India Most Dangerous Country For Women? Modi Government Rejects Report
Calling the report 'biased', Maneka Gandhi wrote to the agency which presented the report and raised several questions.
New Delhi, Jun 27: The government on Wednesday rejected a report which said that India is the most dangerous country for a woman because of risks of rape and violence. Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi questioned methodology and stakeholders of the report.
Calling the report 'biased', Maneka Gandhi wrote to the agency which presented the report and raised several questions. "Who are the stakeholders? What is the size of sample for the survey? Why wasn't the Ministry for Women and Child Development consulted?" asked Maneka in her letter.
A survey by Thomson Reuters Foundation, citing the survey of 550 experts on women's issues, said India was the most dangerous country in the world for women because of the high risk of sexual violence and human trafficking for domestic work, forced labour, forced marriage and sexual slavery.
The report further said India was also the most dangerous country in the world for cultural traditions that impact women for which the survey cited acid attacks, female genital mutilation, child marriage and physical abuse.
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