The document discusses women's rights and the various human rights violations they face, including issues such as violence, gender equality, and legal protections in India. It highlights the significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in addressing these issues and notes the prevalence of violence against women globally. Various forms of violence are outlined, including domestic abuse, honor killings, and trafficking, emphasizing the need for societal change and support systems.

1. WOMEN RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
Dr. Ashis Dash
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2. HUMAN RIGHT FOR EVERY INDIAN WOMEN
Right of equal salary
Right against the violence during jobs
Right to disclose of identity
Right to against domestic violence
Right to maternity related benefits
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3. Right against female feticide
Right to free legal aid
Right not to be arrested at night
Right to dignity and decency
Right to property
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4. WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN INDIA
 Father’s property rights
 Husband’s property rights
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5.  Both parents have not made
 Decisions relating to property
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6. Protections from domestic violence.
The right to free legal help.
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7. SIGNIFICANCE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Unequal status of women in society.
Serious violations of human rights.
Leads to range of health problems
Pressure on medical care resources.
Health care institutions can make significant
contributions to addressing violence against
women by supporting clinicians and clients.
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8. UDHR AND WHAT IS ITS ROLE
 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a
declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly
on 10 December 1948 at the Palais de Chaillot, Paris.
 The UDHR draws life-preserving messages from the past,
and is seen as an essential foundation for building a world in
which all human beings can, in the centuries to come, look
forward to living in dignity and peace.
 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the
cornerstone for modern day human rights within the
framework of the United Nations.
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10. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
 Any act of gender-based violence that results in, or
is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm
or suffering to women, including threats of such acts,
coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty , whether
occurring in private or public life.
*As defined by the United Nations.
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11. Around the world at least one woman in every three has
been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in
her lifetime. Every year, violence in the home and the
community devastates the lives of millions of women.
Violence against women is rooted in a global culture of
discrimination which denies women equal rights with
men and which legitimizes the appropriation of women's
bodies for individual gratification or political ends.
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12. VARIOUS FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
 Rape/Sexual violence in refugee camps.
 forced sexual initiation or abuse.
 Sex-selective abortion.
 Acid throwing/honour killing ( dowry related deaths)
 Undue virginity examination.
 forced caesarean section deliveries.
 Trafficking in women and girls
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13. HONOUR KILLING: WHAT IS IT?
An honour killing or shame killing is the homicide of a member of a family by other
members, due to the perpetrators' belief that the victim has brought shame or dishonour
upon the family, or has violated the principles of a community or a religion, usually for
reasons such as refusing to enter an arranged marriage, being in a relationship that is
disapproved by their family, having sex outside marriage, becoming the victim of rape,
dressing in ways which are deemed inappropriate, engaging in non-heterosexual relations
or renouncing a faith.
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14. Thank You
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