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Defamation Case: Extending legal shield to women - Simplified

Drishti IAS : English

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#Defamation#POSH#UPSCSimplified #CurrentAffairs Drishti IAS presents to you a new daily programme, SIMPLIFIED - covering all relevant and important topics from UPSC and state PSC point of view. This video covers the given to 'Defamation Case: Extending legal shield to women' in the following structure: Structure 1. Why in News? 2. Key points 3. Defamation 4. The Protection of Women Against Sexual Harassment at Workplace (POSH)Act, 2013 5. Suggestions In this program, one particular topic of current affairs will be discussed in a comprehensive and concise manner covering static and factual information along with the conceptual ideas. This will make it easy for the aspirant to understand, retain and draw interlinkages. This programme will help not only in Prelims but also in all Mains as well as in Essay papers. To read more, refer to: https://www.drishtiias.com/current-af... This video covers: Subject: Polity and Governance Topic: Defamation Case: Extending legal shield to women

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The Me Too movement is a social movement against sexual abuse and sexual harassment towards women, where people publicize allegations of sex crimes.

Key points

In 1997, in the Vishaka case, the Supreme Court addressed a lacuna in law which offered no legal recourse for women who were sexually harassed at work.

The Protection of Women Against Sexual Harassment at Workplace (POSH) Act, 2013

Non-compliance with the provisions of the Act shall be punishable with a fine.

Defamation Case: Extending legal shield to women - Simplified

#Defamation#POSH#UPSCSimplified #CurrentAffairs Drishti IAS presents to you a new daily programme, SIMPLIFIED - covering all relevant and important topics from UPSC and state PSC point of view. This video covers the given to 'Defamation Case: Extending legal shield to women' in the following structure: Structure 1. Why in News? 2. Key points 3. Defamation 4. The Protection of Women Against Sexual Harassment at Workplace (POSH)Act, 2013 5. Suggestions In this program, one particular topic of current affairs will be discussed in a comprehensive and concise manner covering static and factual information along with the conceptual ideas. This will make it easy for the aspirant to understand, retain and draw interlinkages. This programme will help not only in Prelims but also in all Mains as well as in Essay papers. To read more, refer to: https://www.drishtiias.com/current-af... This video covers: Subject: Polity and Governance Topic: Defamation Case: Extending legal shield to women

The Me Too movement is a social movement against sexual abuse and sexual harassment towards women, where people publicize allegations of sex crimes.

Key points

In 1997, in the Vishaka case, the Supreme Court addressed a lacuna in law which offered no legal recourse for women who were sexually harassed at work.

The Protection of Women Against Sexual Harassment at Workplace (POSH) Act, 2013

Drishti IAS : English

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