Domestic violence Current Affairs, GK & News
HC: Foreigners can invoke Domestic Violence Act before Indian courts
An estranged wife, a US citizen, filed a domestic violence case in the Madras High court. She filed the complaint to a Mahila Court under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005. To counter her case, the husband filed a petition to dismiss her case. To this, the Madras High Court Judge pronounced that foreigners can invoke ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Article 21 • Domestic violence • foreigner • High Court • NRI • Protection of women from domestic violence act • Right to Life
Right of residence under Domestic Violence Act
Domestic violence is violence that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage. The victims of domestic violence are overwhelmingly women. Examples include dowry harassment, sexual abuse. Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 It protects the right of all women in a domestic relationship to live free from any form of ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Domestic violence • Dowry • women
World in 2030: Public Survey Report
The World in 2030: Public Survey Report was recently published by UNESCO. The report was published by the organisation based on the survey held between May 2020 and September 2020. The survey collected responses from more than 15,000 people from all over the world. Key Findings of the Report According to the report, Climate Change, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Affordable housing • Biodiversity • Climate change • Conflict • Domestic violence • UNESCO
Women’s History Month-2021
The first day of March, 2021 marked the beginning of Women’s History Month. This year the month is more significant because all the centennial celebrations that mark the women’s suffrage were curtailed or cancelled in the year 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the month is being observed under the theme: “Valiant Women of ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Domestic violence • Gender Disparity • Gender pay gap • International Women's Day • Women Empowerment • Women’s History Month-2021
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: November 25
Every year, the International Day for Elimination of violence against women is marked by the United Nations on November 25. The day is celebrated to create awareness that women around the world are subjected to domestic violence, rape and other forms of violence. This year the day is celebrated under the theme Theme: “Fund, Respond, ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Domestic violence • International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women • National Crime Records Bureau • Violence against women • World Health Organisation (WHO)
Violence against Women: WHO Findings
A comprehensive study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on violence against women makes the following observations: About 1 in 3 (35%) women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. Around 38% of murders of women are committed by a male intimate partner. In countries ..
Topics: Domestic violence • Respect • Sexual Violence • Violence against women • WHO • World Health Organisation