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Udupi: ‘Campaign for the prevention of violence against women’ from Nov 25-Dec 10, in 10 gram panchayat limits

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Udupi; Nov 25 : Addressing the press reporters in the press meet held on Nov 25,Monday in the press club,udupi  Sugrama grama panchayat elected representative’s Sangha said in its address that according to UNO’s report , one out of three women suffering from violences. More than a billion women of the world were being the victims of either rapes, torture or any other types of atrocities in their lifetime.

It also said that in view of controlling this inhumane situation, the campaign will be from Nov 25 to Dec 10, for the ‘prevention of violence against women’ in 10 grama panchayat limits of Udupi taluk.

The campaign will be held in co-operation with the Hunger Project, janasiksana Trust, Panchayat Raj Institutions, the Department of Women and Child Welfare and police department.

Under this popular awareness campaign at village level group meetings, conversation,Informations about pro-women law, hand bills, pamphlets distribution, wall text, banner display, image shows and mass signature collection will be conducted.

It also said that it has demanded for the formation of sexual harassment complaints committee at each gram panchayat level in accordance with the court ruling in connection with visaka case and for the effective implementation of pro-women law.

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