ARTICLE D. ORGANISATION OF THE HISTORICAL NATURE OF GENDER-BASED 43...

4. Article

d. Organisation of

The historical nature of gender-based

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Village Panchayats

violence confirms that it is not an

Codes :

unfortunate aberration but systematically

a b c d

entrenched in culture and society,

(A) 1 3 2 4

reinforced and powered by patriarchy.

Violence against women maintains the

(B) 3 1 4 2

structures of gender oppression; be it

(C) 3 2 4 1

carried out by individuals in private and/or

(D) 1 3 4 2

by institutional forces in the public sphere.

Families, communities, and social, legal