B`nai B`rith Decries Rote Anti-Israel Resolutions at the Human Rights Council and Commission on the status of women

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Human Rights Council ◽  
The Status ◽  
Status Of Women

Part II Subsidiary Human Rights Organs, 7 The Commission on the Status of Women

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kabasakal Arat Zehra F
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Women's Rights ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Women's Issues ◽  
The Status ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Status Of Women ◽  
Operational Structure

This chapter describes the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), which was the first international organ ever created to promote women’s rights and equality. The status of women has been on the agenda of the United Nations since its inception and typically addressed as an issue of discrimination in relation to human rights. As the UN’s work on human rights has evolved and expanded, so have its apparatuses and activities on the advancement of women’s rights and status. The CSW played a key role in drafting declarations and treaties that promote women’s rights, organizing world conferences on women, the development of other UN agencies that address women’s issues, and monitoring and evaluating the attention given to women by other agencies. The chapter examines and discusses the CSW’s operational structure, changing agenda, major accomplishments, the difficulties encountered by the Commission, and the controversies surrounding both its work and the UN approach to women’s issues.

scholarly journals LEGAL DIMENSION OF CHILD MARRIAGES IN TURKEY: COMPARED WITH THE EASTERN EUROPE AND MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 338-354
Author(s):  
Oğuz Polat ◽  
Zeynep Reva
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Early Marriage ◽  
Child Marriage ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Middle East Countries ◽  
The Status ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Status Of Women

Child marriage is defined as a marriage before the age of 18. In many countries, a significant number of girls still marry before the age of 18. The country governments and international communities are increasingly aware of the negative impacts of child marriages, but the actions to end the practice is still limited. Child marriage threatens particularly girls’ lives and health, and it limits their future prospects. Early marriages are not considered as a "problem" by the majority of the society where as it is a phenomenon that has been existing for long years in our country. It is observed that one of the most important sources of legitimacy of marriage is public accord and these marriages are realized mostly in the framework of this accord. Patriarchal and traditional social structure have unfortunately normalized and legitimized early marriages. It is necessary to hold meetings to create and develop awareness for implementation of Turkish Civil Code, Turkish Penal Code and Law on Protection of Minors. It will be therefore possible to ensure that children, families and people understand what kind of problems and penal responsibilities that early marriage of children constitutes Child marriage is a problem that prevents the exercise of human rights, undermines the status of women and deprive child from their main rights including especially the education. Their marriages are a field that must be struggled with in Turkey targeting social gender equality.

Society, Law and Gender Justice in India

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr Archna Katoch
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Gender Disparities ◽  
Gender Justice ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Status Of Women

The purpose of this paper is to determine the social status of women and "focus on gender disparities in India. It examines the effectiveness of constitutional laws, enactments and policies to establish the human rights and gender justice. In order to draw the inferences, different types of surveys reports and research studies showing the conditions of women have been used. Study concludes that the conditions of women have undoubtedly improved but gender injustice is still a problem that is seen all over in the society. In India the most of the laws are not effective as they are ahead of public opinion and willingness of the people to change the society and give the women the status of equality. We are still unaware and in the grip of customs and traditions which covertly discriminate against women.

Human Rights and Population Growth—A Feminist Perspective

1973 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 567-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorna R. Marsden
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Population Policies ◽  
Worldwide Population ◽  
The People ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Status Of Women

The question of the relationship between human rights and population growth is examined from the perspective of the rights and status of women. A brief review of the literature indicates that no necessary connection between an improvement in the status of women and a reduction of fertility has yet been discovered. The most promising investigations are found in culturally and regionally specific studies. The involvement of women in birth control and population growth is classified, and the concerns of feminists identified. The partial contradiction between the goals of feminism and the control of population, and the relatively unresearched aspects of reproduction are made explicit. The paper concludes that the voice of women should be heard in the worldwide population debate and in the national action plans for contraception, not just as representatives of government, the academy, or the professions, but as women-the people most intimately affected by the present population policies.

Harassment, Seclusion and the Status of Women in the Workplace: An Islamic and International Human Rights Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Balto
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
The Status ◽  
International Human ◽  
Muslim Communities ◽  
Status Of Women

AbstractSince the mid-nineteenth century, women in Europe, North America and elsewhere have played an increasing role in the workforce. Women started pursuing jobs in factories, offices and businesses instead of being dependent on men for their livelihood. However, along with this significant improvement in the status of women, they still face obstacles, such as the gender pay gab and harassment in the workplace. Although both males and females experience harassment, the available literature clearly suggests that females are more likely to be harassed. Much of the research concerning workplace harassment against women has been conducted in the West while little is known about this phenomenon in workplaces across the Arab and Muslim countries. In fact, gender relations and the nature of workplaces in Arab countries vary significantly from the Western workplace due to religious, social and cultural traditions. Muslim women live in the midst of patriarchal cultures where women’s honour is believed to be sacred. The ideology of women’s seclusion and subordination resulted in the restriction of their ability to participate in the labour force even where females are in urgent need of earned income. In this regard, harassment considers a crucial subject on various international agendas. The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for instance, reinforces the implementation of legislation that protects women against gender discrimination. Islam in a similar manner respects women and acknowledges their major role within a society. Therefore, as women living in Muslim communities where issues related to sexuality are sensitive, and people are reluctant to discuss such questions in public, this paper aims to discuss women seclusion, the situation of Muslim women with regard to harassment in the workplace, how international human rights deals with harassment as well as the relation between the Islamic jurisprudence and the international human rights with regard harassment in the workplace.

scholarly journals Human Rights for Women's Development in Multidimensional: A Step towards Gender Equality in Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-88
Author(s):  
Andrey Shastri
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women's Development ◽  
Human Right ◽  
The Status ◽  
Collection Period ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Equality In Education ◽  
Status Of Women

Women's educational human rights and gender equality is one of the burning topics nowadays. Following the gender equality framework proposed by United Nations in its Millennium Summit in 2000 declared "Gender equality and women empowerment". This present study tries to review gender equality for women in many aspects, including the major concern in this review, i.e., education and human right. After analyzing several documents in the net during the collection period, this study sees that women have achieved a lot. However, yes still they are lagging in terms of equality in education and human right. The fact showed women are far lagging and leave alone on the question of gender equality. The present paper explores and highlighted these issues as the central questions related to women's rights and also attempts to wrestle with the few challenges that faced by the women education system in India as a specific example. At last, this paper also try to highlight some strategy as to upgrade the status of women in society, ever since this study believes that Educating a woman will uplifts her life as well as the quality of the nation.

scholarly journals Armed Conflicts and Its Impact on Human Rights

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 291-310
Author(s):  
Mohammed Salman Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
International Convention ◽  
Customary International Law ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Human Rights Council ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Peace And Development

The United Nations (UN) has affirmed a corpus of international human rights of which the most significant legal formulation is the International Documents of Human Rights which encompasses the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 1948, etc. International lawyers consider the Universal Declaration to have the status of customary international law, establishing a common standard by which to judge states' actions to protect human rights from armed conflicts. The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of armed conflicts on civilian’s human rights. The methodology adopted in this paper is purely a library based research focusing mainly on primary and secondary sources. The paper concludes that a new Human Rights Council should be established to coordinate and organize the work of UN, also, the Human Rights Council could establish a framework that would enable these organizations to consolidate their efforts and prioritize human rights strategies for peace and development, as well as should be the Human Rights Council to establishment new international convention to protect human rights from armed conflicts.

scholarly journals Tools for Regulating Women’s Rights

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Gabriela Nemtoi
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Cultural Rights ◽  
The Status ◽  
Civil And Political Rights ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Status Of Women

Acts that that guarantee the specific rights of women are various national regulations on conventions and instruments of international and European law. Several international legislative instruments - conventions involving obligations for acceding states, as well as political declarations of universal value - prohibit the gender-based exclusion from the exercise of all rights of any individual but especially of women. One such instrument is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as the United Nations International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and other conventions of this organization, in particular the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. However, there are several Conventions of the International Labour Organization in this area, or Action Plans approved at the last major UN conferences, especially those dedicated especially to the situation of women that took place in Beijing in September 1995. The current situation has shown that women are a product that imposes protection against discrimination of any kind. The status of women through the new regulations now opens a new perspective. There are currently regional instruments, in particular those of the Council of Europe - the European Convention on Human Rights - that prohibit discrimination based on sex.

scholarly journals Towards a Human Rights — Based Contraceptive Policy; A Critique of Anti-Sterilisation Law in Poland

2001 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rutkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Informed Choice ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Reproductive Choice ◽  
Patient Level ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Right ◽  
Restrictive Measures ◽  
Reproductive Health Policy ◽  
Status Of Women

AbstractSterilisation is one of the safest, most effective and most widely used method of family planning in the world. However, it is illegal and inaccessible in Poland. This paper argues that implications of the anti-sterilisation policy in Poland amount to a violation of human rights, especially the right to respect for private and family life and the right to equality. It also explores this question with regard to the right to health. In particular, the argument goes, the rights-based challenges to the criminal prohibition of sterilisation require a gender-sensitive perspective on contraceptive policy that recognises the intimate connection between reproductive choice and the status of women. Certain concerns associated with contraceptive sterilisation (e.g. fear of abuse or post-sterilisation regret) would be addressed more appropriately by less restrictive measures that respect rights of individuals and better respond to their needs - in particular a system of counselling, confining decisions about sterilisation to the doctor-patient level and basing them on free and informed choice. The paper concludes that sterilisation policy should be part of the comprehensive reproductive health policy built upon respect for human rights and principles of equality and public health, as opposed to the present Polish government's policy, which is ideologically driven and does not conform to international standards.

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