The Kano State Sharia Commission has clarified widespread reports suggesting that it had fixed the dowry (sadaki) for marriage in the state. Addressing journalists at his office on Monday, August 18, ...

The Supreme Court said dowry abolition is an urgent social and constitutional imperative, citing ineffective and misused laws. It directed high courts to fast-track pending dowry death and cruelty ...

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 ...

NCRB data shows 6,450 dowry deaths were reported in 2022, with Uttar Pradesh alone accounting for one-third of the cases. Despite being prohibited under law for over six decades, dowry-related ...