Acid Attack: A Devastating Violence Against Women

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-141
Author(s):  
Banashree Ghosal ◽  
Chandrani Chattopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
The Body ◽  
Legal Services ◽  
Acid Attack ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
Forms Of Violence

This article will explore the problem of acid attack as a gender-related crime. We analyse the socio-legal status of this crime as a form of violence in comparison of other forms of violence in the Indian context with the help of secondary data. The patriarchal notion of women is that the body is her only respect, and its violation is ultimate punishment. The number of acid attacks is increasing every passing year. The latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2016 recorded 283 incidents under the section of acid attack (‘Living in the shadows’- A project for acid attack victims by Haryana State legal Services Authority). It revealed that the most of the reported acid attack cases are due to refusal of marriage or rejection of romance. We discuss the consequences of acid attack and the legal framework available to address this problem.

scholarly journals The Menace of Domestic Violence: Improving the Lives of Women in Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-198
Author(s):  
Olaitan O Adeyemo ◽  
Ifeoluwayimika Bamidele
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Family Courts ◽  
Male Sex ◽  
Forms Of Violence ◽  
Abuse Of Women

The scourge of domestic violence as well as other forms of violence against women has eaten deep into the fabric of our society creating a lopsided gender balance with the female gender being the greatest victim. Violence has taken different forms ranging from sexual to physical and psychological as well as other forms. This degrades the humanity of the woman in our society. Abusive partners and perpetrators base their actions on superior nature of the male sex, religion, law, custom, economic situation, family pressure, and their behavioural pattern. It is believed that lack of a legal framework universally enforced as well as lack of trained law enforcement officers promotes the violence of women in Nigeria. A proactive legal framework, establishment of confidential and well equipped family courts, training of law enforcement officers, shelters and counselling centres can reduce the abuse of women in Nigeria and across the globe. The physical, sociological and psychological effect of violence against women is unquantifiable. To achieve a fair and balanced society, women must be valued, respected and supported and not battered either by stick or word of mouth.

scholarly journals Cyber Violence against Women and Girls in Nepal

2021 ◽  
pp. 85-99
Author(s):  
Poonam Kaphle
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
District Court ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
Forms Of Violence

Violence against women and girls in the virtual space is the emerging concern in the global context. With the growth in use of technologies and the internet, cyberspace has been an equally vulnerable area for violence targeted against women and girls as that of public space. With the rise in numbers of existing forms of violence, conceptual clarification on the dynamics of cyber based violence is a major need of time. Moreover, it has been an issue of immediate concern to assess the current situation of Nepal for the identification of policy and legal remedies. The present study attempts to identify the pattern and forms of cyber based violence against women and girls in Nepal through the study of registered cases in Cyber Crime Unit of Nepal Police and also, reflect on the nature of cases adjudicated by the Kathmandu District Court. In the absence of a clear legal framework and technical knowhow of cyber based crimes, law enforcement authorities have been constantly facing challenges to critically intervene the process and secure safe spaces for women and girls in use of technology. The study concludes that a coherent approach from all concerned stakeholders is required in defining a clear legal and policy framework to ensure use of information and technology as a tool of gender empowerment, thus addressing the crimes committed through cyberspace.

scholarly journals KEADILAN DAN KESETARAAN GENDER UNTUK PARA PEREMPUAN KORBAN KEKERASAN DALAM RUMAH TANGGA (KDRT)

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dudi Badruzaman
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
National Commission ◽  
Scientific Concepts ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Marginalized Groups ◽  
Forms Of Violence

Abstract  Forms of violence against women still occur in many places where women are always associated as marginalized groups that are discriminated against, oppressed, and subordinated to male domination. This study aims to 1). Why domestic violence still often occurs in many places in Indonesia even though legislation has been made to protect women's rights. 2). With the analysis of these questions, what should be done in order to reduce violence and provide justice for women in Indonesia. The method used by data collection techniques with literature study methods. And then collected from the reports of relevant agencies such as the National Commission on Violence Against Women, and scientific books that conduct similar studies, these secondary data are then interpreted qualitatively and supported by several scientific concepts and theories that have been put forward previously as a knife of analysis. This paper is expected to be able to raise awareness of the issue of violence against women in academic studies and provide an analysis and analysis of this issue.Keywords: Justice; gender equality; women.  Abstrak Bentuk kekerasan terhadap perempuan masih terjadi di banyak tempat para perempuan selalu diasosiasikan sebagai kelompok marjinal yang mendapat perlakuan diskriminatif, mengalami opresi, dan subordinasi atas dominasi laki-laki.  Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk 1). Mengapa KDRT masih kerap terjadi di banyak tempat di Indonesia meski produk perundang-undangan telah dibuat untuk melindungi hak perempuan. 2). Dengan hasil analisis atas pertanyaan tersebut, maka apa yang harus dilakukan dalam rangka mengurangi kekerasan dan memberi keadilan bagi perempuan di Indonesia. Metode yang digunakan dengan teknik pengumpulan data dengan metode studi literatur. Dan kemudian dikumpulkan dari laporan instansi terkait seperti laporan Komnas Perempuan, dan buku-buku ilmiah yang melakukan kajian serupa, data-data sekunder ini kemudian diinterpretasikan secara kualitatif dan didukung dengan beberapa konsep serta teori ilmiah yang telah dikemukakan sebelumnya sebagai pisau analisis. Tulisan ini diharapkan dapat menumbuhkan awareness atas isu kekerasan terhadap perempuan dalam studi akademis dan memberi penajaman analisis serta cara pandang atas isu ini.  Kata Kunci: Keadilan; kesetaraan gender; perempuan.

scholarly journals Acid Violence in Pakistan: A Study on Women Victims of Acid Attacks in Karachi

2020 ◽  
Vol V (III) ◽  
pp. 326-332
Author(s):  
S. Ismail ◽  
Subhash Guriro ◽  
Muhammad Kamil Lakho
Keyword(s):  
Women Victims ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Gender Violence ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Acid Attack ◽  
Sindh Province

Acid violence is a horrible act of gender violence in orthodox societies. A study was conducted to know the reasons for the acid violence against women in Pakistani society. For this purpose, female acid attack survivors were recruited from Karachi city of Sindh province in Pakistan. We found personal conflicts and rejection of marriage proposals as major reasons for acid attacks on women. The majority of the victims are being humiliated due to disfiguring of body parts and forced to live in isolation. This study recommends strong legal framework preparation by government authorities to curb such incidents and rehabilitate acid victims.

Cyber crimes in the banking sector: Case study of Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (05) ◽  
Author(s):  
LE Thanh Tam ◽  
Nguyen Minh Chau ◽  
Pham Ngoc Mai ◽  
Ngo Ha Phuong ◽  
Vu Khanh Huyen Tran
Keyword(s):  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Technological Revolution ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Cyber Crimes

The technological revolution 4.0 brings great opportunities, but also cybercrimes to economic sectors, especially to banks. Using secondary data and survey results of 305 bank clients, the main findings of this paper are: (i) there are several types of cybercrimes in the banking sector; (ii) Vietnam is one of the top countries worldwide having hackers and being attacked by hackers, especially the banking sector. Three most common attacks are skimming, hacking and phishing. Number of cybercrime attacks in Vietnam are increasing rapidly over years; (iii) Vietnamese customers are very vulnerable to cybercrime in banking, as more than 58% seem to hear about cybercrimes, and how banks provide services to let them know about their transactions. However, more than 50% do not have any deep knowledge or any measures for preventing cybercrime; (iii) Customers believe in banks, but do not think that banks can deal with cybercrime issues well. They still feel traditional transactions are more secure than e-transactions; (iv) the reasons for high cybercrimes come from commercial banks (low management and human capacity), supporting environment (inadequate), legal framework (not yet strong and strict enough on cybercrimes), and clients (low level of financial literacy). Therefore, several solutions should be carried out, from all stakeholders, for improving the cybersecurity in Vietnamese banks. 

Violence before pregnancy and the risk of violence during pregnancy

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vislava Globevnik Velikonja ◽  
Miha Lučovnik ◽  
Tanja Premru Sršen ◽  
Vesna Leskošek ◽  
Megie Krajnc ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Anonymous Questionnaire ◽  
Violence During Pregnancy ◽  
Forms Of Violence ◽  
In Pregnancy ◽  
Consequences Of Violence

AbstractObjective:To investigate the relationships among different forms of violence before and during pregnancy.Material and methods:An anonymous questionnaire (adapted NorAQ) was given to 1269 women after childbirth.Results:The response rate was 80% (n=1018). Different forms of violence were experienced by 46.9% of the women; 9.2% reported violence in pregnancy. Suffering from the consequences of violence was reported by 43.8% of the women; sexual (76.6%) and psychological (54.1%) ranked the highest. Past experience of any form of violence increased the risk of violence in pregnancy, violences experienced in adulthood even more than that in childhood [odds ratio (OR) 4.2, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.7–6.5 vs. OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.2–2.9]. The onset of violence during pregnancy is rare. Violence was most frequently exerted by the intimate partner.Conclusion:Healthcare systems have access to most women of reproductive age, thus they have the unique opportunity to identify and adequately manage violence against women and its consequences.

The World as God's ‘body’: In Pursuit of Dialogue with Rāmānuja

1984 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Lipner
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Central Theme ◽  
Christian Religion ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
Religious Dialogue ◽  
The World ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Christian Thought ◽  
Religious Understanding

In this essay I propose to offer some observations in due course on how Christian thought and practice in general (though some reference will be made to the Indian context) might profit from a central theme in the theology of Rāmānuja, a Tamil Vaisnava Brahmin whose traditional date straddles the eleventh and twelfth centuries of the Christian era. The central theme I have in mind is expressed in Rāmānuja's view that the ‘world’ is the ‘body’ of Brahman or God. We shall go on to explain what this means, but let me state first that my overall aim is to further inter-religious understanding, especially between Christian and Hindu points of view. In professing a concern for inter-religious dialogue I know that I reflect a longstanding interest of Professor H. D. Lewis. I shall seek to show that the Christian religion can profit both from the content and the method of Rāmānuja's body-of-God theology. To this end this essay is divided into two sections. Section I is the longer: it contains an analysis of what Rāmānuja did (and did not) mean by his body-of-God theme – doubtless unfamiliar ground for most of the readers of this essay – and serves as a propaedeutic for what follows in section 2. In section 2 I shall attempt to ‘extrapolate’ Rāmānuja's thinking into a Christian context, with dialogue in mind. Section 2 cannot be appreciated for the promise I hope it holds out without the (sometimes involved) detail of the first section.

Psychosoziale Prozessbegleitung im Strafverfahren

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Ilsner
Keyword(s):  
Legal Status ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Civil Procedure ◽  
Legal Institution ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Legal Innovation ◽  
The Law

The legal status of victims of violent criminality has been in the spotlight during recent decades. The institutionalization of psychosocial assistance in criminal proceedings represents the temporary peak of this development. In this study, the author focuses on the legal innovation, analyzes it fundamentally (especially regarding the recently formulated § 406g StPO), and submits specific reform proposals correspondingly. This research includes four systematically structured chapters, which impart the essential features of the legal institution, elucidate the legal framework, and finally appoint considerations regarding its transfer into the law of civil procedure.

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd: Can It Be An Indian Pharma’s Bellwether Again?

2021 ◽  
pp. 097340822110313
Author(s):  
Rohit Kumar ◽  
Balaji Abraham
Keyword(s):  
Drug Administration ◽  
Food And Drug Administration ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
New Product ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Growth Strategies ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
Regulatory Standards ◽  
Secondary Data Sources

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (DRL) was one of India’s success stories in the pharma space, wherein a founder’s dream turned into a reality. It had a remarkable growth over three decades, with impeccable quality and regulatory standards, as it went on to become the number-two pharma company in India by sales. However, in the last 3 years, DRL was navigating one of the most challenging times it had ever faced for various reasons. Sales were stagnated, profits had plunged, costs had spiralled and manufacturing sites grappled with US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issues—and more importantly, its growth strategies were not delivering results. This resulted in value erosion, reduced number of new product approvals, customers doubting the capabilities, competitors doing much better, etc. Also, it questioned whether DRL continued to be the bellwether or not for the Indian pharma fraternity as competitors raced ahead. This case highlights the global and Indian context of the pharma industry, along with details of three main competitors based on secondary data sources, and analyses the ongoing issues in DRL. Finally, it concludes by highlighting the six decision buckets and the way forward to make DRL a bellwether again in the Indian pharma industry.

International legal framework for the criminal legal protection of the embryo

2021 ◽  
pp. 296-308
Author(s):  
Nikolai A. Ognerubov
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
International Aspects

In connection with the active development and use of assisted reproductive technologies, protection of the human embryo and its legal status issue is currently being actualized. We make an attempt to reveal and explain some of the international aspects of the criminal law protection of the life and rights of the embryo. We consider the concept of “embryo” not only from the point of view of various scientific approaches (medicine, biology, embryology, jurisprudence), but also from the legislative side. We present and analyze the first mention of the embryo in Roman private law in connection with modern domestic law. We carry out an analysis of international legal acts that provide protection of embryos both “in vitro” and “in vivo”, followed by consideration of specific criminal law norms of foreign countries, namely Brazil and Colombia. We pay attention to some of the most famous cases from the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights in order to understand the applied international legal acts “de facto”. The study also takes into account modern domestic legislation and considers point “g” of part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

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