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Legal literacy and formation of Mahila Panchayats at Sonipat, Haryana
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Geographical Area:
Villages Nahri,Mandaura, Akbarpur Barauta
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Supported By:
IDRC Canada (Jan-Dec 2008)
CSI - Since Jan-2009
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Project Status:
Ongoing Since January’2008
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Target Group:
Women, especially those who are victims of domestic violence
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Objectives:
- To build the capacity of grassroots women to become legally aware, gender sensitive,
and non-judgmental and listen with empathy to victims of domestic violence
- To provide a forum for conflict resolution to resolve family disputes and enable
women to assert themselves and live with dignity & self esteem
- To train paralegal workers to counsel women to know their legal rights, to take
decisions , to act to get out of violent situations when necessary & when conflict
is not resolved, and to handle caseload
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Project Brief:
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The Mahila Panchayats offer a community -level, women-directed redressal mechanism
that provides counseling, arbitration and support on legal issues to grassroots
women. When possible, disputes are resolved at the Panchayat-level. If necessary,
Mahila Panchayats provide referrals and support in contacting the police, attorneys
and/or the courts. This program offers crucial support and advocacy directly from
her community peers to women experiencing injustice.
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Beneficiary Data 2008-09
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No. of Type of Cases Dealt by Mahila Panchayats
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Category of Cases
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Total No
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Wife Beating/Alcoholism/Doubts on Wife
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45
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Non- payment of maintenance
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24
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Extra marital relations
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02
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Bigamy (Without divorce)
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01
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Sexual harassment
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-
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Wife thrown out of marital home
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13
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Painful intercourse
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Desertion by husband
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-
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Separation From husband
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-
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Child custody
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01
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Divorce
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-
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Dowry/dowry death
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09
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Run away girls
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-
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Quarrel with neighbours
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-
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Property
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01
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Eve teasing
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01
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Cases from husband
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-
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Harassment by in-laws
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22
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Others (trafficking-wife buying/harassment by son and daughter-in-
law/harassment of mother by alcoholic son/female foeticide/too aggressive husband
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09
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Total Cases
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128
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