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The approach consists of four steps: To define the problem through the systematic collection of information about the magnitude, scope, characteristics and consequences of violence. To establish why violence occurs using research to determine the causes and correlates of violence, the factors that increase or decrease the risk for violence, and ...
(2019) SCC OnLine Del 8696 and Shachi Mahajan v. Santosh Mahajan, 257 (2019) DLT 152 considered the provisions of the DV Act. In Dr. Rachna Khana Singh (supra) the facts involved the grandson and grand daughter-in-law through the daughter of Ms. Santosh S. P. Singh. The question was whether the grand daughter-in- law could claim the right of ...
Nov 5, 2020 · Abstract. Considering bridewealth in Melanesia from the angle of women's autonomy, in this introduction we review and analyse the various elements of this marriage practice that reveal its place in the symbolic, social and economic worlds of women. With an accent on social transformation, we discuss women's autonomy and agency in relation to ...
Marriage before the age of 18 is a fundamental violation of human rights. Many factors interact to place a child at risk of marriage, including poverty, the perception that marriage will provide ‘protection’, family honor, social norms, customary or religious laws that condone the practice, an inadequate legislative framework and the state of a country’s civil registration system.
Violence is the use of physical force to cause harm to people, animals, or property, such as pain, injury, death, damage, or destruction. Some definitions are somewhat broader, such as the World Health Organization's definition of violence as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either ...
Child and forced marriage (CFM) is a human rights violation and a harmful practice that disproportionately affects women and girls globally, preventing them from living their lives free from all forms of violence. CFM threatens the lives and futures of girls and women around the world, robbing them of their agency to make decisions about their ...
