WOMEN PROTECTION ACTS AND POWER OF THE WOMEN TO CHANGE SOCIETY : U. Sowmya IX Class AJHS

WOMEN PROTECTION ACTS Children [child] means a person who of a male has not completed 21 years of age, and if female, has not completed 18 years of age. Girls and women are facing teasing and violence worldwide. It affects their mental and physical health. Most of the women can/t dare to move freely. Similarly girls are hesitating to go to schools. Teasing with words, torturing, insulting are common incidents around us. Such incidents are the evidence for violation of child and women rights. Even though government made many laws to control the violence, people are not aware of them. Even victims don’t know where and how to get protection and help. Violence of children and women rights is continuing in our society in various forms. It may be in family or working place. There is need to correct the attitude of the society which adversely children. I think that if proper implementation of the laws, made by the government would provide free and confident life to the children and women. In 1989, the UNO proposed international children charters on which 191 countries have signed our country is also one of them. These rights relate to everybody without discrimination. CHILDREN RIGHTS : • Below 18 years age are all children, without gender discrimination. • Protection from government for children rights. • Right to live. • Rights to live with parents as far as possible. • Right to gain knowledge and get awareness about the world through media like radio, newspapers, TV etc. • Right to protection from violence and harmful incidents. • Right to have good health and get medical care etc., Children, elders and everybody should be aware of WNO rights. Government also used to inform this to all. But Government were not informing this and trying to come before to solve these problems. The women have two problems child marriages and dowry. CHILD MARRIAGES : There is a prohibition of child marriage act, introduced in 2006. There is Disadvantages of Child marriages. • Provision for trafficking • Pushing the unmatured into family system. • Handicapped child births or dead child births and this will be harmful to mother. • Obstacle for study. • Become child labours for family maintenance. The immoral trafficking act in 1956 and amendments in 2006. Trafficking and selling of them for prostitution or encouraging them to enter into prostitution is a punishable crime. DIFFERENT FORMS OF TRAFFICKING : Sexual assault, activities against the law, fabourers and sadistic pleasure SEXUAL ASSAULT : a. Forced prostitution b. Social and religious prostitution [Devadasi, Jogini, Mathangi] etc. SADISTIC PLEASURE : a. Tying up the children on camels and make them run for entertainment. b. Marriages and adoption without their consent. DOWRY : The Dowry prohibition act, 1961. It is observed that after the marriage the bride is teased, scolded, abused, beated even sometimes cause for death or makes her commit suicide. All these offences cover in this act. The woman has to fight against all the problems that are affecting with her. If she is serious that she can change the society to progress further . So, women is the one and ultimate shakthi who can change total environment. National girl day is celebrated on 24th Jan. U. Sowmya IX Class Ananda Jyothi High School