Domestic violence against women

In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Right (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.. Domestic violence not only affects those who are abused, but also has a substantial effect on family members, friends, co-workers, other witnesses, and the community at large. According to United Nation Population Fund Report, around two-third of married Indian women are victims of domestic violence and as many as 70 per cent of married women in India between the age of 15 and 49 are victims of beating, rape or forced sex. Most often they are cursed for their husband's death and are deprived of proper food and clothing. Women in India also admit to hitting or beating because of their suspicion about the husband's sexual involvement with other women. A working Indian woman may lose her efficiency in work or drop out from work in some cases due to ill treatment at home. Sometimes marriage life will become a burden to the spouse and one of the spouses will opt out for divorce or separation which again affects life of the children. When the violence against women is openly done in front of them since their childhood, it may have a deeper and gruesome impact in their mindset. A 2014 study in ‘The Lancelet’ reports that the reported sexual violence rate in India is among the lowest in the world, the large population of India means that the violence affects 27.5 million women over their lifetimes