India counts 1 woman killed every hour over dowry

[The Straight Story]

NEW DELHI (AP) — One woman dies every hour in India because of dowry-related crimes, indicating that the country's economic boom has made demands for dowries even more persistent, women's rights activists said.

The National Crime Records Bureau says 8,233 women were killed across India last year because of disputes over dowry payments given by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.

The conviction rate in dowry-related crimes remained a low 32 percent, according to statistics the bureau published last week.

Indian law prohibits the giving or receiving of a dowry, but the centuries-old social custom persists.

Dowry demands often continue for years after the wedding. Each year, thousands of young Indian women are doused with gasoline and burned to death because the groom or his family felt the dowry was inadequate.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/india-says-1-woman-killed-every-hour-over-dowry

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. horrible

[David__77]

2. Terrible that dowry is not banned there.

That's the way to do it: ban feudal, backward practices and punish them by law. That's how these evil practices were eliminated in China.

[JI7]

5. i think it is banned, but india is very corrupt and these banned things continue

especially in backwards areas.

[get the red out]

3. People are monsters

Anyone who could see this as civilization is insane. What a disgusting thing, like holding someone's child hostage for more and more money.

[KinMd]

4. Ya know, as bad you might think the USA is......