What does India need to learn from the USA, India has more to teach the USA, just look at the great nation imprison innocent Men and his families with great laws like 498a, and DV act 2005. This is all lip service, US laws for domestic violence is Gender Neutral, where as in India they are Male Biased thanks to the Feminazi fools.
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Jun 17, 2010
NEW DELHI: India is hoping to take a cue from the United States in tackling domestic violence cases.
In an effort to minimise state intervention in implementation of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA), the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has now mooted a proposal to encourage NGOs to provide assistance and shelter to victims.
As of now the Domestic Violence Act expects the state to appoint protection officers who coordinate between courts, police and support services for enabling women’s access to justice.
Officials said the "Safe DC programme" being implemented in Washington DC, in the United States, could be a good model to give implementation of the act a boost. The model was discussed by the officials of the ministry with states at a two-day meeting that began on Wednesday.
The programme envisages a domestic violence intake centre established by an NGO which is housed with-in the court premises and works in collaboration with police, prosecutors, NGOs and the court. The victims can approach a domestic violence intake centre or a police station and the victim is assisted in getting an ex-parte temporary protection order within two hours which is valid for 14 days. During the period the victim is provided with shelter, transport, legal assistance, custody of children depending on her needs.
A senior ministry official said that efforts were being made to involve more NGOs. "It has been seen that NGOs are sensitive to the victims’ needs and unlike state appointed protection officers are able to dedicate themselves completely to the implementation of the act," he said. The official added that the state and ministries would monitor the implementation.
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