Wednesday, December 4, 2013

16 Days 16 Tweets: Day 10, Access to Justice


Prajnya Initiatives ‏@prajnyaThere’s more to accessing justice than just having good laws. http://bit.ly/rkSB5V #nosgbv


Urvashi Butalia and Navsharan Singh on impunity for VAW in South Asia: http://bit.ly/1k8fYiV #nosgbv

Access to justice should matter to everyone. http://bit.ly/1k8fNE1 #nosgbv

The role of civil society in facilitating access to justice. http://bit.ly/1k8fxoN #nosgbv

Caste, gender & poverty together impair Dalit women's access to justice. http://bit.ly/1k8fedy Also, this: http://bit.ly/1k8fglL #nosgbv

Note on CEDAW provisions relating to access to justice: http://bit.ly/1k8ezsp #nosgbv

What does it mean to have “Access to Justice”? http://bit.ly/1k8etRE #nosgbv

Legal literacy has been a part of our work in different ways, including information initiatives on the blog: http://bit.ly/1k8eaGD #nosgbv

Indian Constitution bars sex discrimination; guarantees right agst exploitation (incl trafficking). http://bit.ly/ted1R1 #nosgbv

Provisions of the Indian Penal Code (1860) http://bit.ly/1k8dHUM still apply to many kinds of gender violence. #nosgbv

The Child Marriage Restraint Act (1929) http://bit.ly/1k8dvF7 ; but 47% Indian women 20-24 married before 18. http://bit.ly/1k8dxNh #nosgbv

The Widow Remarriage Act (1856) http://bit.ly/1k8docD And still, abandoned widows live in poverty and elder abuse is on the rise. #nosgbv

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