改正ＤＶ法、「精神危害」も対象　１９日公布、来年４月施行

　政府は１６日、ドメスティックバイオレンス（ＤＶ）の被害者保護を強化する改正配偶者暴力防止法（ＤＶ防止法）を１９日に公布することを閣議決定した。施行は来年４月１日。加害者のつきまといなどを禁止する「保護命令」の要件として、物理的な暴力だけでなく、言葉や態度による精神的な危害を加えた。
　改正法は１２日に全会一致で成立した。小倉将信男女共同参画担当相は１６日の記者会見で「配偶者からの暴力の被害に苦しむ方が一人でも多く救われるよう、準備に万全を期す」と述べた。（2023/05/16-18:40）

The Japanese government Tuesday decided to promulgate the revised domestic violence prevention law Friday to better protect victims of psychological abuse, such as verbal violence.
   The revised law, enacted unanimously at the Diet, Japan's parliament, on Friday, will take effect on April 1 next year.
   In addition to physical violence, psychological abuse will join the list of incidents deserving protection orders from courts to ban perpetrators from stalking their targets.
   "We will do all we can in our preparations so that we can rescue as many people as possible who suffer from spousal violence," Masanobu Ogura, minister for gender equality, told a press conference.
   The period of the validity of the protection orders will be extended to one year from six months.