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 the Anti-dowry laws of Victoria will be a big start . Here is a revealing story from Dr Ree Bodde of Think Prevent that makes […]
Continue readingACHRH 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 of reference of the Royal Commission into Family Violence. 1. The prevention of family violence in CALD communities 2. Early intervention to identify and protect […]
Continue readingThree 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 No Evil is a strategy adopted by the Indian society in relation to the cancer that is dowry problems, dowry related domestic violence and dowry […]
Continue readingOne 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 next step is to make it illegal. Many told us that this is not a problem in Victoria or Australia but constant reports of dowry […]
Continue readingRoyal 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 Victoria. There is evidence that the custom of dowry is being practiced in Australia according to a number of submissions to the Victorian Royal Commission, […]
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