{"id":33068,"date":"2018-10-29T18:52:28","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T13:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=33068"},"modified":"2018-11-17T12:21:02","modified_gmt":"2018-11-17T06:51:02","slug":"extend-vishakha-norms-to-religious-institutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/extend-vishakha-norms-to-religious-institutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Extend Vishakha norms to religious institutions\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Extend Vishakha norms to religious institutions\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

News:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a PIL petition to extend the Vishakha guidelines against sexual harassment in workplace to ashrams, madrasas and Catholic institutions to check the rampant rise in sexual exploitation of women.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Important Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    2. According to the petition, if Vishakha Guidelines are extended to the religious institutions, it would assist a lot in reducing sexually related crimes against women by gurus or leaders of that particular institution.<\/p>\n

    3. The petition also said that\u00a0 the government should do a background verification<\/strong> of religious leaders, especially \u201cnew upcoming babas\u201d or \u201cheads of those madrasas\u201d and churches.<\/p>\n

    4. It also sought directions to the Centre to provide adequate measures for women safety at religious places by conducting periodic checks <\/strong>by State women panels.<\/p>\n

    5. The petition also mentioned recent instances <\/strong>such as cases of priests being accused of sexual abuse in Kerala and of self-styled gurus like Daati Maharaj, Baba Ram Rahim and Asaram Bapu.<\/p>\n

    6. About Vishakha Guidelines:<\/strong><\/p>\n