Session
National Report
Para 111) The issue of domestic violence has been addressed through the effective implementation of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The National Commission for Women has a special NRI Cell to deal with complaints arising out of cross-country marriages involving deprivation of women’s rights.
State under Review
Issues
National Report
Stakeholder Summary
Para 123) JS19 stated that a significant proportion of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes women consistently faced verbal abuse, physical assault, sexual harassment and assault, domestic violence and rape, sexual exploitation, forced prostitution, kidnapping and abduction, forced incarceration and medical negligence.
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UN Compilation
UN Compilation
Para 69) The United Nations country team stated that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic had disrupted essential non-COVID health services, putting vulnerable populations at higher risk of … family violence