Article 21, which deals with the right to life, has been extended to include the right to life with dignity. This provision is used to protect women’s rights, such as the right to divorce, to live a life free from violence and the right to safe abortions.
Tag: WOMEN RIGHTS
Status of women in Afghanistan: Taliban
Women’s rights in Afghanistan have been varied throughout history. Women officially gained equality under the 1964 constitution.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN TIMES OF COVID: UN CHIEF VIDEO MESSAGE
Abstract With 90 countries in lockdown, four billion people are now sheltering at home from the global contagion of COVID-19. It’s a protective measure, but it brings another deadly danger. We see a shadow pandemic growing, of domestic violence against women. COVID-19: Women front and centre As more countries report…
MARITAL RAPE AND IPC
As per current law, a wife is presumed to deliver perpetual consent to have sex with her husband after entering into marital relations.