Gender Violence

Domestic violence is not only prevailing in India but also a problem in the countries of the world. In Netherlands, it has become a common feature. In Australia, it is mot prolific. Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, exists but it has put no effect on Indian society resultantly we learn daily news of burning of brides, suicides by brides and wives, so on and so forth. One research paper by Ashish Kumar Shukla, entitled, ‘Analytical Study of Domestic Violence Act, 2005, very comprehensively details the law, its scope, Domestic Violence Act, and International scenario with its main features. The paper has carried out a survey consisting of college girls and housewives including housewives and working women whether they know or aware of the Domestic Violence Act and their awareness level was also ascertained. it is very interesting that it is almost negligible. Child abuse is an international social menace which is increasing day by day. Child abuse is a serious form of family violence. It is an accepted fact that parents or caretaker do abuse children, and, as a result of effects of concerned citizens and professionals, every state has adopted mandatory reporting laws. There has been great concern for the welfare of the children as international level culminating in Declaration of the Rights of Child adopted by the General Assembly of United Nations. Child shall be protected from all forms of neglect, cruelty and exploitation. The Government of India in pursuance of the constitutional provisions of clause (e) and (f) of the article 39, evolved a National Policy for the welfare of the Children. One such article, ‘Child Abuse: Violation of Human Rights’ is a very detailed informative article on the child abuse which defines the concept and types of child abuse with comprehensive details. Child abuse is classified into three major types-Physical, Sexual and Emotional. These three forms of child abuse are also explained elaborately. Child sexual abuse has been defined as ‘the involvement of dependent and immature children in sexual activities they do not fully comprehend’. Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 defined child sexual abuse as ‘interaction between a child and an adult in which the child is being used for the sexual stimulation of the perpetrator or another person’ Child Abuse has been explained through theoretical explanations and, presents incidents of child abuse. India framed several National policies and programs and identified the children as ‘Supreme National Power’. These programs and policies remained simply on paper and are hot effectively implemented.