No ▁one ▁shall ▁be ▁subject ed ▁to ▁tort ure ▁or ▁to ▁cruel , ▁in human ▁or ▁de grad ing ▁treatment ▁or ▁pun ishment ." ▁ ▁Non - g overn ment al ▁efforts ▁In ▁India , ▁where ▁most ▁cases ▁of ▁b ride ▁burning ▁are ▁seen , ▁domestic ▁legisl ation ▁is ▁typically ▁in ade qu ately ▁enfor ced . ▁Because ▁of ▁this , ▁grass ro ots ▁organizations ▁" have ▁taken ▁up ▁the ▁cause ▁to ▁halt ▁b ride ▁burning ". ▁One ▁example ▁of ▁this ▁is ▁government - fund ed ▁family ▁coun sel ing ▁center ▁cells , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁intended ▁goal ▁is ▁to ▁strength en ▁family ▁t ies ▁and ▁reduce ▁legal ▁inter vention . ▁However , ▁often ▁such ▁cells ▁only ▁rein force ▁the ▁s tere ot ype ▁of ▁" w omen ’ s ▁sharp ▁tong ues " ▁and ▁men ’ s ▁power ▁to ▁" hit ▁and ▁beat ". ▁Other ▁similar ▁coun sel ing - style ▁N GO s ▁have ▁been ▁developed ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁resolve ▁such ▁issues ▁with ▁similar ▁consequences . ▁ ▁Pot ential ▁efforts ▁Prim arily , ▁alternative ▁initi atives ▁resolve ▁around ▁reform ▁of ▁current ▁fla wed , ▁failing ▁laws . ▁One ▁proposal ▁calls ▁for ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁protection ▁for ▁women ▁under ▁the ▁international ▁refuge e ▁law ▁ ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁provide ▁as yl um ▁to ▁vict ims ▁of ▁gender ▁disc rim ination ▁or ▁gender cide . ▁One ▁way ▁this ▁could ▁be ▁achieved ▁would ▁be ▁by ▁including ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁a ▁“ per sec uted ▁social ▁group ”, ▁which ▁would ▁allow ▁their