Publications

  • 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.     Read more

  • 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

  • Domestic Violence and Law

    Title : Domestic Violence And Law: Report of Colloquium on Justice for Women-Empowerment Through Law
    Year of Publication : 2000
    Publisher's Details : Butterworths India
    Translation : N.A.

    While recognizing the importance of the crime of violence against women, the Lawyer's Collective felt that there was an urgent need to initiate a debate on the relevance of civil law for domestic violence.Read more