Question

What do you understand by "domestic violence'? List the
two rights that the new law helped achieve for women who
are survivors of violence.
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Answer 1

Domestic violence is a behavior used by one person in a relationship to control the other. The partners may be married, they may not be married. The violence could be against children or spouse.

The laws for the survivors of violence, especially for women are:

1.) The Indian Penal Code Amendment in 1983.

2.) The 2005 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act.

Answer 2

Answer:

Domestic violence refers to the injury, harm or

threat of injury or harm caused by an adult male, usually

the husband, against his wise. Injury may be caused by

physically beating up the woman or by emotionally

abusing her. Abuse of the woman includes verbal, sexual

and economic abuse.

The two rights that the new law of Protection of Women

from Domestic Violence Act 2005 helped achieve for

women survivors of violence are:

• Right of women to live in a shared household

with protection against violence.

• Right of women who have survived domestic

violence to receive monetary relief in order to

meet their expense including medical costs.