Despite Dowry Prohibition Act, India recorded over 34,000 dowry deaths between 2018–2022, apart from thousands of harassment cases each year. Survivors like Anjum endure years of violence, ...

As an African woman and gender expert, the concept of “dowry,” or bride price, is not new to me. For women attempting to exercise their rights to land, a dowry can prove to be both an obstacle and, in ...

Ghanaian life coach Douglas Owusu Boateng has sparked conversations after urging families to make dowry lists more affordable ...

The Supreme Court said dowry abolition is an urgent social and constitutional imperative, citing ineffective and misused laws ...

Should a woman pay her own dowry? This is a question many Kenyans on social media debated after a middle-aged woman claimed she paid her own dowry for a man who later abandoned her. Purity Wambui, the ...

"When a man demands dowry, he’s upholding tradition. When a woman asks for alimony, she’s a gold digger. Funny how the rules change when the money flows in the opposite direction." In a society deeply ...

Sixty years ago, India banned the giving and taking of dowries. Yet the practice continues to date, with deaths due to dowry demands showing no signs of abating. An average of 20 women die every day ...

The Supreme Court condemned dowry-related cruelty, emphasizing judicial deterrence and cancelling bail for a man accused of his wife's dowry death. The Supreme Court on Friday delivered a scathing ...