▁gender ▁to ▁seek ▁international ▁as yl um ▁under ▁fear ▁of ▁dow ry - related ▁per sec ution ▁glob ally . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁European ▁Parliament ▁introduced ▁a ▁proposal ▁that ▁would ▁" prote ct ▁women ▁from ▁per sec ution ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁gender " ▁by ▁reform ing ▁international ▁refuge e ▁laws . ▁However , ▁the ▁proposal ▁was ▁rejected . ▁ ▁Another ▁solution ▁is ▁to ▁increase ▁economic ▁interest ▁for ▁women ▁by ▁establish ing ▁their ▁property ▁rights . ▁Even ▁when ▁married , ▁the ▁b ride ▁has ▁no ▁rights ▁over ▁the ▁property ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁husband ▁while ▁he ▁is ▁living . ▁In ▁giving ▁women ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁own ▁property , ▁women ▁would ▁not ▁need ▁to ▁marry ▁for ▁economic ▁or ▁legal ▁purposes , ▁thus ▁dis reg arding ▁the ▁dow ry ▁practice . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁Ac id ▁throwing ▁ ▁C aste ▁system ▁ ▁Dom estic ▁violence ▁in ▁India ▁ ▁Dow ry ▁ ▁Dow ry ▁death ▁ ▁Fem ale ▁inf antic ide ▁ ▁Fem ic ide ▁ ▁Fire , ▁a ▁Canadian - Ind ian ▁movie ▁with ▁b ride - burn ing ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁them es ▁ ▁G ender cide ▁ ▁S ati ▁ ▁Sex ism ▁in ▁India ▁ ▁Vi ol ence ▁against ▁women ▁ ▁Wat ta ▁sat ta ▁ ▁Women ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁Women ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁Women ▁in ▁Bang l adesh ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁P df . ▁▁ ▁Lex is ▁N ex is . ▁Su ff olk ▁University ▁Law ▁Review . ▁▁ ▁P df . ▁ ▁A