The world is getting its first Sikh court in London. That's a threat to women's rights | Pragna Patel

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : The use of religious laws to regulate minority women's lives is not only discriminatory, it is immensely harmful in a context where domestic abuse and related femicides of South Asian and other minority women remain persistently high.
50% : But there has been no transparent and democratic debate or public consultation on the need for such a court - particularly with Sikh women - or on what constitute Sikh principles.
45% : The Sikh court was set up ostensibly to counter the supposed lack of expertise in secular courts in understanding cultural and religious sensibilities around resolving family and civil disputes.

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