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Haryana, one of the wealthiest states in India with the third-highest per capita income in 2014-2015 [32] of 147,076 rupees (USD 2,293), is a destination state for the molki brides. [7] An unintended consequence of Haryana's economic development is the advancement of medical technology and accessibility of its health care system which offer ...
In Africa, bride-buying tends to work out against women's best interest, causing many to feel a sense of gender inequality as well as a lack in the women's rights sector. [26] In East Africa, some marriages involve transfer of valuable properties that are delivered from the families of the groom and gifted to the families of the bride.
The Government of India applies the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013, active from 3 February 2013, as well as Section 370 and 370A IPC, which defines human trafficking and "provides stringent punishment for human trafficking; trafficking of children for exploitation in any form including physical exploitation; or any form of sexual ...
In India- Tamil Nadu is the only State constituted Anti- Child Trafficking Unit, which is an outcome Habeas corpus petition (HCP 881/2016) filed by Advocate Natarajan V, the Landmark Judgement has been Passed by Justice Nagamuthu and Justice Bharathidhasan of Madras High Court. This is one of the important milestone in preventing Child ...
India's form of government, traditionally described as "quasi-federal" with a strong centre and weak states, [243] has grown increasingly federal since the late 1990s as a result of political, economic, and social changes. [244] [245] The Government of India comprises three branches: the Executive, Legislature, and Judiciary. [246]
In Southern India & eastern Indian state of Odisha, devadasi is the practice of hierodulic prostitution, with similar customary forms such as basavi, [72] and involves dedicating pre-pubescent and young adolescent girls from villages in a ritual marriage to a deity or a temple, who then work in the temple and function as spiritual guides ...
Prostitution is illegal in the majority of African countries. HIV/AIDS infection rates are particularly high among African sex workers. [1]Nevertheless, it is common, driven by the widespread poverty in many sub-Saharan African countries, [2] and is one of the drivers for the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Africa. [3]
The Ottoman state regulated the slave market and imposed taxes on every slave transaction. Women were captured from diverse African, Asian, and European regions and traded in Istanbul markets. In contrast to male slaves, women were often subject to sexual exploitation, with their sexuality considered the personal property of their owners.