Domestic violence in China

Domestic violence in China is a problem as in many parts of Asia.[1]

Social dynamics

China has a high rate of domestic violence.[2] In 2004, the All-China Women’s Federation compiled survey results to show that thirty percent of the women in China experienced domestic violence within their homes.[3]

The true extent of domestic violence is unclear due to the lack of related law and execution of the law. The Chinese government is considering taking legal proceeding to prosecute men who abuse women.[4][5][6] The government is in the process of "planning" to pass a "draft of anti-domestic violence law".[7]

The China's society is severely patriarchal, and public discrimination based upon gender is common. This is part due to the incompleteness and chaos of the Chinese legal system as a whole.[8][9][10]

Male victims

The US State Department reported in 2007 that there had been a significant increase in the prevalence of domestic violence in the People's Republic of China involving Chinese women committing violence against Chinese men.[11]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "China’s domestic violence problem". Salon. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  2. ↑ "Draft of anti-domestic violence is pushed to Chinese People's council":".
  3. ↑ McCue, Margi Laird (2008). Domestic violence: a reference handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. pp. 100–102.
  4. ↑ "A LANDMARK DOMESTIC-VIOLENCE CASE IN CHINA". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  5. ↑ "Can an American Woman Stop Domestic Violence in China?". Salon. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  6. ↑ "Push for domestic violence laws in China". CCTV. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  7. ↑ "Draft of anti-domestic violence is pushed to Chinese People's council":".
  8. ↑ "Domestic violence by men 'shocking': survey". China Daily. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  9. ↑ "Domestic abuse is a private matter in China". DW. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  10. ↑ "In China, a Conversation About Domestic Abuse Begins". Newsweek. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  11. ↑ U.S. Department of State. “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2006: China, (2007)”. http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78771.htm (accessed on February 16, 2012).