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You can file for a divorce even if your husband’s family members are treating you with cruelty. Cruelty is not restricted only to the husband. Tag a friend who needs to know this! To understand further about Laws for click marriage laws and divorce laws

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If the police officer refuses to file an FIR, you can write a letter to his/her senior officer explaining the situation. You can also directly approach the magistrate for registration of the complaint. 

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If a man forces you to watch porn, it amounts to sexual harassment and is a crime. If you have given consent initially and have withdrawn it later, it will amount to sexual harassment from the point you withdraw your consent. Tag a friend who needs to know this! To understand further about sexual harassment please click on the link.

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It is indeed hard to stand up to your enemies, but it is tough to stand up for yourself when you have to fight against your friends and family! But, we as women, need the courage. Today, let's all inspire ourselves to stand up for what we want, what we need and what we deserve.

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If someone is sending hurtful messages, leaving threatening comments or trolling, you can block the person from accessing your profile and report them on the social media platform. Tag a friend who needs to know this. To understand about Cyber Bullying Laws, please refer to the section Know Your Rights > Cyber Bullying on our website.

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Calling a transgender person Chekka, Kojja, Tranny, Shemale, etc. as an insult, is a form of ‘emotional abuse’. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act makes any kind of emotional abuse against a transgender person illegal. Tag a friend who needs to know this! To understand further about LGBTQ rights, please refer to our website.

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It is up to you on how you feel about yourself! Nobody has the power to make you feel a certain way unless you allow them to! Visit Pink Legal

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If your husband has abandoned you for no reason, you can file for divorce on the ground of desertion. The period of desertion has to be over two years continuously. Tag a friend who needs to know this! To understand further about Laws for marriage and divorce, please refer to the section Know Your Rights > Hindu Marriage and Divorce laws on our website

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Yes, giving dowry is an illegal act but so is helping! The Dowry Prohibition Act not only punishes the ones who give dowry but also the ones who help. Tag a friend who needs to know this! To understand further about Dowry, it's meaning, legal provisions and punishments please refer to the section Know Your Rights > Domestic Violence > Dowry Rights on our website

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We are thrilled to announce that Pink Legal is now an award winning enterprise! Our founder, Advocate Manasi Chaudhari won the 'Digital Women Awards 2020' presented by Google organised by SheThePeople in association with COLORS TV. We would like to thank each and every one of you who has encouraged and supported Pink Legal and we are eternally grateful.

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Sexual Abuse & Sexual Harassment Laws In India - PinkLegal

What constitutes sexual harassment under Indian law?

Sexual harassment means any of the following acts by a man against a woman:

Making unwelcome physical contact.

Making unwelcome sexual advances.

Making unwelcome sexual gestures.

Asking for sexual favours.

Showing pornography against the woman’s will.

Making sexually coloured comments. For examples of sexual harassment, see “What You Should Know About Sexual Harassment Laws.

2. If someone makes unwanted physical contact with me, what can I do?

If a man makes unwanted physical contact which sexual suggestions, it amounts to sexual harassment & is a crime. Such sexual overtures/suggestions should be explicit, i.e. clear.Also, see What You Should Know About Sexual Harassment.

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Sexual Abuse | Sexual Harassment Laws In India - Pink Legal

1. What constitutes sexual harassment under Indian law?

Sexual harassment laws

mean any of the following acts by a man against a woman:

Making unwelcome physical contact.

Making unwelcome sexual advances.

Making unwelcome sexual gestures.

Asking for sexual favours.

Showing pornography against the woman’s will.

Making sexually coloured comments.

2. If someone makes unwanted physical contact with me, what

can I do?

If a man makes unwanted physical contact which sexual suggestions, it amounts to sexual harassment and is a crime. Such sexual overtures/suggestions should be explicit, i.e. clear.

Also, see What You Should Know About Sexual Harassment

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If your office has more than 50 employees, it must provide for a creche facility either within the office itself, or close by. This enables the woman to join back work, without having to worry about where to keep the child. We strongly stand for equal parenting and believe that the father must equally take care of the child as much as the mother, and creche facilities should be available for fathers also! What do you think? To understand further about click to Maternity law & benefits to read more...!

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People often get confused between these two words and mix one for the other. But it is important for you to know the difference, because each term has its own, distinct meaning. To understand further about Laws refer marriage and divorce laws

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Not just taking dowry, but even asking or demanding for dowry is illegal! So next time someone demands for dowry, tell them that they are doing something illegal and stop them! To understand further about clink on Dowry Laws

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This rule is to ensure that a woman is not put in any uncomfortable situation or a situation where she can get harassed. Therefore, the police need to go to her house, at a decent time, and preferably always with a female officer. To understand further click Police to read more...!

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It is okay to crack jokes with friends who share a certain comfort level, but NOT okay to crack adult jokes with a female colleague when it will clearly make her uncomfortable. If your male colleagues are doing this to you, you don't have to suffer in silence. Know that it amounts to sexual harassment at the workplace. To understand further click on sexual harassment at workplace .