How did women voice their displeasure against dowry harassment?

By protesting

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By approaching the courts

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By putting up with the practice

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By not speaking out

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Solution

The correct options are
A By protesting
B By approaching the courts
Women’s rights groups voiced against the failure to bring dowry harassment cases to justice. They came to the streets, approached the courts and disseminated information related dowry deaths. This, eventually became a public issue in the newspapers and society. The dowry laws were eventually changed to punish families who sought dowry.

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