JKM Campaign Against Atrocities On Women
A seminar was organised by Jan Kalyaan Morcha at district level all over the country in Feb., 2009 for motivating the society against atrocities on women and exploitation and trafficking of children.
It has been observed by Jan kalyaan Morcha that honour killings have emerged as a serious problem now a days for women in rural areas and caste panchayats, operating without any legal sanctions are the main reasons behind this.
JKM decided and instructed the volunteers to curb all forms of violence against women and children to generate awareness among the general public in their local area, about inequality and atrocities on women, raggings and acid attacks on young women, female foeticide, gender sensitization, trafficking of women and rights of the girl child.
The seminars were attended by the office bearers of several voluntary organisations and social thinkers of that locality. They expressed their views and supported the initiatives of JKM on the topic of combating atrocities on women and children.
After serious deliberations the following major recommendations were adopted:-
- A need was felt to change the mindset of women through awareness generation projects for repoting the atrocities and not to accept them quietly.
- To invole the men folk also in the awareness generation camps for limited duration since respect of the human rights of women needs to be more appreciated by men.
- To demand for strengthening of the existing rehabilitative services like the short stay homes and swadhar homes and also start temporary shelter homes for deserted and run away women. It was decided to organise street play, events to inculcate a respect for human rights values, gender equality and honor and respect of women.
