<p>The NCW received 2,914 complaints of crimes committed against women in July this year, the highest since November 2018 when the #MeToo movement was at its peak in the country.</p>.<p>According to data by the National Commission for Women, 660 complaints of domestic violence were received in July alone.</p>.<p>Of the 2,914 complaints, 774 were received under the right to live with dignity clause. The right to live with dignity clause takes into account the emotional abuse of women.</p>.<p>The number of complaints received in July has been highest since November 2018 - a period when the #MeToo movement was at its peak in the country.</p>.<p>In November 2018, the commission had received 3,339 complaints.</p>.<p>NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma attributed the rise in complaints to the increased activity of the commission on social media platforms.</p>.<p>"The complaints have increased because we are very active on social media now and we are registering cases from Twitter and other social media platforms too. We have a WhatsApp number for reporting cases which was not in place earlier," she said.</p>.<p>Among states, Uttar Pradesh recorded more than half of the total complaints at 1,461 followed by Delhi at 338.</p>.<p>The second-highest number of complaints were received under the protection of women against domestic violence category at 660, the data showed.</p>.<p>There were 493 complaints of harassment of married women and dowry harassment, the data showed.</p>.<p>According to the data, 146 complaints of police apathy towards women and 110 complaints of cybercrime were received by the commission.</p>.<p>As many as 148 complaints of rape and attempt to rape were received while 50 complaints of sexual harassment were received by the commission in July this year, the data showed.</p>.<p>Sharma encouraged women to reach out to the NCW whenever they wanted.</p>.<p>"The NCW is working for the well-being of women so they can reach us any time, any day," she added.</p>.<p>In June, 2,043 complaints were received by the commission.</p>
<p>The NCW received 2,914 complaints of crimes committed against women in July this year, the highest since November 2018 when the #MeToo movement was at its peak in the country.</p>.<p>According to data by the National Commission for Women, 660 complaints of domestic violence were received in July alone.</p>.<p>Of the 2,914 complaints, 774 were received under the right to live with dignity clause. The right to live with dignity clause takes into account the emotional abuse of women.</p>.<p>The number of complaints received in July has been highest since November 2018 - a period when the #MeToo movement was at its peak in the country.</p>.<p>In November 2018, the commission had received 3,339 complaints.</p>.<p>NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma attributed the rise in complaints to the increased activity of the commission on social media platforms.</p>.<p>"The complaints have increased because we are very active on social media now and we are registering cases from Twitter and other social media platforms too. We have a WhatsApp number for reporting cases which was not in place earlier," she said.</p>.<p>Among states, Uttar Pradesh recorded more than half of the total complaints at 1,461 followed by Delhi at 338.</p>.<p>The second-highest number of complaints were received under the protection of women against domestic violence category at 660, the data showed.</p>.<p>There were 493 complaints of harassment of married women and dowry harassment, the data showed.</p>.<p>According to the data, 146 complaints of police apathy towards women and 110 complaints of cybercrime were received by the commission.</p>.<p>As many as 148 complaints of rape and attempt to rape were received while 50 complaints of sexual harassment were received by the commission in July this year, the data showed.</p>.<p>Sharma encouraged women to reach out to the NCW whenever they wanted.</p>.<p>"The NCW is working for the well-being of women so they can reach us any time, any day," she added.</p>.<p>In June, 2,043 complaints were received by the commission.</p>