Instead of a job, Saira was held captive and raped repeatedly by the man and several of his friends. The School for Justice (SFJ) program was founded in April 2017 in Kolkata and is run by the Free a Girl India non-governmental organization (NGO), which fights the sexual exploitation of children, in partnership with local NGO Sanlaap and a law school. Seven women are enrolled on a law course in Kolkata and 11 more have begun courses in Mumbai since January last year. “The girls are also given a stipend and all the resources they need to take on the challenges of an intensive, multi-year, law program,” Philips said. Studying family law in school has made me aware of so many things including my own rights, and the rights of women and children.

Source: Taipei Times February 03, 2020 16:07 UTC