PASIGHAT, Sep 27: One day legal awareness programme was organized by the Women Against Social Evils (WASE) in collaboration with the Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women (APSCW) today at the 2-mile Jamoh building conference hall, Pasighat.
Addressing the gathering, Chairperson APSCW, Radhilu Chai Techi spoke at length on gender equality, women empowerment and advantages of giving better education to the girl child. Reiterating that the commission stands for protection of the rights of all women, she added that at present women were subject to a lot of exploitation and to tackle this issue, the commission has been continuously studying and is looking for various methods and strategies to assist them.
More women participation in all fronts including panchayats and legislative assemblies was essential, she said and assured that the commission would keep trying to promote more women in taking up entrepreneurial projects which would empower and uplift the economic condition of women of the state.
Techi stressed on reformation of traditional laws and marriage system that do not give full justice to women and has outlived its utility and urged women to uphold their healthy tradition of working hard to nurture their families and know the various rights given to them today in the awareness programme. The Chairperson also presented a brief report on role and achievements of the commission related to domestic violence, polygamy, rape, physical and mental torture to girls/women, availability of modern maternity facilities in all districts, compulsory marriage registration etc.
The main objective of the programme was to make women aware of their legal rights and to reach out and educate them on various aspects of the law, she said.
“Ending violence against women is everyone’s business. We must give safe space to women to speak and be heard,” said East Siang SP Sumit Kr. Jha while attending the awareness programme as a resource person. He expressed hope that such programmes would help the women to be more aware of the law and their rights and this in turn would serve as a protection against any violation of their rights or abuse and discrimination against them. DIPRO

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