Ministers shelve pledge on women’s safety.
The government has been accused of failing women who have been subjected to sexual, psychological and violent abuse after it emerged that a clutch of new laws and codes to protect them have been shelved. Among the proposed measures were laws to stop rape victims from being cross-examined in court about their previous sexual history, and tougher action on domestic violence.
In January 2017 the home secretary, Amber Rudd, pledged that the government would hold a 12-month consultation on a victims’ bill of rights. The initiative, giving victims new legal rights, including the right to be consulted on the conditions of their assailant’s release, was a Conservative manifesto commitment last year. But 13 months later, the consultation has not even begun.
I am of the view that poverty is the major contributing factor of domestic violence. Though in some instances men are abused, it is a fact that women are the ones that make up a larger volume of victims of domestic violence. A lack of financial self sufficiency on part of a women causes her to remain in abusive relationships. I firmly believe that more women should have job opportunities and seek to qualify themselves so that they would have a strong sense of bargaining power.
Source: The Guardian
Link :https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/mar/04/ministers-failing-protect-women-abuse-victims-promised-legal-bill
women really need to stand up and fight for their rights...
ReplyDeleteI think that women need to work hard for themselve not to depend to their men. They must have their goals and achievements. When they depend too much to their husband , men think that they can do what ever they want. So women stand up and fight for this
ReplyDeleteIts been a long time women fighting for their rights (from 1976) but nothing changes. Let us hope that this time something good will come up. Women do have power but men see women as toys such that we live in fear of men. The funny part is that men are the ones that should keep women safely.
ReplyDeleteThis issue of gender violence is not good at all, because our sister are being hurt useless reasons and the government always promises to end this issue, but the are always lacks in this justice system.
ReplyDeleteWe should treated equally regardless of what gender you are and a strict law should be adopted for those who abuses women.
ReplyDeleteIt's so devastating seeing women abused and tortured by men. The most hurtful issue is that women should be always treated nicely all the time and not having to beg for anything from devious men in kind, always deserve kindness from men.
ReplyDeleteAs women we should support one another. gone are those time where womenhave to depends on men
ReplyDeleteWhy do we always have to fight why can't we just be appreciated,accepted and taken by law serious. There's nothing men do we cant do.
ReplyDeleteWomen have always been warriors, the issue of gender inequality will always surface up. And we as women, we'll remain strong as usual.
ReplyDeleteMore programs should be implemented to uplift women so that they can no longer depend on men and stay in abusive relationship and give in because they are depended on them.An investment and training should on these programs must be encouraged by government to stop this violation of rights.
ReplyDeleteWomen must learn to be independent because this thing of abuse starts when they lean too much on men.
ReplyDeleteA man that abuses women belongs in jail. Women are gifts from God, we should be grateful for that and therefore treat them right and fairly.
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ReplyDeleteWe have to stand up for ourselves, looks like the law is no more or is inactive when it comes to us women. So if one of us gets abused by the very same men whoa we are supposed to protect us, we take the law into our own hands. FINISH!!
ReplyDeleteWomen must stand together and fight for what is rightfully theirs and those who abuse them must be punished accordingly.
ReplyDeleteWe are the same in this world everybody should be treated equally ,this was wrong from the first place where people especially women were seen inferior as BELOW THE HORIZON.
ReplyDeletehonesty and truthfull women are not ready to rule this world yeah we can be equal but not mean they are ready because we don't see good examples to those who already in power
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