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Written by Chaitraly Deshmukh
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 13:52
As the world celebrates the empowerment of women, a group of men meet regularly at Sambhaji Park to plan how to protect men from women who they say ‘misuse legal rights to opress men.’ “Everybody overlooks how women have been misusing laws like Domestic Violence Act and sections of IPC dealing with rape, molestation, etc. all to settle scores with men,” says Rajesh Wakharia, a worker of Save India Family Foundation (SIFF). Other SIFF workers nod in approval. Each has a tale to tell. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites
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One married man commits suicide every 9 min

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Written by Vineeta Pandey
Monday, 22 February 2010 07:47
New Delhi: Family problems, illness, love affairs, bankruptcy identified as top causes Is the mounting burden of responsibilities driving men to the end of their tether? Numbers suggest so. In India, one married man commits suicide every nine minutes. Of the total 1,25,017 cases of suicide in 2008, married men alone accounted for 57,639. While the number of women taking the extreme step did not lag far behind, men appeared more vulnerable to mounting social and economic pressures. In the case of women, the trigger was more emotional and personal. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites
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Women's Reserv. Bill:Men refuse to be tagged second class citizens

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Written by UNI, New Delhi
Wednesday, 03 February 2010 19:04
With the women's reservation bill moving closer to reality and likely to be passed in the budget session this year, mens welfare organisations have raised the ante, opposing what they call ''tagging men as second class citizens'' by ''opportunist feminists''. The Save Indian Family, an umbrella organisation of a number of mens and family rights' bodies, and its associated NGO, All India Men Welfare Association (AIMWA), have denounced the very idea of 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures. In fact, they believe this reservation would just make it easier for ''feminist'' MPs and MLAs to pass other discriminatory laws against men and women-centric Acts and provisions like the Domestic Violence Act and section 498A IPC, the misuse of which "has ruined many a man and families". Sumanth, the Bangalore-based founder member of SIF, termed it as ''officially declaring men as second class citizen''. ''Since the last couple of years, opportunist feminists have tried for 33 per cent reservation in Parliament. They need some more numbers in Parliament to pass some more discriminatory laws against men. At present, the feminist politicians are in a very awkward position due to large scale misuse of anti-dowry laws, section 498a of IPC and also the Domestic Violence Act. This has made it very difficult for them to get the sexual harassment at workplace law passed without the 'prevention of misuse clause'. Their anger and frustration has hit the skies.'' India is not the only country in the world with under representation of women in politics. There have been just 38 women in the the U S Senate since the establishment of that body in 1789. To this the members say, ''Now, the irony is that feminists here want to set an example before the world with this Bill. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites
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Changes to Dowry Act opposed

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Written by Hindu Staff Reporter
Thursday, 28 January 2010 07:54
They will only encourage and legalise dowry: AIFWA, APMPA and SIFF Mandatory requirement for couples to notify the list of gifts exchanged during wedding draws flak Failure to notify gifts can draw penalty, including a 3-year jail for bride, groom and parents too HYDERABAD: All India Forgotten Women's Association (AIFWA), together with the Andhra Pradesh Mothers-in-law Protection Association (APMPA) and Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF) vehemently opposed the proposed amendments to the Dowry Prohibition Act and said they will only encourage and legalise dowry. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites
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Women association opposes quota bill

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Written by Andhra Headlines
Thursday, 04 March 2010 19:22
Hyderabad, March.3: Opposing the 85th Constitutional Amendment Bill ( Women's Reservation Bill), the All India Forgotten Women's Association (AIFWA) and All India Men' s Association (AIMWA) have demanded all political parties to provide 33 percent tickets to women to contest in the elections. Speaking to media persons here today, AIFWA president Ms Uma Challa said that the public representatives in a democracy should be those who have everyone' s welfare in mind and not promoting a specific gender, caste or creed. The Women' s Reservations Bill is undemocratic because male citizens will be forced to withdraw or prevented from contesting in reserved constituencies solely because they are male. It takes away the democratic right of 11 crore men to contest in the elections. This is against the fundamental rights of 11 crore men. It violates the right to equality guaranteed under the constitution. She said that passing the women' s Bill was undemocratic because women are not an oppressed class who need their own representatives in the parliament to address their specific issues. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites
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अब पति करा रहे हैं दहेज का केस दर्ज

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Written by पूनम पाण्डे
Friday, 12 February 2010 11:21
नई दिल्ली ।। दहेज उत्पीड़न या घरेलू हिंसा ऐक्ट के तहत केस झेल रहे कई पति अब खुद अपनी बीवियों और उनके परि वार वालों के खिलाफ दहेज देने का मामला दर्ज करवा रहे हैं। उनके मुताबिक जब कानून की नजर में दहेज लेना और देना दोनों ही जुर्म हैं और जब उनकी बीवियां खुद अपनी शिकायत में यह स्वीकार कर चुकी हैं कि उन्होंने भारी-भरकम दहेज दिया है तो उन पर भी केस होना चाहिए। सेफ फैमिली फाउंडेशन के मुताबिक इसकी शुरुआत 2008 में लखनऊ से हुई थी, जब एक पति ने अपनी पत्नी पर दहेज देने का मामला दर्ज करवाया। इसके बाद दिल्ली में इस ट्रेंड ने जोर पकड़ा और अब तक करीब 16 पतियों ने इस तरह के केस दर्ज करवाएं हैं। कुछ मामलों में तो कार्रवाई भी हुई है। इसके बाद बेंगलुरु और फिर चेन्नै में कुछ पतियों ने दहेज देने का केस दर्ज करवाया। अब यह ट्रेंड उड़ीसा में भी पहुंच गया है। उड़ीसा में पहली बार इस तरह का केस दर्ज हुआ है। मिथुन कुमार, तरुण कुमार दास और अरुण दास ने अपनी-अपनी बीवियों और ससुराल वालों के खिलाफ भुवनेश्वर में शिकायत की है। उन पर दहेज देने का आरोप लगाया है जो कानूनन जुर्म है। Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites
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Women pose questions on dowry act changes

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Written by Andhra Headlines
Thursday, 28 January 2010 07:57
Hyderabad, Jan 27: The All India Forgotten Women's Association (AIFWA) has demanded the Centre to withdraw the cabinet note seeking amendment in the existing provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961. The amendments are expected to be placed before the cabinet for its approval at the end of January 2010 and likely to be tabled in the Parliament in the coming budget session. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites
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Civil society groups oppose proposed amendments to DP Act

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Written by PTI
Thursday, 28 January 2010 07:41
Hyderabad: Opposing the proposed amendments to Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, civil society groups here on Wednesday alleged that the amendments amounted to legalising dowry. "The amendments include mandatory requirement for couples to notify the list of gifts exchanged during their wedding ceremony. Through the amendments, the government is legalising and encouraging the practice of dowry," Uma Challa, president of All India Forgotten Women's Association (AIFWA), told reporters. "The question before the media and all citizens is, when are we going to realise we are being fooled and say 'no' to laws like the DP Act, which has so many inherent flaws that their honest implementation will never be possible," she asked. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites
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