Albertina Almeida: The Uniform Civil Code
Albertina Almeida, Civil Rights Lawyer speaks how the so called Uniform Civil Code in Goa, does not address the issue of gender justice.
Tag: gender
The Latvian Tourist Rape Murder case in Kerala rings a bell for Goa!
By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA
As this article goes to the press, there has been a gang rape on the beach at Betalbatim, on Goa’s southern coast – a beach that is by now a tourist beach. The newspapers have reported that a 20 year old woman and her friend who were at the beach were accosted by three persons who first sought to extort money from the them, then gang raped the woman, forced her friend to be in a compromising position with her, as they videographed the same, then they left threatening the woman that if she didn’t cough up the money they demanded, they would circulate what they videographed. So much for the state of law and order in what is called a tourist state!
What can Goa understand from the Kathua and Unnao cases?
By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA
The rape-murder of the eight year old from Kathua, Jammu and the rape of the Unnao victim are two cases that have drawn concern from the entire country and the world.
As Goa Prepares to host BRICS…
By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA
When any State summit takes place, and that too of an international dimension, it is important for the host location to be familiar with what is going to be deliberated on their soil. However there is no such visible effort by the State to acquaint or involve host Goa in the BRICS Summit deliberations, except for sprucing up roads.
Goa’s Civil Code Shows That Uniformity Does Not Always Mean Equality
By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA
For probably the umpteenth time, there are whispers in the air that a uniform civil code (UCC) is in the offing. Occasionally, Goa’s UCC is brought up during these discussions.
Whither Women in Combat?
By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA
Former Goa Chief Minister ManoharParrikar, and current Defence Minister, announced at the “MAN-O-LOGUE”, organised by Rotary Club of Panaji last month that his Ministry was considering opening up combat roles for women in the armed forces. Thereafter, Parrikar confirmed that the first batch of women fighter pilots would be serving the Indian Air Force from June 2017, with the Navy following suit with combat roles for women, too.