information about any new law which has been passed by the government to protect women rights
information about any new law which has been passed by the government to protect women rights
The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act was passed in 2005, protecting all women from any kind of domestic violence by a member of the family she has a relationship with. The person suffering violence could be a daughter, daughter-in-law, mother, mother-in-law, sister, women who has a domestic relationship with anyone. The person perpetrating violence could either be a man or a woman.
The latest act protecting women's rights however is, the Sexual Harrassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. This Act protects the fundamental right of all to earn a livelihood. It also protects women against sexual harrassment at her workplace which could be discrimination, eve-teasing, passing lewd comments, sexual or physical abuse, unwelcomed verbal or non-verbal offensive conduct etc.,.
The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act was passed in 2005, protecting all women from any kind of domestic violence by a member of the family she has a relationship with. The person suffering violence could be a daughter, daughter-in-law, mother, mother-in-law, sister, women who has a domestic relationship with anyone. The person perpetrating violence could either be a man or a woman.
The latest act protecting women's rights however is, the Sexual Harrassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. This Act protects the fundamental right of all to earn a livelihood. It also protects women against sexual harrassment at her workplace which could be discrimination, eve-teasing, passing lewd comments, sexual or physical abuse, unwelcomed verbal or non-verbal offensive conduct etc.,.
