Domestic violence

HC: Foreigners can invoke Domestic Violence Act before Indian courts

February 2, 2023

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 ..

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Right of residence under Domestic Violence Act

March 4, 2022

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 ..

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World in 2030: Public Survey Report

April 4, 2021

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 ..

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Women’s History Month-2021

March 2, 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 ..

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: November 25

November 25, 2020

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 ..

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Violence against Women: WHO Findings

May 28, 2019

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. ..

Justice Rajesh Bindal Committee Recommendations

May 21, 2018

There is immense pressure on India from the U.S. to accede to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, which is a multi-national treaty that seeks to protect children wrongfully removed by one of the parents ..

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

April 13, 2018

The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is an intergovernmental agreement that deals with issues related to parental kidnapping or child abduction for children under the age of 16 years across international borders. The Convention seeks ..