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 Protection Act 2008— “Examples” • using coercion, threats, physical abuse or emotional or psychological abuse to demand or receive dowry, either beforeor after a marriage.”;
Continue readingAnti-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 abandon their new brides in Australia or leave them behind in India, without any care or concern for that human being. Read the article in […]
Continue readingThree 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. She is a modern educated woman and she had no interest in finding out the sex of the baby. But he demanded to know the sex. […]
Continue readingACHRH 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 concerned with domestic violence – medical professionals, members of the legal fraternity, members of parliament, policy advisers, business leaders, journalists, not for profit organisations, academics […]
Continue readingContinuing 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 it is the bride who gives dowry while in others like the African cultures the man gives dowry to the bride’s father and extended family. […]
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