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Violence rising against women for using
right to choose partner
Friday July 20, 2012 10:51:23 PM, IANS
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New Delhi: Incidents
of violence against women for love marriages or entering into
relationships are increasing in the country, a feminist legal
group said Friday.
Advocating the women's right to choice of marriage and
relationships, the Association for Advocacy and Legal Initiatives
(AALI) said that in most cases the police and the legal system
stood against the women.
"Opposition from the community is expected in cases of inter-caste
or inter-religious marriages. But the real problem is when the
police and the lower judiciary ignore and violate basic legal and
constitutional provisions," said Seema Misra, a lawyer and a
member of AALI.
The group also released a compilation of court judgments related
to such cases.
"A woman has the right to enter, not to enter, remain in or exit a
relationship based on her choice," said Renu Mishra, another AALI
member.
Figures compiled by the group show that in Uttar Pradesh, there
were 139 cases of violence against women for exercising their
right to choice in relationships. In 103 of the cases, either the
woman or her partner or both were killed.
"This scenario is not unique to Uttar Pradesh but is reflective of
the situation in the entire country. Last month in Delhi, a school
teacher was allegedly killed by her brother and mother for
exercising her right to choice," an AALI statement said.
The group also released a handbook with analysis of the
constitutional provisions and laws impacting age of consent to
sexual relationships. The analysis was done by Geeta Ramaseshan, a
Madras High Court advocate.
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