Domestic violence is the reality of many families in the world. Since I am from a safe and secure environment, I am shocked by the facts of domestic violence. I used to think that this was mainly a problem between developing regions and uneducated people, but once I became sensitive to ground reality, it would be corrected immediately. According to global estimates issued by the World Health Organization, one-third of women worldwide have experienced physical and/or sexual violence throughout their lives. Domestic violence is not something that happens purely, if I can add a strict patriarchal structure, and it is also a so-called progressive culture. Although the level and type of intervention may vary, in the United States and India, this is a problem. Domestic violence is a sad thing because it reveals that women lack respect and honour not only in society as a whole but in their own homes!
According to the National Crime Recording Bureau, a crime against women occurs every three minutes; every woman is raped every 29 minutes; dowry death occurs every 77 minutes, and the husband or husband's relatives are abused every 9 minutes. Although Indian women are legally protected from domestic abuse under the 2005 Law on Protection of Women from Domestic Violence, this is still the case. The Act provides a comprehensive definition of domestic violence, including all forms of physical, emotional, verbal and sexual behavior. Economic violence, including the actual behavior of such violence and the threat of violence. Despite this system, domestic violence continues to be demonic in the family.
In the case of domestic violence, the victim is usually a woman who is considered to succumb to a male opponent. According to the National Family Health Survey-4 [2016] associated with the Federal Ministry of Health, every three women have experienced various forms of domestic violence since the age of 15. According to the survey, 27% of women have experienced physical violence since the age of 15 years. These are very disturbing numbers. This situation is more important in rural areas than in urban areas. What is worrying here is that there have even been demeaning and barbaric things in our country. According to a Thomson Reuters report, India's listing, as the "fourth most dangerous country" for women in the world, did not help our cause. No country has its flaws, but for a country that worships the goddess... it is not very good for us.
When we think of domestic violence, we soon think that the husband is the main perpetrator. Although this is correct to some extent, it is not the only criminal. According to the survey, 31% of married women have suffered physical, sexual or emotional violence from their spouses. Although married women are legally more susceptible to husbands than other family members, unmarried women also report that their physical violence is mainly from mothers or stepmothers [56%], fathers or stepfathers [33%]. , sister or brother [27%] and teacher [15%].
It seems that this is not enough to make the mood worse. The investigators found a chilling fact: Indian women support domestic violence! Yes, you are not mistaken. The data show that women between the ages of 40 and 49 are most supportive of domestic violence, with 54.8% agreeing. In young women, the percentage of abuse is surprisingly only slightly reduced. 47.7% of girls aged 45-17 agreed to domestic violence. 54.4% of rural women agree with domestic abuse, while 46.8% of urban women support domestic abuse.
Take a moment. Look at the numbers again and think about what they are going to say. Indian families are definitely not a healthy place. Nearly 50% of families suffer from family abuse by husbands, parents, in-laws, siblings, children or other relatives. For me, this is a grim situation for women in our country. For most of my life, domestic violence was seen in newspapers or on television. But after listening to a colleague who shared her family abuse experience, I can no longer ignore its ugliness.
This makes me think: How do we prevent domestic abuse? Education plays a pivotal role in alleviating this depression. The main distinguishing factor in accepting domestic violence is education, far exceeding income and even age. The report pointed out that domestic violence, including physical and sexual violence, seriously affected school education and education. Among educated people, the number of physical and even sexual violence cases is significantly less than that of uneducated people. But this alone is not enough.
A legal framework has been established to address domestic violence, but due to the culture of conservatism and shame, these problems often do not appear in courts or even in police. However, women need to be aware of the power of law behind them. Many NGOs are working around the clock to ensure that women's rights are met and their dissatisfaction will be met. Domestic abuse is a stain on any social character and must be worked together to erase it all. The road ahead is tough and the battle has begun. But are the soldiers ready for the war? The side effects of domestic abuse and external intervention are numerous and threaten the overall structure of the family and society, but justice must be done. How and what is important and urgent, but if everyone can take bold steps to properly prevent and/or resolve abuse, they will play a significant role in restoring social integrity.
Orignal From: Domestic violence: scars in Indian society
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