Domestic Violence In Bhutan Essay

Bhutan being mostly a Buddhist country, people around the world would probably be having a notion of a peaceful family life which is much more harmonious than many other countries. However, it would be a great surprise on their part to find that domestic violence is quite common in Bhutan despite comparatively slow rate of urbanization than the neighboring countries.

In the Research Article Domestic Violence by Author Roxanne Dryden-Edwards Pg no.1 he states “Domestic violence is a well-known and often-used term. Although it may describe various violent relationships, such as child abuse, elder abuse, it is most commonly applied to an intimate relationship between two adults in which one partner uses a pattern of assault and intimidating acts to assert power and control over the other partner”.

Domestic violence in Bhutan is best understood as a physical violence between spouses, with women and children being the usual victims. No one seems to know for a real, the fact of domestic violence prevailing in Bhutan. A concerned authority seems far too less sensitive to the charges of underplaying violence at home. Neither we will hear much about it from the appropriate organizations and its people nor are the laws enforcing agencies reluctant to disclose the relevant information on the issues.

Though Bhutan being guided by the philosophy of Gross National Happiness and being considered as a society free of gender biases and equalities in legislation, policies and cultural traditions, yet domestic violence prevails in the Bhutanese society. Moreover, Bhutan experiences violence against the women the most.

Domestic violence is closely associated with traditional gender roles and definitions of manhood and masculinity. Bhutanese society ...

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...let know his/her conduct, character and therefore, live accordingly.

The women are the vulnerable group of victims of domestic violence and that women especially feel more needs to be done to address the issue of violence prevailing in the society. Therefore, it is appropriate to recommend that the awareness programs on women’s rights under different laws and conventions are conducted on regular basis.

Though the RGoB has taken necessary steps to curb the prevailing domestic violence such as drafting of bill ensuring zero tolerance to domestic violence, making the people of the nation well aware of such law is of great importance and also the absolute implementation of the law is of vital importance to make a difference. Even there is a need for establishing branch offices of RENEW, NCWC and WCPU around the nations so that the violence issues can be addressed well.