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Increase in Crimes against Women during COVID-19

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Swasti Chaturvedi
Swasti Chaturvedi

Crimes against women have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Women are unsafe even in their own homes, and cyber crimes like stalking and harassment on social media have also risen. Domestic violence cases have sharply increased since the start of the pandemic. The National Commission of Women received over 13,000 complaints of crimes against women from March to September 2020, with over 4,000 being domestic violence cases.

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INCREASEINCRIMES AGAINSTWOMENDURING COVID-19 PRESENTED BY: SWASTI CHATURVEDI B.B.A. LL.B. VIII SEM SEC-’B’
?No one can deny with the fact that, there has been an increase in crimes against women during COVID-19. ?It is sad to see that, women are not even safe in their own homes. ?If we talk about social media, then cyber crimes like stalking, sending vulgar texts or pictures to women, harassment, threats etc. have also occurred.
?One in every three women in the world is subjected to physical or sexual violence, the majority of which is committed by an intimate partner. ?Violence against women, particularly domestic violence, has increased since the pandemic. ?This is the Shadow Pandemic that is erupting in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis, and we need a worldwide response to halt it.
? Domestic abuse deaths more than doubled (to 16 deaths) in the UK between March 23 and April 12 compared to the average rate over the preceding ten years, according to a study tracking violence against women. ? Domestic abuse incidents and distress calls soared in the first week of the COVID-19 lockdown, according to the National Commission for Women (NCW), which released a warning in early April. ? The National Commission of Women (NCW) received 13,410 complaints of crimes against women between March – September 2020, of which 4,350 were domestic violence.
Increase in Crimes against Women during COVID-19
Increase in Crimes against Women during COVID-19
SOLUTIONS Financial Freedom Community Services Advocacy and Awareness Health care facilities Health care providers Humanitarian Response Organizations
SENIOR LAW PARTNER ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES TO FEMALE INTERNS; THEY SPEAK UP ON LINKEDIN ? Advocate Mukul Goyal who is the Founding Partner of the law firm has been accused of sending inappropriate text messages to the female interns. ? The Advocate has subsequently deleted his profile from LinkedIn and Instagram upon the allegations becoming public. Path Legal, an online directory of lawyers states that, he is a lawyer with 10 years of experience, and practises in the Supreme Court and Punjab & Haryana High Court among several other Courts and Tribunals. ? The allegations coming to light against a senior legal professional have left the legal fraternity shaken, putting a spotlight on the unsafe work environment women are often subject to. ? The interns who have spoken up are first- and second-year law students who were part of a virtual legal internship offered by Indo Juris Legal, where Mukul Goyal had created a WhatsApp group for all the interns. The first question they were asked was “whether they were a boy or girl”, something the male interns too have coroborrated.
Increase in Crimes against Women during COVID-19
CONCLUSION It is very disturbing to see that, women are suppressed everywhere, even at homes. Many of them just silently let such incidents happen and fear in filing complaints or asking for help. Such kind of an environment really needs to be changed otherwise that day is not far where the world would become a hell to live in for women. Thus, it can be concluded that, violence against women is not only a problem faced in India, rather in all over the world.
Increase in Crimes against Women during COVID-19

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Increase in Crimes against Women during COVID-19

  • 1. INCREASEINCRIMES AGAINSTWOMENDURING COVID-19 PRESENTED BY: SWASTI CHATURVEDI B.B.A. LL.B. VIII SEM SEC-’B’
  • 2. ?No one can deny with the fact that, there has been an increase in crimes against women during COVID-19. ?It is sad to see that, women are not even safe in their own homes. ?If we talk about social media, then cyber crimes like stalking, sending vulgar texts or pictures to women, harassment, threats etc. have also occurred.
  • 3. ?One in every three women in the world is subjected to physical or sexual violence, the majority of which is committed by an intimate partner. ?Violence against women, particularly domestic violence, has increased since the pandemic. ?This is the Shadow Pandemic that is erupting in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis, and we need a worldwide response to halt it.
  • 4. ? Domestic abuse deaths more than doubled (to 16 deaths) in the UK between March 23 and April 12 compared to the average rate over the preceding ten years, according to a study tracking violence against women. ? Domestic abuse incidents and distress calls soared in the first week of the COVID-19 lockdown, according to the National Commission for Women (NCW), which released a warning in early April. ? The National Commission of Women (NCW) received 13,410 complaints of crimes against women between March – September 2020, of which 4,350 were domestic violence.
  • 8. SENIOR LAW PARTNER ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES TO FEMALE INTERNS; THEY SPEAK UP ON LINKEDIN ? Advocate Mukul Goyal who is the Founding Partner of the law firm has been accused of sending inappropriate text messages to the female interns. ? The Advocate has subsequently deleted his profile from LinkedIn and Instagram upon the allegations becoming public. Path Legal, an online directory of lawyers states that, he is a lawyer with 10 years of experience, and practises in the Supreme Court and Punjab & Haryana High Court among several other Courts and Tribunals. ? The allegations coming to light against a senior legal professional have left the legal fraternity shaken, putting a spotlight on the unsafe work environment women are often subject to. ? The interns who have spoken up are first- and second-year law students who were part of a virtual legal internship offered by Indo Juris Legal, where Mukul Goyal had created a WhatsApp group for all the interns. The first question they were asked was “whether they were a boy or girl”, something the male interns too have coroborrated.
  • 10. CONCLUSION It is very disturbing to see that, women are suppressed everywhere, even at homes. Many of them just silently let such incidents happen and fear in filing complaints or asking for help. Such kind of an environment really needs to be changed otherwise that day is not far where the world would become a hell to live in for women. Thus, it can be concluded that, violence against women is not only a problem faced in India, rather in all over the world.