Samaan Society is striving to realize the dream of establishing an equitable and just society. In this episode, the establishment of a women’s violence-free society is a major goal, for which the Samaan Society is active on various fronts along with the community.
Efforts are being made by the organization at various levels to provide access to justice to the women victims of violence, which are as follows: –
Violence against women at home is not only inhuman elsewhere, but it is also very challenging to violence free society. Because most people consider domestic violence to be a personal matter of the family. In this condition, the woman suffering from violence in the house becomes completely isolated. Because the relatives of the locality, neighbourhood do not help women considering these incidents as their personal matter. While her parents are also away from him. In this situation, Samaan Society is preparing women leaders in different settlements. These women leaders help the concerned women in case of violence against women in their locality.
The Kanoon Sakhi group would talk to the women sufferers of the violence in their locality and as a group they would also talk to the men of the family ie perpetrators of the violence. In this process, many times change has been seen even in the men doing violence. Where there is no change and the violence continues regularly, in that case the course of legal action is adopted. Generally, women do not have access to a Protection Officer or other Judicial Forum in cases of domestic violence. They do not know about them. Hence, the women of the KanooniSakhi group not only inform the victim, but they also accompany her to the police station, the Protection Officer’s office, the court, etc. This keeps the courage of the women victim of violence and their collective strength also makes the administrative process easier. As a beginning, the society started this work in five settlements in Indore city and in each settlement, 5-5 women were given leadership as Kanoon Sakhi. In their leadership 15-20 women of their settlement joined them. In this way, a group of about 400 women emerged which help the victims of the issue of domestic violence.
It has been observed that many people in the community have to undergo various legal procedures. At the same time, they also need legal knowledge to obtain their rights. Of these the number of women and children is high. So, the legal clinic has been started for women by the organization. Under this, legal advice is given to women, and in case of necessity, free support is also given through advocate in the court. Also, in order that the suffering women get the justice, the organisation capacitates them in the context of judicial process.
This program was specially centred on the women deprived of justice and deprived communities for the government schemes related in Panchayats.
Under this, efforts are made to bring justice to the community at the legal and administrative level and help them access their rights.
Along with this, the victim women are also provided access to the government’s legal aid scheme.
Under this program a panel of sensitive advocates was prepared in the Indore city. There are many advocates in this panel, which provide free legal assistance to the victims.