India: in Uttarakhand, a controversial new Civil Code provides for surveillance of unmarried couples. According to the authorities, this is about fighting against certain abuses such as polygamy.
The provision is part of a broader law, the " Uniform Civil Code ", a long-standing demand of Hindu nationalists. It aims to abolish the various marriage and inheritance laws that currently differ in India according to religions. In particular, polygamy or certain divorces that are very unfair for women, authorized in certain cases by sharia, are in the viewfinder.