Publications

  • Handbook on Law of Domestic Violence for Judicial officers and Manual for Protection Officers

    Handbook on Law of Domestic Violence for Judicial officers and Manual for Protection Officers released on 29th March 2009. Hon. Chief Justice of India released the Handbook.Read more

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  • Staying Alive - 2nd Report

    Title : Staying Alive - Second Monitoring & Evaluation Report 2008 on the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 Year of Publication : 2008 Publisher's Details : Lawyer’s Collective, Women’s Rights Initiative Translation : N.A.

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  • Staying Alive

    Title : Staying Alive - First Monitoring & Evaluation Report 2007 on the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005
    Year of Publication : 2007
    Publisher's Details : Lawyer’s Collective, Women’s Rights Initiative
    Translation : N.A.

    The need for a civil law on domestic violence was identified from the experience gained through the provision of legal aid to women facing violence in intimate relationships. After nearly a decade of advocacy and consensus building by women’s groups across the country, the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence 2005, was finally brought into force on the 26th of October 2006. The enactment of this law is regarded as a significant step towards realizing equality rights of women.Read more