Most studies indicate that between 1,500 to 1,700 women are killed by men each year. “Violence against women is a key element in this new global war, not only because of the horror it evokes or the messages it sends but because of what women represent in their capacity to keep their communities together and, equally important, to defend noncommercial conceptions of security and wealth.”

1. Abuse is never the victims fault

2. Love Shouldn’t Hurt
Love has no gender - compassion has no religion - character has no race. 2

3. • Domestic violence is abuse by one person against another in
a domestic setting, such as in marriage or cohabitation.
• It may be termed intimate partner violence when committed by
a spouse or partner in an intimate relationship against the
other spouse or partner, and can take place
in heterosexual or same-sex relationships, or between former
spouses or partners.
• Domestic violence can also involve violence against children,
parents, or the elderly. It takes a number of forms including
physical, verbal, emotional, economic, religious, reproductive
and sexual abuse, which can range from subtle, coercive
forms to marital rape and to violent physical abuse such as
choking, beating, female genital mutilation, and acid
throwing that results in disfigurement or death.
• Domestic murders include stoning, bride burning, honor
killings, and dowry deaths.
Support: #StopDomesticViolence 3

4. In that it provides a broader definition of domestic violence.
Domestic violence is defined by Section 3 of the Ac as "any act,
omission or commission or conduct of the respondent shall
constitute domestic violence in case it:
• Harms or injures or endangers the health, safety, life, limb or
well-being, whether mental or physical, of the aggrieved person
or tends to do so and includes causing physical abuse, sexual
abuse, verbal and emotional abuse and economic abuse; or
• Harasses, harms, injures or endangers the aggrieved person to
coerce her or any other person related to her to meet any
unlawful demand for any dowry or other property or valuable
security; or
• Has the effect of threatening the aggrieved person or any person
related to her by any conduct mentioned in clause (a) or clause
(b); or
• otherwise injures or causes harm, whether physical or mental, to
the aggrieved person."
Source: Protection of Women’s ‘Domestic Violence Act’ 2005 4
The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005
different from the provision of the Penal Code- Section
498A of the Indian Penal Code

5. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS NOT A FAMILY PRIVATE
MATTER.
To many people continue to believe that domestic violence
is a private matter between a couple, rather than a criminal
offense that merits a strong and swift response.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS NOT CAUSED BY ANGER, ALCOHOL OR
DRUGS.
If the abuser is truly unable to control his anger, why doesn’t he lash out
at every person who makes him mad? Why is his family the only target of
his violence? The abuser knows that society will accept the excuse that
alcohol or drugs lower his inhibitions and “allow” him to be violent. Though
substance abuse may exacerbate or trigger the abuse, it is still a choice
that the man makes
Based on Different case studies 5
Breaking the Myth

6. Breaking the Myth
IT IS NOT CAUSED BY THE VICTIM’S BEHAVIOR
There is no provocation that justifies an abuser’s action.
Using violence is a choice.
THE ABUSER IS NOT ALWAYS THE MALE PARTNER
• In many cultures, there is a definite hierarchy within the extended family.
The oldest members may have the most authority and expect the newest
members to serve them.
• The abuser may be a mother-in-law who expects the daughter-in-law to
be a servant. The batterer may be a father-in-law who expected the
daughter-in-law to bring a higher dowry.
• In many cultures, the way a person behaves is a reflection of the entire
family’s reputation. Female family members may be punished if their
behavior is seen to break the rules and “dishonor” the family.
• The batterer could also be a sibling, a child, or anyone else in the family.
6Based on Different case studies

7. • He’s learned that it gets him the results he wants.
• It makes him feel like a “man” when he can dominate and control another person.
• He’s found that no one will hold him responsible for his violence.
7Based on Different case studies

8. Barriers faced by Immigrant and Refugee Battered Women
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Economic Barriers
• Economic dependence on husband
• May not have work authorization, thus
employer may not risk hiring her
• Low paying job with no benefits or job
security
• She may not be eligible for public
assistance
• Relatives in her home country may need
financial assistance
• Fear that reporting the abuse may lead
to his being deported, leaving her
without support
Cultural Barriers
• Community may ostracize her if she
leaves partner
• Her culture may find it acceptable for a
husband to beat his wife and for her to
endure it
• Lack of Safety Measures in Home
Country to protect victims for batterers
or batterer’s family
• Protection of spouse’s standing in
community
• Cultural norms concerning a woman’s
place, her role and family expectations
• In same-sex relationships, fear that they
may be “outed.”
• Responsibility to siblings. Her divorce
may scare off her siblings’ potential
suitors
Legal Barriers
• May have distrust of the legal system
that originated from her own experience
in her country of origin
• Difficulty understanding the U.S. legal
system
• Belief that the judiciary does not function
independently from the government
• Expectations that people with money,
U.S. citizenship or ties with the
government will prevail in courts
• Belief that undocumented immigrants
will be denied access to legal services
or will not be treated fairly
Other Reasons
• Limited access to shelter, police and
court services because of lack of
bilingual professionals who can provide
services
• May not feel welcome or comfortable
seeking or using services
• She has seen so much violence in her
life, she thinks it’s normal
• Denial that the man she married is
capable of hurting her or her children
Based on Different case studies

9. Reported Incidents
1%
Force Marriage
36%
Physical Assault
24%
Emotional Abuse
8%
Rape
2%
Sexual Assault
29%
Denial of resources,
Source: Gender-Based Violence Information Management System (GBVIMS) Annual Report 2016 9

10. Convection rates (%)
India
Rape
Assault with
Intent to rape
Cruelty by
husband
Chhattisgarh 23 35 29
Gujarat 15 2 24
Madhya Pradesh 20 39 56
Assam 19 9 10
Haryana 25 23 9
Maharashtra 16 9 2
Odisha 21 11 11
Tamilnaidu 20 31 64
Bihar 20 13 18
Uttar Pradesh 50 64 54
West Bengal 11 12 12
Source: National Crime Record Bureau, India 2012 10

11. Worrying Trend
Crime
2017 2018
2019
(up to April 2019
Murder 6 14 3
Dowry death 2 2 1
Suicide 6 14 4
Attempt to murder 2 5 -
Rape 44 66 25
Kidnapping 77 83 38
Dowry Cases 14 29 35
Source: https://www/tribuneindia.com/news-detail-778254 11

12. STOP CRIME AGAINST WOMEN
Break The Silence on Gender Violence 12Support: #StopDomesticViolence

13. In European Union
more common than you think
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Source: EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, Violence against women: an EU-wide-survey-Results at a glance, 2014
Eurostat, Trafficking in human brings, 2015
Gender-based violence Global Scenario
Crime against women’s in any form

14. Raise Your voice against gender based violence
Dare To Speak Out 14

15. Dr. Ritesh Chaudhary
Phone:
+91-9936825689
Email:
ritesh.chaudhary22@gmail.com
Associate Professor
School of Media
Himgiri Zee University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

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