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The first national law on domestic violence came into force on March 1, bringing it under legal supervision so that people may freely say "no" to it.
The new law provides clear provisions on categories of domestic violence, and their prevention and disposition. Violence involving cohabitation, up-bringing of children and domestic employment is also covered by the new law.
The women's federation of the Economic and Technological Development Zone in Urumqi city, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region handled ten domestic violence cases in 2015, 58 percent of their 17 family cases in total. About 80 percent of the perpetrators were between the ages of 25 and 40, said Zhao Lichen, vice-chairman of the federation.
Curbing of domestic violence faces many difficulties. For example, many victims still believe that domestic shame should not be made public, and choose to bear the suffering and not call for help; and in many domestic cases, evidence is hard to collect, said Zhao.
She added that families need the new law, and she encourages victims to stand up against domestic violence. The highlights of the newly released law are the regulations on warnings for public security and personal safety protection.
Edited by Peter Nordlinger
