Vol 2 Issue 6 November 2015-December 2015
Km. Sugandha Verma
Abstract: Gender equality is now considered as a crucial issue to be solved, so that inclusive growth can be achieved with a holistic approach. The establishment of United Nations also embraced the equality on gender basis as the most fundamental guarantee of human rights worldwide. In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted including the equal entitlements of women and men to the rights. Thereafter, two human rights treaties, namely, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, along with the Universal Declaration, make up the International Bill of Human Rights. Similarly, India has set up National Human Rights Commission in 1993 and incepted the most awaited journey of human rights in our country. Although, women in India have been given more rights as compared to men, yet the condition of this Aadhi Aabadi is miserable. This paper will discuss the various relevant aspects of human rights for women at par to international law, efforts by global community in this direction and ascertain the status of human rights for women in India including their violations. More specifically, this article based on a review of the relevant literature, intends to explore the present scenario of human rights and gender issues in India and across the globe.
Keywords: Gender equality, Human rights, International law, United Nations, Violation of human rights, Women issues.
Title: Feminizing the Human Rights A Global Perspective
Author: Km. Sugandha Verma
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