Women are not always the only primary victims of dowry deaths.

There is some controversy on the dowry death rates in Pakistan.

Few cases of dowry death result in punishment for the perpetrators.

Bride burning is just one form of dowry death.

Ultimately, this allowed perpetrators more flexibility in the court of dowry death.

"All these are dowry deaths and dowry-related cases," she said.

Dowry deaths of a newly married bride are still regularly in the news.

Dowry death (see detailed section on India, at start of article)

Elements brought up in the speech include dowry deaths and China's one-child policy.

The solution to dowry deaths and bride burnings, however, is not so simple.

About 30% of reported dowry deaths result in convictions in courts.

Dowry deaths have been described by the United Nations as a form of domestic violence.

Dowry deaths have been rising in Pakistan for decades.

One table indicates a significant increase in the number of deaths reported as dowry deaths over the 1987-1994 period.

When a dowry death is done by setting the woman on fire, it is called bride burning.

In dowry deaths, the groom's family is the perpetrator of murder or suicide.

In 1986, the Indian Parliament added dowry deaths as a new domestic violence crime.

These crimes included kidnapping, rape, dowry deaths, and domestic abuse.

Although the custom has been outlawed in India for the past five decades, the number of dowry deaths being reported is on the rise.

There has not been a single incident yet of female foeticide or dowry death in our village," he says.

She has been an active member since her election into the house rising concerns ranging from dowry deaths to Science and Technology.

Dowry deaths in India is not limited to Hindus or any specific religion.

Amnesty International, in an effort to educate the public, has cited dowry deaths as a major contributor to global violence against women.

There has been increased attention given to specific forms of domestic violence, such as honor killings, dowry deaths, and forced marriages.

Let her die: Female feticide, infanticide, and dowry death in India.