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The men's rights movement in India is associated with various men's rights organizations.
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History
The Indian men's rights movement was started by Ram Prakash Chugh in Delhi in the early 1980s in response to domestic violence legislation that was passed in the Indian parliament and the alleged misuse of these laws. Later on, in 1997, Purush Hakka Sanrakshan Samiti was formed in Nasik to campaign against the imprisonment of husbands and their families in allegedly false dowry cases. In Bangalore, Sangyabalya was formed in 2003.
Save Indian Family was founded on March 9, 2005 by the unification of a number of family's rights organizations across India.
In 2010 the National Coalition for Men - a U.S. based men's rights organization started its Bangalore Chapter.
Organizations
- Purush Hakka Sanrakshan Samiti (Nasik)
- Save Indian Family (many cities in India)
- MyNation Foundation (For NRIs)
Issues
Male Suicide
Save Indian Family claims that the high rates of suicides of married men is due to them being "unable to withstand verbal, emotional, economic and physical abuse" from their wives.[1]
Laws
The men's right movement in India campaigns against the alleged misuse of section 498a of the Indian Penal Code, which they claim has led to the imprisonment of innocent men, their families and friends, based on false accusations from wives of the accused. One men's rights organization, Save Indian Family, claims that 80% of the 58,200 lawsuits filed in 2005 were false. They seek to have section 498a made bailable, compoundable, and non-cognizable, and point to the Supreme Court bench presided by Justice Arijit Pasayat and Justice H. K. Seema who, on July 20, 2005, warned against misuse of 498a, expressing concern that it could lead to legal terrorism.
Apart from Section 498A,Domestic Violence Bill,Divorce,Custody, the men's rights movement in India opposes any laws which might lead to what they consider legalized harassment of men.
The movement holds that laws like the Domestic Violence Act, the Sexual Harassment at Workplace Bill, the maintenance/alimony laws and the rape laws are anti-male and unconstitutional, because (according to their argument), due to these laws, men are being treated as guilty before guilt has been proven.
Criticism
The men's rights movement has been criticised for being antifeminist,[2][3] and for ignoring the need for legislation to protect women.[2] Critics agree that more men than women commit suicide but note that the Crime Bureau's conclusion was that "social and economic causes have led most of the males to commit suicide whereas emotional and personal causes have mainly driven females to end their lives", in contrast to the men's rights movement's claim that unhappy domestic lives are the main cause, though it still classifies more men's suicide as being caused by marital problems then women's.
See also
References
- ^ Ramesh, Randeep (December 13, 2007). "Dowry law making us the victims, says India's men's movement". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/dec/13/india.randeepramesh1. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ a b Gupta, Monobina (2006-10-27). "Malevolence for women’s law - Men go to PM against female ‘terrorist activity’". The Telegraph, Calcutta. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061027/asp/frontpage/story_6923154.asp. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Chandrima S. (2006-10-30). "What are men scared of?". The Telegraph, Calcutta. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061030/asp/calcutta/story_6933770.asp. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
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