VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN - IN INDIA Introduction This research paper introduces the discussion of legal responses to violence against women. It provides the context for the more detailed examination of those legal issues to which the courts can respond. Its objective is to show the many ways in which violence is relevant to legal disputes‚ even where it is not the direct issue and even though it is often ignored. First‚ it discusses examples of different legal remedies that have been‚ or might
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Sexual Assault against Women I choose this topic because sexual assault is one of the most offensive crimes committed in our society. Not only is it a threat to the community‚ but it has a physically and psychologically effect on the victim in many ways. For the last couple of decades‚ sexual assault‚ rape‚ and child molestation has become the focal point of public concerns today. According to a 1993 National Crime Victimization Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice‚ about 500
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Protecting Women from Domestic Violence “Domestic violence is the most ubiquitous constant in women’s lives around the world. There is virtually no place where it is not a significant problem‚ and women of no race‚ class‚ or age are exempt from its reach” -Joni Seager Abstract: Domestic violence against women is a social problem that occurs in nearly every corner of the world. Recently‚ some states have begun to recognize that women must be protected from abuse by family members and intimates
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The Violance Against Women Act The purpose of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is to end with the violence against women in the U.S and to protect women from old notions‚ laws and social practices that have been to justify this violence. Some of the results and goals of the VAWA were: it changed the criminal justice system‚ victims of any type of violence got more access to services‚ new federal crimes related to violence were establish(Violance Against Women‚ 2013). In addition‚ VAWA helped
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Although‚ women may be victims of all kinds of crime‚ be it cheating‚ murder‚ robbery‚ etc.‚ yet the crimes in which only women are victims and which are directed specifically against them are characterised as "crime against women". Broadly‚ crimes against women are classified under two categories: (1) Crimes under the Indian Penal Code (IPC)‚ which include seven crimes: (i) rape‚ (ii) kidnapping and abduction‚ (iii) dowry deaths‚ (iv) torture physical and mental (including wife battering)‚ (v)
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Sexual Violence on Indigenous Women Violence against women is a worldwide experienced either with intimate partner violence or non-partner violence in their lifetime. The number of sexual violence are normally kept personally‚ approximately 30% of women who have been in a relationship report that they have experienced some form of physical or sexual violence. Another reminder‚ these violence can also be done through verbal communication and body languages. It is believed that women that less aware
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Domestic Violence against Children Domestic violence is a term that can be easily defined as violence within the house between the partners. To have a domestic violence case‚ it does not need to be physical it can be emotional. According to the domestic violence organization (2009)‚ domestic violence is defined as “Domestic violence and emotional abuse are behaviors used by one person in a relationship to control the other. Partners may be married or not married; heterosexual‚ gay‚ or lesbian; living
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Located in the developing country‚ the Dominican Republic; the United Nations International Research and Training institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW)‚ created by the United Nations in 1976 via recommendation of the First World Conference of Women. INSTRAW is an inter-governmental organization (IGO) whose mission is: “devoted to research‚ training and knowledge management in partnership with governments‚ the United Nations System‚ civil society and academia to achieve gender
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“Crimes against women and challenges in abolishing the crimes” ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- SUBMITTED BY: - Ritu Rajput DATE OF BIRTH:-28-09-1991 ADDRESS:-H.NO 1162 SECTOR-K AASHIANA COLONY LUCKNOW (U.P) TELEPHONE NO.:-07376756042 EMAIL: - riturajput.amity@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------- AMITY LAW UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW (UTTAR PRADESH) BA.LLB (2010-2015) 3rd YEAR‚ Semester VI
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towards crime against women Violence against women is a technical term used to collectively refer to violent acts that are primarily or exclusively committed against women. Similar to a hate crime‚ this type of violence targets a specific group with the victim’s gender as a primary motive. The United Nations General Assembly defines "violence against women" as "any act of gender-based violence that results in‚ or is likely to result in‚ physical‚ sexual or mental harm or suffering to women‚ including
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