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Special Lecture on “Legal Intervention of Violence Against Women”
on 07.02.2014
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| Dr. V. Subathra Devi, Head & Associate Prof. Dept. of English interacting with the students on Legal Literacy |
Thiagarajar College Women’s Studies Centre and Evidence Human Rights Organisation, Madurai jointly organised a seminar on “Legal intervention for Violence Against Women” on 07.02.2014. Though the Central government enacts laws and makes amendments to the existing ones to prevent violence against women, none of them is being implemented properly in the country, claimed A. Kathir, Executive Director, Evidence, an NGO working for human rights. Addressing the students of Thiagarajar College during the seminar, Mr.Kathir said though the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, based on the guidelines of the J.S. Verma Committee provided for the trial of rape cases in fast track courts to deliver justice for rape victims, it was not properly implemented. He also pointed out that incidents of rape were on the rise in India. Many may claim that the increase in the number was because more victims were coming forward to lodge complaints. However, he said, even in cases taken up legally, the victims were not getting justice. There were 150 participants in the seminar, mostly girl students, who actively interacted with the organizers with many queries and views.
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