Prajnya Initiatives @prajnya27 Nov Music to open the day: This award-winning@breakthrough music video on domestic violence: Mann ke manjeere. http://bit.ly/17VtMNt#nosgbv
Indian law on domestic violence covers physical, sexual, emotional, verbal & econ abuse, all in a household. http://bit.ly/17Vuiet #nosgbv
NFHS3 (05-06): 2/5 women (15-49) had experienced spousal abuse. Who justified violence, experienced it more. http://bit.ly/1dt10pP #nosgbv
Steady rise in torture cases (cruelty by husband or his relatives).http://bit.ly/17VuWIG Highest reported incidence in Tripura. #nosgbv
This is a summary of what IPC Section 498A on cruelty by a husband and his family provides: http://bit.ly/17VuYk1 #nosgbv
Together, cruelty by husband & relatives, dowry demands & death are almost 50% of reported crimes agst women. http://bit.ly/17VuWIG #nosgbv
Customary beliefs & practices around women in the family @ core of 19C social reform mvmts. Useful resource: http://bit.ly/Ik6fuk #nosgbv
From the abolition of Sati on, we look first to new, better, more stringent laws to end VAW. http://bit.ly/Ik79qI (Scroll down) #nosgbv
Child Marriage Restraint Act http://bit.ly/dhnfsd & Dowry Prohibition Act http://bit.ly/Ik7qdp illustrate our faith in law. #nosgbv
After 5 yrs, dowry deaths fell in 2012: 8,172 (2008) 8,383 (2009) 8,391 (2010) 8,618 (2011) 8,233 (2012). http://bit.ly/17VuWIG #nosgbv
Dowry and burnt brides get @anniezaidi thinking in this piece: http://bit.ly/rN4Tcb #nosgbv
Jagori has a terrific resource: Marching Together: Resisting Dowry in India, 2009. http://bit.ly/Ikawy0#nosgbv
Chronicling the work of two women who spearheaded the late 1970s anti-dowry movement: http://bit.ly/19Zy3dj #nosgbv
“Towards equality,” a Seminar issue on feminism & women’s movements, 2001: http://bit.ly/IkbhaaPeople we should read more. #nosgbv
Every city has state-run & NGO-run shelters, counseling services. In #Chennai: http://bit.ly/zMoNWm Know of more? Tweet! #nosgbv
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