The Southern Regional workshop on “Strategizing Advocacy for Effective Implementation of Women Friendly Laws” organized by Women Power Connect and the National Commission for Women was held in Chennai on 25 January 2012. The workshop brought together representatives from government agencies, legal bodies, academics and non-government organizations from across Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu including Smt. Anita Agnihotri, Justice Prabha Sridevan, Justice D. Sreedevi, Ms Jyoti Nirmala, Ms. Saraswati Rangaswamy, Ms. Bimla Chandrasekar and Centre for Social Work Director Dr. Ranjana Kumari to discuss concerns regarding the implementation women friendly legislation. 

The workshop focused on three legislations addressing women’s rights violations throughout India: i.e. the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA-2005); the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA); and the Pre conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex selection) Act (PCPNDT). The workshop provided a platform to review the implementation and impact of each law across the four states and also to devise strategies to strengthen gender friendly legislation throughout India.

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