The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act
GPTKB entity
Properties (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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| gptkbp:allows |
women to seek protection
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| gptkbp:amends |
The_Protection_of_Women_from_Domestic_Violence_(Amendment)_Act,_2012
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
women
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| gptkbp:defines |
domestic violence
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_India
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| gptkbp:enforces |
police
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| gptkbp:established |
domestic violence shelters
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| gptkbp:governedBy |
gptkb:Ministry_of_Women_and_Child_Development
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act
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| gptkbp:includes |
emotional abuse
physical abuse verbal abuse economic abuse |
| gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
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| gptkbp:isCitedIn |
legal cases
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| gptkbp:isCriticizedFor |
lack of enforcement mechanisms
cultural barriers lack of awareness implementation challenges judicial delays insufficient penalties |
| gptkbp:isDiscussedIn |
legal literature
parliamentary debates |
| gptkbp:isEvaluatedBy |
research studies
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| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
international human rights standards
|
| gptkbp:isLocatedIn |
family courts
|
| gptkbp:isMonitoredBy |
gptkb:National_Commission_for_Women
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| gptkbp:isPartOf |
social reform movements
Indian_law |
| gptkbp:isPromotedBy |
government initiatives
women's rights activists |
| gptkbp:isPromotedThrough |
awareness campaigns
|
| gptkbp:isRelatedTo |
family law
social justice gender equality women's empowerment domestic abuse prevention |
| gptkbp:isSupportedBy |
NGOs
community organizations legal professionals legal aid clinics |
| gptkbp:promotes |
awareness of women's rights
|
| gptkbp:provides |
legal aid
protection orders residence orders custody orders monetary relief |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to protect women from domestic violence
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Indian Penal Code
Criminal Procedure Code |
| gptkbp:requires |
complaint to be filed
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| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
2005
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