Tag: child rights

The meaning of "Begar" means work without payment which involves free service to the master in the form of slavery and a pledge in return of shelter or food.

Bonded labor means forced labor as a pledge to the master as a repayment of debt. It involves the practice of exploitation of laborers who spend their whole life serving their masters for nothing. The constitution abolishes and makes bonded labor a punishable offense. 

Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, has been made effective from 1st November 2007.  This act is extended to all of India except Jammu and Kashmir. This act prevents child marriages, so as to protect children from emotional trauma. According to this act a male up to 21 years and female up to 18 years are considered as a child. Beyond this age they are called majors.

Child marriage is a marriage performed between any male below 21 years and female below 18 years according to Indian policy. Child marriages have following disadvantages: Lack of understanding ability, risk of miscarriage among women and sexual relation becoming strenuous.

Right to Anonymity of women is one of the important rights one has to be aware of. According to this right, sexually assaulted women may record her statement alone before the district magistrate to ensure her privacy. 

Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, which was passed in the year 1956, favours women against trafficking. Women trafficking is a kind of smuggling in which women are transported for sexual services. Women are protected against it through this act.

Woman reformer who supported women’s education by reinterpreting the Kuran in support of her arguments is Banu Begum. She was deeply convinced of the advantages of acquiring modem education for the Muslims of the Indian sub-continent.

Domestic violence is an act of abuse by physical violence of one person by another. It includes both physical and sexual violence. Government is taking necessary steps to prevent domestic violence against women. Main reason for domestic violence is dowry.

Any property or valuable security given or agreed to be given either directly or indirectly by one party to another party of a marriage is called dowry. It is of the many social evils leading to a number of women deaths. Government and many non-government organisations have been trying to abolish this social crime from many years. Act of accepting and receiving dowry is responsible for abuses which include Emotional trauma, depression, suicide etc.

Any property or valuable security given or agreed to be given either directly or indirectly by one party to another party of a marriage is called dowry. It is of the many social evils leading to a number of women deaths. Government and many non-government organisations have been trying to abolish this social crime from many years. Act of accepting and receiving dowry is responsible for abuses which include Emotional trauma, depression, suicide etc.