domestic violence presentation by maitri
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Domestic Violence is an offense which should not be accepted. It is an affront to human dignity,degrades a human being, and should not be tolerated. Thus, doing everything possible to preventincidents of domestic violence and dealingeffectively with both victims and offenders when incidents do occur, is not onlythe right thing to do, it is a necessity. Taking care of all members of the family is an institutional value crucial to thesuccess and health of any nation. Providing a safe and wholesome environment for families is a key quality of life which should be the objective of any man.TRANSCRIPT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN INDIA Winnie Singh
You can tell the condi<on of a na<on by looking at the status of its women. -‐ Jawaharlal Nehru
What do you understand by DOMESTIC VIOLENCE?
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Domes<c violence is controlling behaviour and includes all kinds of physical, sexual, economic, psychological and emo<onal abuse within all kinds of in<mate rela<onships.
The perpetrators of domes<c violence or abuse are usually men and the vic<ms or survivors are usually women and children that they know.
CRIME AGAINST WOMEN
One crime against women every three minutes One rape every 29 minutes One dowry death case every 77 minutes One case of cruelty by husband and rela<ves every nine minutes Once suicide every 4 hours
Source: Na,onal Crime Records Bureau
Forms of Domes<c Violence
1. Physical Abuse
2. Sexual Abuse
3. Verbal Abuse
4. Psychological / Emo<onal Abuse
5. Economic Abuse
Myth 1 Men who abuse their partners are uneducated, socially inept and outwardly aggressive Myth 2 Women oYen provoke men into baZering them and deserve to be beaten Myth 3 Alcohol and drug abuse cause abusive behavior Myth 4 BaZerers cannot control their anger Myth 5 Women who stay in abusive rela<onships are crazy; they must enjoy being abused, otherwise they would leave
Myths and Facts
“Does your Partner…” • Threaten to take your children? • Restrict you from talking with your family or friends? • Become jealous of your <me, your career, or other people in your life? • Insist on going everywhere with you or restrict your travel? • Make you explain/jus<fy when you spend money on yourself or children? • BeliZle you in front of others? • Get abusive or violent when alcohol is involved? • Lose his/her temper and throw things, break objects or abuse animals? • Down-‐play any act of aggression as being a minor incident?
Protec<on of Women from Domes<c
Violence Act 2005
Through this Act, affected women are en<tled to the following reliefs/orders:
protec<on residence monetary relief compensa<on custody legal service
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF? HOW DO WE PREVENT IT?
• Raise your voice. • Talk to trusted family or friends. • Ask for support and solidarity.
TALK!
For more informa<on, please contact: Maitri India J -‐92 Anant Ram Diary RK Puram Sector 13 New Delhi 110066, India www.maitriindia.org email: [email protected] 24 hour Helpline: +91.9810132908