tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post5313750859192350422..comments2023-08-17T17:34:11.644+10:00Comments on An Aussie in the World: “THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO JUST TALK AND TALK “ Beatrice age 16, from ZambiaRunning on empty http://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-72202029027391711042018-03-26T09:51:03.173+11:002018-03-26T09:51:03.173+11:00India is supposed to succeed China as the wealthie...India is supposed to succeed China as the wealthiest country in the medium term. I wonder if that will kill off religion and culture. Or if more people on the internet reading about Western practices will do the same?Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-54590367154204496362018-03-25T13:29:14.987+11:002018-03-25T13:29:14.987+11:00You would think so, but in reality, and not just i...You would think so, but in reality, and not just in India, grown women if unmarried are the property of their parents in the eyes of the community, no matter what the legal position is. <br />If they are married their husbands decide what they can and cannot do. This includes who your friends are, what you do in spare time, and your money.<br />If they are widowed it is often the sons who have the final say. <br />Believe me, this is a much more insidious problem than you could ever imagine.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18096766875124392942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-7392109658024023412018-03-25T06:33:40.490+11:002018-03-25T06:33:40.490+11:00I hope the courts took notice of the Supreme Court...I hope the courts took notice of the Supreme Court decision. Grown women are not the property of their parents. Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-85539723299636753782018-03-25T04:00:45.922+11:002018-03-25T04:00:45.922+11:00It sounds crazy I know.
But the court actually ann...It sounds crazy I know.<br />But the court actually annulled the marriage and told the girl to return to her parents. <br />It took the supreme court to reverse this, calling it unconstitutional. <br />This is a country where couples are killed for daring to marry out of community so nobody was surprised,.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18096766875124392942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-63453063287907076062018-03-21T22:45:02.362+11:002018-03-21T22:45:02.362+11:00This is so very moving, Running.
Jane, that a yo...This is so very moving, Running. <br /><br />Jane, that a young woman would be treated as an incompetent in that way is appalling. It's a blending of two evils -- regarding women as eternal children, and believing that parents have unlimited power over their children. That is, the child is their slave. And the woman is a child.<br /><br />Today is Human Rights Day in South Africa, commemorating the Sharpeville Massacre in 1960, at a time when the majority of the population were regarded as children, with the government as heartless parent. The fact that we have come as far as we have since then is in a large measure thanks to the children who risked and lost their lives in the 1976 youth uprising. The struggle for real justice still continues -- especially with regard to our children: their safety, their education, their health, their right to decent homes and a decent future. The thing is never to stop pushing governments, and also always to use any influence you have in your community to improve their lot. Do not give up.Rinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-5927884571119390172018-03-21T15:09:27.553+11:002018-03-21T15:09:27.553+11:00It sounds reactionary to me, Jane. I dont understa...It sounds reactionary to me, Jane. I dont understand how the court could go against her wishes at 24 years. Running on empty https://www.blogger.com/profile/05668554083864151638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647425979151417363.post-86555206549279373592018-03-21T13:33:57.244+11:002018-03-21T13:33:57.244+11:00Recently a young woman changed her religion and ma...Recently a young woman changed her religion and married a Muslim. Her parents went to court. The court annulled the marriage against her protests and sent her to college as she didn't want stay with her parents. <br />But this girl was 24! Who has the right to decide the lives of their adult children? <br /><br />Girls under 21 in India are often forcibly married to men much older than themselves. Because the courts see minors as being under the jurisdiction of their parents there is no attempt to stop the practice. Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18096766875124392942noreply@blogger.com