- Ahead of Father’s Day, men’s rights groups are set to hold protests in various cities to highlight the plights of various men facing false cases of dowry harassment, domestic violence and child molestations.
- Their demands:
- Equal access to both separated parents in case of a divorce.
- Mandating co-parenting under the Guardian and Wards Act.
- Holding evening courts to speed up justice.
- Withdraw IRBM (Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage) law proposed under the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill which is pending in the Lok Sabha, as this is women-centric.
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/mens-rights-activists-for-shared-parenting-rights/article6113440.ece
Exams Perspective:
- IRBM (Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage)
- Guardian and Wards Act
- Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill
- Dowry
- Domestic Violence
- Child Molestation