With a view to generating mass awareness regarding crime and violence against women, a State-level convention under the joint aegis of Oxfam India and Chhattisgarh Mahila Adhikar Manch will be held in Gondwana Bhawan, Tikrapara here on Tuesday.
As many as 700 local women leaders will actively participate in this grand convention, according to a Press release issued here on Monday. The convention will be addressed by eminent and noted literary, activists, lawyers of India.
The key speakers will be chairperson, State Women Commission) lata Usendi, eminent lawyer Sophia Khan women activist and director –SAFAR Dr Dinesh Mishra besides others.
The programme will be followed by a huge human chain to be formed and a rally will be taken out from Gondwana Bhawan to Panchpedi Naka around 3.30 pm.
It may be mentioned here that in recent years, continuous rise in violence and crime against in women has been observed globally. In India 40 per cent women and girls became victim of domestic violence in year 2013 which includes physical and mental torture, illegal confinement, sexual abuse and rape, it stated.
As per National Crime Records Bureau 58.9 per cent women and girls became victim due escalated offence rate. In the case of rape and sexual abuse every third man was known to the victim. The superceding rate of crime against women and girls made them more vulnerable and a life free from violence for all still remained as distant dream to be achieved.
In tribal dominated Chhattisgarh, the scene is not quite encouraging from women empowerment point of view. Here 34 per cent became victim of domestic violence out of which percentage of women and girls belong to tribal and Dalit community which remained at 36 and 34, the Press release stated.