Proclamation of anti dowry abuse law

Proclamation of anti dowry abuse law occurred on 29/3/19 . The Victorian  law states Meaning of family violenceIn the examples at the foot of section 5(1)(b) of the Family Violence

Anti-dowry law in Australian province soon

The news of our Anti-dowry campaign has reached India, Punjab. This should start to make an impact on the perpetrators who demand dowry, take the gifts and cash and then

Three dangerous words in Melbourne

A woman told me she was pregnant 2 years back with her baby girl – now a cute 2 years toddler. She said she had an ultrasound by her doctor.

ACHRH National Anti Dowry Summit

On the 14th of December 2016, ACHRH convened the first ever national summit to address dowry related violence in Australia.  The forum brought together a diverse group of community stakeholders

Continuing cultural tradition of dowry without harm

Dowry is a big factor in enforcing patriarchy and gender inequality in new marriages. Dowry endows as end of entitlement in men. In some cultures like the South Asian cultures

Male community leaders urged to challenge dowry related violence

Dowry related domestic violence is a multi-ethnic and a national issue . It shows the  need to protect the young vulnerable women is strong  and the national leadership taken by

ACHRH submission to Royal Commission on dowry related family violence and death

ACHRH is grateful for opportunity to present this submission “Refusal to Comply With Demands for Dowry Contributes to Family Violence and Death in Victoria”. This submission addresses the following terms

Three Wise Monkeys and The Evil of Dowry

Hundreds of thousands of Rupees in cash being handed to an Australian-Indian groom in an arranged marriage by the bride’s father as dowry. See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak

One step closer to fight against domestic violence, making dowry demands illegal

VICTORY! Dowry recognised by the Victorian Government in its submission to the Royal Commission into Family Violence as a contributor to the problem of domestic violence in multicultural Australia. The

Royal commission recommends law against dowry

The submission to the Royal Commission into Family Violence by the Australasian Centre for Human Rights and Health concerned itself with the dowry system in the South Asian communities of