“Domestic violence against women in Southeast Asia:- A special reference to

Tripura”

By: Joyshree GhoshThird Semester

LL.MLaw Department

Tripura University

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Domestic Violence is an act committed to keep under control women with the intention of hurting or humiliating;World Health Organization (WHO) has defined domestic violence as "the range of sexually, psychologically and physically coercive acts used against adult and adolescent women by current or former male intimate partners” ;Lack of knowledge of existing laws, lack of proper laws implementation and absence of proper safeguards can be considered as the main causes;Women in Southeast Asia are subjected to domestic violence due to the social, cultural and economic structure.

INTRODUCTION

OBJECTIVES

To examine the trends of domestic violence against women in

Southeast Asia, especially in Tripura

To study the causes and impact of this violence

To provide suggestions for prevention of domestic violence

against Women

This present work is primarily based on secondary method of research and the sources are collected from various journals, books, internet etc. Hence, the analysis hereinafter made in this presentation is based on the collected information. However, some personal observation and recommendations are included in this regard.

METHODOLOGY

IMPACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

IMPACT

PHYSICAL

PSYCHOLOGIAL

SOCIAL

ECONOMICAL

CULTURAL

There is 37.7% prevalence of DV in Southeast Asia based on aggregated data from Bangladesh, East Timor, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand

68% of women in India suffers from domestic violence

According to a survey in 2006 by the Ministry of Child Development and Women’s empowerment more than 60% of women in Sri Lanka are the victims of DV

70% of women of Bhutan said they are the victim of DV

Thomas Reuters Foundation survey shows around 90% of the women of Pakistan face domestic violence

STATISTICS OF DV IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES

CONT.

35% of all women will experience either intimate partner or non-partner violence

Study found that globally 38% of all women who were murdered by their intimate partners

42% of women had experienced injuries as a result of such violence

40% of Southeast Asian women of age 15 and above experience domestic violence

Statistics source: World Health Organization

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITH A SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TRIPURA

As according to the report of Tripura Commission for women(TCW) :-

• Over 135 complaints of domestic violence till December 2015;• 42 cases alone were of divorce in that number;• 69 cases of dowry harassment with 11 dowry death recorded during that period.

Recently in Alternative Dispute Redressal Centre it was said by former Justice Dipak Kumar Gupta that

• Tripura is in the top with the highest no. of DV in India.

LAWS IN INDIA TO SAFEGUARD WOMEN FROM DV

PROTECTION OF WOMEN FROM

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT,

2005

SECTION 498 A SECTION 125

RELEVANT CASE STUDIES

Shalu Ojha v. Prasant Ojha

Krishna Bhatacharjee V. Sarathi Choudhury and Anr

Saraswathy v. Babu

CONCLUSION

The failure to punish can result from poor laws, poor administration, expensive legal systems, inaccessible legal systems, corruption as well as women's fear of reporting

They often end up experiencing poverty, isolation and psychological disability

In most of the cases they face pressure from the parents and society

RECOMMENDATIONS

•Break silence to stop violence

•Preventive and curative measures

•Activists, help lines, counseling should be encouraged

•School curriculum which includes gender norms should be revised and include human rights and equality

•Awareness programs, educating men and women

•Social media should be used with digital sensitive message

DV

REFFERENCES

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