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Recognising caste-based violence against women -Jayna Kothari

-The Hindu By repeatedly setting aside convictions under the PoA Act, courts bolster allegations that the law is misused The horror of the gang rape of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras in 2020 is still fresh in our minds. Activists, academics and lawyers argued that the sexual violence took place on account of the woman’s gender and caste and that the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,...

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State action vital to end social exclusion, says new report

Although public goods are meant for everyone to enable living life with human dignity, certain groups are systematically deprived to access them, says a new report from the Centre for Equity Studies -- a NGO based in Delhi. Put differently, not all sections of the society are able to access or enjoy public goods and services on an equal footing, despite social justice being one of the key provisions of...

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Devadasi system: Home Ministry asks States to take strong action

-PTI Surprised by findings that the ancient Devadasi system continues to exist in some parts of the country, the Home Ministry has asked all States to take strong action against those involved in the heinous practice which is against dignity of women. In a letter to all States and Union territories, the Home Ministry has said the Devadasi system is inhuman and one of the most heinous practices against women degrading them...

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End to Devadasi system: SC Slaps Rs 25k on Govt for No Reply

-Outlook The Supreme Court has slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 on the Centre for failing to file on time an affidavit on women being forced to become 'devadasis' and the possibility of abolition of the age-old tradition. A bench of justices Madan B Lokur and U U Lalit said that since the government has not filed its response despite the last opportunity given by the court on September 11, it needed...

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SC/ST atrocities Act to be made more stringent -Subodh Ghildiyal

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: "Touching a Dalit or tribal woman in a sexual manner without consent" or "acts/gestures of sexual nature" against them would invite the stringent provisions of the Prevention of SC/ST Atrocities Act (POA). The Centre has decided to amend the POA along the lines of UPA's ordinance, with the objective of strengthening the special law by including more crimes under the head of "atrocities". In an important addition,...

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