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• Cases under the right to live in dignity (Article 21) increased from 35 to 77. Such cases may involve discrimination
based on gender, class, or caste, or all three.
cases may only be a fraction of the total, as many women will be unable to reach out for a variety of reasons.
• According to the Hindu, in 2020, between March 25 and May 31, 1,477 complaints of domestic violence were made by
women. This 68-day period recorded more complaints than those received between March and May in the previous 10
years Nearly 82 percent of women who experienced violence did not seek help, and 77 percent did not even mention
the incident(s) to anyone. Only 7% of the 14.3 percent of victims who sought assistance approached relevant authorities
— the police, doctors, lawyers, or social service organizations. However, more than 90% of the victims sought
assistance only from their immediate family.
• As per a United Nations study published in 2018, an overwhelming 82 percent of all female murders occur in their
marital homes and are committed by an intimate partner or a family member.
• As of the most recent findings of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), at least 30% of women respondents
across 14 states and Union Territories justified their husbands beating them in certain circumstances.
CONCLUSION