Domestic Violence in Bangladesh: Analyzing from the Contemporary Peace & Conflict Perspectives
Noor Mohammad Sarker and Sultana Yesmin
''Domestic
Violence has been a common practice throughout the recorded history.
Corresponding to the other parts of the world, domestic violence has been one
of themajor problems that affect the lives of many
women both in the urban and the rural areas of Bangladesh. Now a day,
Bangladesh ranks one of the highest in the world with respect to violence
against women and, in terms of domestic violence, 50% to 70% of women in the
country report being abused by their male partners. Major forms of domestic
violence in Bangladesh include physical, sexual, economic and psychologicalviolence. However, the patriarchal social
structure, the culture of acceptance and the wide practice of community
violence are considered as the key factors promoting domestic violence in the
country. Existing legal and institutional mechanisms often seem inefficient and
mal-functioning to protect the rights of the victims. Following rigorousness of
the phenomena, there are several initiatives to be made by the stakeholders on
the basis of short, medium and long run in order to stop domestic violence from
Bangladesh.
Violence has been a common practice throughout the recorded history.
Corresponding to the other parts of the world, domestic violence has been one
of themajor problems that affect the lives of many
women both in the urban and the rural areas of Bangladesh. Now a day,
Bangladesh ranks one of the highest in the world with respect to violence
against women and, in terms of domestic violence, 50% to 70% of women in the
country report being abused by their male partners. Major forms of domestic
violence in Bangladesh include physical, sexual, economic and psychologicalviolence. However, the patriarchal social
structure, the culture of acceptance and the wide practice of community
violence are considered as the key factors promoting domestic violence in the
country. Existing legal and institutional mechanisms often seem inefficient and
mal-functioning to protect the rights of the victims. Following rigorousness of
the phenomena, there are several initiatives to be made by the stakeholders on
the basis of short, medium and long run in order to stop domestic violence from
Bangladesh.
Том:
5.10
Рік:
2013
Видавництво:
Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies
Мова:
english
Серії:
Peace and Security Review
Файл:
PDF, 389 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2013