Cabinet approves draft bill against stalking, harassment
04/22/2021 07:12 PM
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Taipei, April 22 (CNA) The Cabinet on Thursday passed a draft bill aimed at broadening the legal definition of stalking and harassment and allowing early intervention by law enforcement officers to protect victims.
The bill, which also seeks to significantly increase the penalties for those offenses, was approved by the Cabinet two weeks after a woman in Pingtung County was murdered by a man who had been stalking and harassing her for about two months.
According to the bill, the police will have the right to issue a written warning to a stalker or someone accused of harassment, once the victim s report can be corroborated.
NPP calls for action on stalking law
‘SUBJECTIVE’: A lawmaker from the NPP said behavior that constitutes stalking should be based on the fear or inability to live a normal life that a person reports
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
The government should not wait for another International Women’s Day to implement legislation against stalking and harassment, which should have already been promulgated to help people living in fear, the New Power Party (NPP) said yesterday.
Aside from drafting a bill, the NPP has also proposed amendments to Article 89 of the Social Order Maintenance Act (社會秩序維護法) to stipulate heavier fines for people convicted of stalking.
Gender-Based Violence during COVID-19 Pandemic in the Maldives: An Analysis of Reported Cases
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Gender based violence (GBV), including domestic violence (DV) and violence against women (VAW) in particular, is indicative of deep-rooted gender inequalities that is predominant in most societies, including Maldives. In most countries across the world, including the Maldives, 1 in 3 women experience some form of violence which is intensified by their gender. VAW results in women’s physical and psychological distress and imperils the autonomy of women to claim and to enjoy their human rights. During the COVID-19 pandemic, occurrence of GBV has been reported as increasing throughout the world, especially in developing countries such as the Maldives. The current study explores the prevalence of GBV during the pandemic-related lockdown period in the Maldives (January 2020 to September 2020).
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NEW DELHI: A non-governmental organisation, RENEW, and the National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC) recorded 36 cases of gender-based violence (GBV) against men during the second lockdown in Bhutan.
The cases with RENEW included physical, emotional and economical violence. There were also four cases, which were not gender-based violence but men who sought help.
RENEW recorded 16 GBV cases against men.
An official with the organisation said that men bear the violence fearing they might be stigmatised.
She said that RENEW was for victims of violence, which could be both men and women. “Women are more vulnerable to violence so we focus to empower them but men are also given the same services provided if they are victims of violence.”