Xinhua News, 2009-05-02
The Yuelu District (Changsha, Hunan Province) Court reflected on its experience issuing Hunan Province's first “personal safety protection order” and suggested further legislation is needed to prevent and stop domestic violence, which, according to the All-China Women's Federation, exists in 29.7% of Chinese households. The court's protection orders prohibit defendants from “threatening, harassing or beating” plaintiffs and their family members. While the court has had success with the protection orders—in the first case, after court mediation the couple signed a “reconciliation agreement” and have been living a “tranquil and harmonious” life together—lawmakers need to improve relevant legislation by: lowering evidence requirements in emergency situations; clarifying that domestic violence victims must be the primary applicants for protection; and define the legal consequences of defying a protection order.
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