The National Commission for Women has reported a rise of 94 percent in complaint cases where women have been abused in their homes during lockdown. The pandemic is making adverse gender impact in two ways-1) Middle-or upper-class women facing abuse in homes during the lockdown and 2) Poor women who have no homes or are surviving in slums or those on the roads walking back home or those awaiting in villages for migrant men to come back. However, India which since the 90s has witnessed widening inequalities since the policy of Liberalization, Globalization and Privatization has been introduced, right now is again facing the disastrous impact due to coronavirus. ![]() ![]() Several countries have enacted special policies, laws and programs to deal with violence against women in homes. Since the mandatory lockdown has been imposed, violence against women is exponentially rising world over. COVID-19 is posing challenges larger challenges in terms of human rights including health rights of women and children.
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