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BRIDE BURNING AND THE CRIME OF DOWRY STILL ALIVE

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↑↑↑↑India burning brides↑↑↑↑   "Bride-burning accounts for the death of at least one woman every hour in                                                                India." Bride burning or bride-burning is a form of domestic violence practiced in countries located on or around the Indian subcontinent.  A category of dowry death, bride-burning occurs when a young woman is murdered by her husband or his family for her family's refusal to pay additional dowry. The wife is typically doused with kerosene, gasoline, or other flammable liquid, and set alight, leading to death by fire.[1][2] Kerosene is most often used as the fuel.[3] It is most common in India and has been a major problem there since at least 1993 If a bride refused to satisfy incessant demands by her husband and in-laws for money and goods, despite having brought with her the mandatory dowry at the time of marriage, she was subjected to inhuman treatment. Thereafter, the lu

FEMALE EDUCATION

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FEMALE EDUCATION "Everyone has a right to education and to be a certified individual of character and intelligence, especially girls!  BY -Christal dabreau (Managing director of DS&CD EMPOWERMENT) Female education is a catch-all term of a complex set of issues and debates surrounding education (primary education, secondary education, tertiary education, and health education in particular) for girls and women.  Education is very important for every child whether boy or girl. It is sad that some communities still discriminate against the education of the girl child. ...   Globally, 65 million girls are not in school. There are 31 million girls of primary school age not in school. Seventeen million of these girls will probably never attend school in their lifetimes Every human being needs oxygen to survive in the world. Education is as important as this because education gives people the knowledge and skills they require. Education is important to people of