2065438+In March 2005, in order to actively prevent and effectively punish domestic violence crimes and strengthen criminal judicial protection for victims of domestic violence, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Justice issued the Notice on Handling Domestic Violence Crimes according to Law. 20 15 12.27, the 18th session of the 12th the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) passed the Domestic Violence Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). As the first anti-domestic violence law in China, the law came into effect on March 1 2065438.
If the perpetrator of domestic violence uses violence to openly degrade the personality of other family members and damage their reputation, if the circumstances are serious, it will constitute an insult and be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights. The perpetrator of domestic violence intentionally and illegally harms the health of others, which constitutes the crime of intentional injury. If the perpetrator causes serious disability or death, according to the criminal law, the maximum penalty can be death.
According to the law, domestic violence also violates the criminal law if it interferes with the freedom of marriage and divorce of family members by violent means, which constitutes the crime of violent interference with freedom of marriage.
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Safety Suggestions on Preventing and Stopping Domestic Violence
1, stay away from the kitchen, lest sharp objects hurt you;
2. Ask neighbors and passers-by for help near doors and windows;
3. Pay attention to protect important parts of the body such as head, face, chest and abdomen;
4. Seek help in a room with a telephone, and lock the abuser out if possible;
5. Call 1 10 immediately or report to the police station directly, which can provide you with a valid legal evidence;
6. If you are injured, you must go to a regular hospital for injury identification and take photos to save the evidence. (Designated hospital against domestic violence-Second People's Hospital of Shaanxi Province);
7. Go to a neighbor or friend's house for help;
8. Seek help from Shaanxi Women's Research Association, Shaanxi Jiayuan Social Work Service Center, judicial organs, women's federations, neighborhood offices, neighborhood committees and their units;
9. During the period of mitigating violence, persuade the abuser to seek the help of social workers on his own, so as to stop domestic violence and promote the improvement of marriage and family relations.
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