I recently participated in a TV discussion on why prostitution is on the rise in the country. I shared the panel with a closet feminist and a radical feminist, both of whom were of the opinion that prostitution was better than marriage since the house is unsafe for a woman, and she would at...
The Sexual Harassment at Workplace Bill 2010 focuses on women’s right to protection against sexual harassment at the workplace. The Bill cites their right to equality, right to life and right to live in dignity enshrined in the Indian Constitution. The Bill and its architects patently undermine the basic truth that sexual harassment is...
18th June, 2010 To Hon’ble Chief Justice High Court of Andhra Pradesh Subject: Seeking justice for Fathers and Children separated due to marital discords Hon’ble Justice, We seek your personal and valuable intervention in setting right the gross injustice being done to men and children in matters of matrimonial conflicts where custody of children...
Indian society was introduced to the concept of “divorce†with the advent of the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) in 1955. The HMA was introduced to enable women who could not tolerate marriage to legally liberate themselves from wedlock. Accordingly, the Act enumerates circumstances in which a marriage can be legally broken but does not...
PRESS RELEASE Nationwide Boycott of Family Courts On 18 June 2010 – Friday before FATHERS’ DAY ******* All India Men’s Welfare Association (AIMWA) is an organization formed to protect the Constitutional and Human Rights of men and boys. We fight against gender discrimination, legal terrorism and every other form of abuse suffered by men and...
All India Forgotten Women’s Association (AIFWA), Andhra Pradesh Mothers-in-law Protection Association (APMPA), Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF), All India Men’s Welfare Association (AIMWA) are submitting a petition to the A.P. State Human Rights Commission regarding print and electronic media telecasting/publishing lies and half-truths about family disputes between husbands and wives in the name of...
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES – 15 MAY 2010 On the occasion of International Day of Families – 15 May, 2010, All India Forgotten Women’s Association (AIFWA), India Kudumba Padukku Iyakkam (IKPI), All India Men’s Welfare Association (AIMWA) and True Equity Network (TEN) India are organizing a Seminar to discuss the various threats faced by...
All India Forgotten Women’s Association (AIFWA) is an organization working towards achieving true gender equality under law. We have done extensive research on gender-based laws in India and abroad. We have conducted many awareness campaigns and seminars, all of which have received wide coverage in the print and electronic media. Below are our observations...
Ayesha Siddiqui, a woman from Hyderabad, recently filed cases under IPC Sections 498A (dowry harassment), 420 (cheating) and 506 (criminal intimidation) against Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, which resulted in quite an uproar in India and abroad. The tempest subsided just as quickly as it picked up as soon as Shoaib divorced Ayesha and reportedly...
An open letter to Justice K.G. Balakrishnan 24 March 2010 To, Justice Sri. K.G. Balakrishnan Chief Justice of India Sir, On 7 March 2010, when India was eagerly waiting for the Women’s Reservation Bill to be passed and harping on political empowerment of women, you made a “radical suggestion†at a National Seminar on...
Dear friends, Join us as we celebrate International Women’s Day on Sunday, 7 March, at 10:30 a.m. in Public Gardens, Nampally (in front of Health Museum), Hyderabad. On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2010, All India Forgotten Women’s Association (AIFWA), True Equity Network (TEN) India and Andhra Pradesh Mothers-in-law Protection Association (APMPA) are...
On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2010, All India Forgotten Women’s Association (AIFWA), True Equity Network (TEN) India and Andhra Pradesh Mothers-in-law Protection Association (APMPA) are celebrating the many achievements and successes of women. At the same time, we address the dilemmas of present day women, and look at the way forward to...
Sub: International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) will jail more innocent citizens and break more families. Dear United States Senator/Representative, I am writing on behalf of All India Forgotten Women’s Association (AIFWA), the True Equity Network (TEN) India, and Andhra Pradesh Mothers-in-law Protection Association (APMPA), to urge you to stop the passage of I-VAWA....
True Equity Network (TEN) India, the youth wing of All India Forgotten Women’s Association (AIFWA) was inaugurated on 1 Feb 2010 in Hyderabad, India. On behalf of AIFWA, I welcomed the guests and reiterated the reasons for starting TEN-India, the principles on which TEN-India is based, and our “TEN Commandments†for promoting harmony between...
AIFWA is pleased to announce, to the media and the public, the launch of its youth wing, the True Equity Network (TEN) – India. AIFWA is a not-for-profit organization campaigning against the misuse of protections and privileges granted to women. AIFWA stands for true gender equality, and demands that civil and criminal laws be...
To be a feminist is to acknowledge that one’s life has been regressed. The demand for granting preferential treatment to women is an admission on her part of her inferiority and there has been no need for such a thing in India as the women have always been by the side of men in...
PRESS RELEASE Sub: Latest Amendments to the Dowry Prohibition Act Encourage and Legalize Dowry The Ministry of Women and Child Development is moving a cabinet note seeking amendment in the existing provisions of the Dowry Prohibition (DP) Act of 1961. The amendments are expected to be placed before the cabinet for its approval at...
Domestic violence is a serious problem faced by men, women, and children. However, laws are only designed to confer legal protection to female victims of violence, ignoring violence against men and children. In addition, these laws often violate the civil rights of men, children and even fellow women. Section 498A of the Indian Penal...
The origins of Save Indian Family (SIF) movement can be traced back to the year 2000, with a few men writing about the injustice they were facing due to the misuse of anti-dowry laws (like IPC Section 498A and Dowry Prohibition Act) by their estranged wives. Soon, many more “victims†of anti-dowry laws followed...
According to a Telugu saying, a woman’s worst enemy is another woman. Who could prove it better than our very own National Commission for Women (NCW) and its sister organizations? At first glance, most feminist organizations appear to be very passionately fighting to empower women. Most women’s groups parrot fabricated statistics of violence against...
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