The Bhanwari Devi case: Origin of Vishaka Guidelines | Back In Time with

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'It took our government 16 years to legislate. That's how much we think about women's rights in the parliament.'

Meenakshi Arora takes us back in time to 1992 to dissect why the #BhanwariDevi case in particular led to the formulation of guidelines on workplace harassment. She recounts how India got recognised world over for taking a position in law which allowed the #Vishakaguidelines to hold the field till the government legislated them in 2013.

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