Name: Abha Khetarpal
Country: India

Year: 2020
Volume: Volume-5, Issue-1 (January-June)
Page Number: 1-3

In Indian households, often organized around extended families, violence can erupt in many forms. It occurs between siblings, sexual partners, in-laws, children and parents, young and old. Gender-based violence not only violates human rights, but also hampers productivity, reduces human capital and undermines economic growth. Countries have made some progress in addressing violence against women and girls. In 102 countries there are no specific legal provisions against domestic violence, and marital rape is not a prosecutable offence in at least 53 nations. While violence against women within a marriage has been a crime, the narrow scope of existing laws and lack of legal measures for victims led women’s groups to campaign for a new and broader civil statute. In 2005, they successfully pushed through the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act. Violence against women and girls have far-reaching consequences, harming families and communities. The society should follow Gandhian Principles and should be free of class consciousness, gender bias, communal prejudices and exploitation of all kinds. It should represent a true humanity which promotes social harmony in thought and deed by offering equal opportunities to its members, irrespective of the gender, caste and creed. In keeping with our traditions and cultural heritage, women expect from society a genuine community feeling of mutual respect, trust and understanding. Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread violations of human rights. It can include physical, sexual, psychological and economic abuse, and it cuts across boundaries of age, race, culture, wealth and geography. It takes place in the home, on the streets, in schools, the workplace, in farm fields, refugee camps, during conflicts and crises. It has many manifestations--from the most universally prevalent forms of domestic and sexual violence, to harmful practices, abuse during pregnancy, so-called honour killings and other types of femicide
Keywords—Violence,stress, coping, human rights, femicide