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Home nurses need to be protected: NCW chief

By Our Staff Reporter

KOTTAYAM Sept. 27. The National Women's Commission chairperson, Poornima Advani, has called for a need to look into the working condition of home nurses. Delivering the keynote address at a seminar on "Violence Against Women", jointly organised by the State and National Women's Commissions here today, Ms. Advani pointed to the situation that had led to the sexual assault of a home nurse in New Delhi and the treatment meted out to women in distress was so pathetic that it needed a public outcry for her to get minimum medical care.

The NCW had already sought an inquiry into the security of home nurses in New Delhi. She also wanted the State Women's Commission to institute an inquiry into the situation in Kerala.

Ms. Advani also wanted the State Commission to look into the issue of single parents in the State. According to her, the migration in search of jobs to the Gulf countries and the West had created a situation where women were forced to lead the life of a single parent in Kerala. The social issues arising out of this unique situation should be looked into, she said.

Ms. Advani pointed out that there was no need for new laws to ensure security for women in the country. According to here, the key obstacle in ensuring justice to women in need was the difficulty in getting through the first door to justice — the proper filing of an FIR.

Speaking on the occasion, the State Women's Commission chairperson, M. Kamalam, said the commission would observe November 26 as Anti-Dowry Day.

Lida Jacob, Secretary Social Welfare Department, said that the Rs. 25-crore project to extend financial assistance to poor women was in its final state.

In his inaugural address, J. M. James, Justice, Kerala High Court, underscored the need for a concerted effort to tackle the issue of violence against women in society. V. Santharam, director, and A. Shahjahan, secretary, State Women's Commission, also spoke.

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