence Act, 2005 since April 2020 to April 2021. Earlier, the authorities booked 3,744 cases of domestic violence for a period …

How Official Data Miss Details On Half Of India’s Citizens
4 years ago

How Official Data Miss Details On Half Of India’s Citizens

The Quint  

The MOSPI committee expressed the need for a nationwide household level survey to have reliable estimates of the crimes in India. In addition to the survey, data should be collated from various statutory bodies like the National Commission for Women and be made available at regular intervals, said the report. Besides the NCRB, the NFHS releases data on violence against …

SC Terms 2005 Law on Domestic Violence as 'Milestone'
4 years, 2 months ago

SC Terms 2005 Law on Domestic Violence as 'Milestone'

News 18  

Terming the 2005 law on protection of women from domestic violence as a milestone, the Supreme Court Thursday said such offences against them is rampant in this country and face violence in some form or the other on almost every day. The enactment of Act, 2005 is a milestone for protection of women in this country, the apex court said …

Data | Domestic violence complaints at a 10-year high during COVID-19 lockdown
4 years, 6 months ago

Data | Domestic violence complaints at a 10-year high during COVID-19 lockdown

The Hindu  

June 22, 2020 12:08 pm | Updated June 24, 2020 03:53 pm IST During the first four phases of the COVID-19-related lockdown, Indian women filed more domestic violence complaints than recorded in a similar period in the last 10 years. Click to view the chart image/svg+xml 500 750 1000 1250 1500 20102020 Domestic violence complaints 2015 Chart appears incomplete? Click …

Domestic Violence: A Shadow Pandemic
4 years, 6 months ago

Domestic Violence: A Shadow Pandemic

Live Law  

INTRODUCTION Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women has termed the gender-based violence running parallel to the COVID-19 crisis as a shadow pandemic. Domestic violence inflicted upon women within their households unfolds many repercussions in its victims such as long term mental trauma, serious physical injuries in a time when medical facilities are focused in battling the virus, increased unplanned …

NCW records sharp spike in domestic violence amid lockdown
4 years, 6 months ago

NCW records sharp spike in domestic violence amid lockdown

The Hindu  

June 15, 2020 08:35 pm | Updated 10:57 pm IST - NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women registered an increase of at least 2.5 times in domestic violence complaints since the nationwide lockdown, according to official data. Police wing helps victims of domestic violence, child abuse during lockdown The total complaints during the 68-day period were 1.5 times the …

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