07 Sep 09 India mothers-in-law fight abuse
A group of Indian mothers-in-law have come together to fight the harassment they claim to endure at the hands of their daughters-in-law.
Fifty women have joined the All India Mothers-in-law Protection Forum (AIMPF), launched in Bangalore city.
A spokeswoman told the BBC that while there were 15 laws to protect the younger generation, there was nothing to protect mothers-in-law from abuse.
India’s National Commission for Women has acknowledged the problem.
It says that cases against in-laws are often registered by brides who are protected by strict anti-dowry laws.
But a number of the accusations turn out to be false. (more…)
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07 Sep 09 We are Victims, not Vamps: Moms-in-law
We are victims, not vamps: Mums-in-law
New Delhi: It’s official. The saas-bahu soaps have got it wrong. Contrary to what reel households portray, mothers-in-law are seldom the villain of the piece in real domestic settings.
The latest round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) shows that young women face maximum domestic violence from their own parents rather than in-laws. Armed with the data, over 700 women have joined hands to launch the All-India Mothers-in-law Protection Forum (AIMPF) to break their stereotyping as vamps, and demand protection against violence and abuse by daughters-in-law… (read more)
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12 Aug 09 Why Mothers-in-law are de-facto villains?
Women are hardwired to hate their mother-in-laws who more often than not become soft targets of social defamation. The moment a mother becomes a mother in law, she becomes the numero uno villain in everybody’ eyes and the poor mothers-in-law thrive with this negative publicity.
We have Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, Daughter’s Day, Friendship Day and what not days, but we do not have Mother-in-law Day, which in itself explains the poor and despicable condition of these women who marry their sons.
Through this website All India Mother-in-Law Protection Forum is being formed to protect the rights and interests of Mothers-in-law.
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