To save the scattered movement for men’s rights, Yahoo formed an organization in March 2005 and named it Save Indian Family (SIF). In a few years after the beginning, 10,000 members joined it. Thus began the first organized movement for men.
Demonstrations have been held many times in the country regarding the demand of the men’s commission.
There is often talk about the rights of women in the country, but voices are also being raised for a long time regarding the rights of men. It started in the 90s, but women’s groups Due to not being organized like it could not reach its destination. First of all, an organization was started in Kolkata to protect the rights of men. Its name was ‘Pidito Purush’. anymore Mumbai In ‘Male Hakka Protection Committee’ and Lucknow In this, the foundation of ‘Wife Atrocities Anti Morcha’ was laid.
Together these organizations campaigned for the rights of men. The issue of men’s rights revolves around the misuse of the laws made for women.
Activists raising their voice for their rights say that some laws were made for the safety of women, which are being misused. As a result, men are getting harassed. This includes IPC sections 498A, 375 and 376 and the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005.
He says that most of the cases registered under these sections are false. These cases corroborate his arguments with the number of acquittals.
How does Save Indian Family Movement work?
To save the scattered movement for men’s rights, Yahoo formed an organization in March 2005 and named it Save Indian Family (SIF). In a few years after the beginning, 10,000 members joined it. Thus began the first organized movement for men. It was named the Save Indian Family Movement.
Gradually its popularity started increasing so much that many NGOs working for the rights of men joined this organization and started working. A helpline number was issued by the organization where the aggrieved men could lodge their complaints.
Presently a total of 50 NGOs from India, USA, UK UAE, Japan and Australia are working with SIF. The NGOs working under this organization hold meetings every week. They train men on how to deal with such cases and how to handle the hearing of legal cases.
Apart from SIF, Men Welfare Trust (MWT) was started in India. Wasif Ali, who started the SIF movement in India, formed the Men Welfare Trust in Delhi in 2017. Both organizations believe that efforts have not been made to understand the problems men are facing. That’s why their voice is being raised with the help of the organization.People’s representatives like Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Harinarayan Rajbhar have supported this voice of men.
