Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005: A Study of Its Implementation in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.

This study examines the implementation of the Protection of Women from domestic Violence Act 2005 in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. The findings highlight the challenges and opportunities for improvement in protecting women’s right and providing remedies for domestic violence victims. The study emphasizes the need for awareness-raising campaigns, support services, and training for stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of the Act Violence against women takes many forms: physical, sexual, psychological and economic. These forms of violence are interrelated and affect women even form before birth till old age. Women who experience violence suffer a range of health problems and their ability to participate in public life is diminished. Violence against women harms families and communities across generations and reinforces other violence prevalent in society. Violence against women also impoverishes women, their families, communities and notions. Violence against women is not confined to a specific culture, region or country, or to a particular group of women within a society.