Manjula O’Connor, Jan Breckenridge, Sara Singh and Mailin Suchting The practice of dowry usually involves the giving of money, property, goods or other gifts by one family to another before, during or any time after marriage. The practice of dowry is a universal practice . For example Bombay Island, now called Mumbai a former […]
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CSO Interventions at Asia Pacific Intergovernmental Meeting on Beijing+25 Review 28th November YK Sandhya, Sahyog, India Y K Sandhya from Sahyog India Intervenes on Behalf of CSOs/Photo Credit: Ya Gan 28h November, 2019 Bangkok, Thailand Thank you Chair Accountability is a State obligation. It is the State’s obligation to ensure protection, safety, security and […]
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Civil society statement delivered to Intergovernmental Meeting – Bangkok Beijing +25 Dr Manjula OConnor attended the Bangkok Asia Pacific meeting as representative of ACHRH and Harmony Alliance along with eight other civil society organisations under the umbrella of Asia Pacific Watch This is a brief summary of the first three days . More than […]
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Please join ACHRH team who will deliver Mutual Relational Respect program at the Courage to Change workshop in October at the Kingston Council This two-part workshop series is for current and emerging community leaders from cultural and faith diverse backgrounds in Westall, Clarinda and Clayton South. Interested participants are encouraged to contact SAM […]
Continue readingProclamation of anti dowry abuse law
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.”;
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