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ARTICLES AND RESEARCH PAPERS ON MANUAL SCAVENGING IN INDIA

By HRDI India December 9, 2024Discrimination & Gender Based Violence, Employment Rights, Forced Labour, HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, Manual Scavenging

Note: The following is a compilation of links to articles on the topic of manual scavenging in India, which have been published on various websites. https://barti.in/upload/pdf/Manual_Scavenging_report.pdf https://rupkatha.com/V16/n2/v16n203g.pdf https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/manual-scavenging-in-india-2 https://systems.enpress-publisher.com/index.php/jipd/article/view/4623 https://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2112001.pdf…

HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE GUTTER: MANUAL SCAVENGING AND ITS SOCIETAL IMPACTS

By HRDI India December 7, 2024Discrimination & Gender Based Violence, Domestic Workers, Employment Rights, Forced Labour, HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, ILO Conventions, India, Manual Scavenging, Rights of Children, Rights of Women, Children & Old Persons, Rights of Workers, Unorganised Workers

Patrali Sahu is a Fourth-Year Student at Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad. HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE GUTTER: MANUAL SCAVENGING AND ITS SOCIETAL IMPACTS ABSTRACT Manual scavenging, the practice of manually cleaning…

Women’s Rights and the COVID-19 Pandemic

By HRDI Admin July 22, 2020Articles, Discrimination & Gender Based Violence, Gender Justice, Rights of Women, Children & Old Persons

Incidents and evidence are increasingly reported showing that the policy of isolation and confinement leads to increased levels of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence – and therefore to a heightened…

Violence against women

By HRDI Admin July 19, 2020Articles, Discrimination & Gender Based Violence, Latest News, Rights of Women, Children & Old Persons

The Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women defines “violence against women” as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological…

Gender Based Violence – Amnesty International

By HRDI Admin July 19, 2020Articles, Discrimination & Gender Based Violence

The Issue Violence against women and girls in India is widespread. Despite some progressive legislative measures in recent years, brought about due to pressure from women’s rights movements, the media…

Focusing on prevention to stop the violence

By HRDI Admin July 19, 2020Articles, Discrimination & Gender Based Violence, Latest News, Rights of Women, Children & Old Persons

Violence against women and girls is rooted in gender-based discrimination and social norms and gender stereotypes that perpetuate such violence. Given the devastating effect violence has on women, efforts have…

HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN

By HRDI Admin July 19, 2020Articles, Discrimination & Gender Based Violence, Documents, Gender Justice, Latest News, Laws, Treaties & Judgement, Problems of Street Women & Children, Rights of Marginalised Women & Children, Rights of Women, Children & Old Persons

Source : https://opentextbc.ca/womenintheworld/chapter/chapter-9-human-rights-of-women/ Chapter Summary OverviewAn International Women’s Bill of RightsWomen’s Rights as Human RightsProfile: Ex-Child “Slave” Sin Vann Helps Others Escape the DarknessProject: Making Cities Safe for WomenQuestionsAdditional Resources…

WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS

By HRDI Admin July 19, 2020Articles, Discrimination & Gender Based Violence, Documents, Gender Justice, Latest News, Problems of Street Women & Children, Rights of Marginalised Women & Children, Rights of Women, Children & Old Persons

Source : https://ijrcenter.org/thematic-research-guides/womens-human-rights/ Contents OVERVIEW Legal Protections CEDAWRegional Treaties Gender Equality Gender Discrimination KEY WOMEN’S RIGHTS ISSUES Violence against Women Sexual & Reproductive Rights and Health Political and Civil Participation Marriage…

WOMEN’S RIGHTS

By HRDI Admin July 19, 2020Articles, Discrimination & Gender Based Violence, Documents, Gender Justice, Laws, Treaties & Judgement, Rights of Marginalised Women & Children, Rights of Women, Children & Old Persons

Skydiving team celebrates 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote with aerial display

By HRDI Admin July 19, 2020Articles, Discrimination & Gender Based Violence, Gender Justice, Rights of Women, Children & Old Persons

https://www.localsyr.com/only-on-localsyr-com/skydiving-team-celebrates-100th-anniversary-of-womens-right-to-vote-with-aerial-display/ ONLY ON LOCALSYR.COMPosted: Jul 17, 2020 / 08:17 PM EDT / Updated: Jul 17, 2020 / 08:17 PM EDT SENECA FALLS, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Nearly 175 years ago, the first convention for women’s rights was…