Domestic violence，especially violence against women，by essence，is a kind of gender discrimination women suffer most in the family life，which is an important reflection of inequality between men and women and infringement of basic human rights of women，and is one of the biggest obstacles hindering the development and progress of women. Eliminating domestic violence is the pre-requisite to protect family and children，to achieve gender equality and to realize women’s human rights. This paper conducted a careful consideration on the close relationship between the elimination of domestic violence and the protection of women’s human rights，explored the development of practices China has undergone to prevent domestic violence from the aspect of legislation，law enforcement，justice and public awareness，analyzed the problems remaining in the existing relief mechanism of domestic violence，and put forward some suggestions on strengthening the protection of women’s human rights.