scholarly journals An Academic Study of Women’s Rights in the Light of the Shari’ah and Social Modern Issues

2018 ◽  
Vol I (II) ◽  
pp. 83-96
Author(s):  
Dr. Badshah Rehman ◽  
Mr. Sayed Maqsood ur Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Mutual Support ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Human Race ◽  
Property Ownership ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Clear View ◽  
The Past ◽  
Day By Day

Men and women equaly play a key role in the society by esuring the continuety of human race on earth. The purpose of their creation as Allah (SWT) explains in the holy Qur’an is to gratify each other and they are meant to be garments for each other. Symbolizing mutual support, mutual comfort and mutual protection. In the past women were treated unfairly by degrading them to slavery and treating them as animals. After the rise of Islam women were guaranteed equal rights in all social matters. Islam awarded women all the economic, social, political rights. The holy Prophet (SAW) also had a great respect for women and immensely considerate towards them as women were declared as half part of the men as far as human rights were concerned. Despite these clear Islamic teachings, women are denied inheritance, choice of marriage, property ownership and confined to the boundary walls of the house in many Islamic societies. This research paper probes into the rights of women as practiced in the Muslim society by presenting a clear view of the islamic teachings about their rights as the need for provision and acceptance of their due rights and deterrence of rigidity and voilance against them increases day by day. Keywords: Rights, Species, gratify, inheritance, Holy Qur’an

scholarly journals POLITIK HUKUM KESETARAAN KAUM PEREMPUAN DALAM ORGANISASI MASYARAKAT ISLAM DI INDONESIA

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Habib Shulton Asnawi
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Trademark Law ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right ◽  
Islamic Society ◽  
Practical Level

In the normative level, generally all agreed to place women are equal to men, that is the position as humans, as well as the servant of Allah. Women are recognized to have a number of rights and freedoms, including the right to engage in politics, especially in the organization of the Islamic society. To strengthen the protection of women's rights, the government of Indonesia to make a policy or legislation (political law), both to improve policies of national legislation and policies ratified international law. However, when the policy (political law) or a pattern of gender relations between men and women drawn into operational a practical level, it appears that a long debate and a serious problem occurs. The rights of women experiencing prolonged discrimination, discrimination and marginalization occurs at the level of political rights and policies in the organization of Islamic society. In Indonesia, the rights of women in Islamic society organization, still have enough depth concerns. The pro and contra related to gender equality in Indonesia, particularly in the field of Islamic society organizations would affect the wheels of government in Indonesia, particularly in relation to the State of trademark law is the protection and freedom of human rights. Therefore, policies need to be related to equality between men and women both fair and legal.

scholarly journals The Protection of Human Rights in Post-Communist Albania

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Meljana Bregu
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Fair Trial ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Communist Regime ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Revolutionary Movement ◽  
The Past ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
The Right

Albania was one of the most isolated countries in Europe for nearly 45 years. During the communist era, the legal system was under the direct control of the Party of Labor. The protection of human rights in the first years of the communist regime was clearly shaped on the soviet principles. The criminal code of Albania was the symbol of a repressive system, regardless of human rights protection, crimes punishable by death were sanctioned by various articles, including “agitation and propaganda against the state” and ‘activities against the revolutionary movement of the working class”. Hoxha also closed the Ministry of Justice and banned the private practice of law as a consequence the right to a fair trial was denied. After the fall of communism Albania has made significant progress toward respect for civil and political rights, especially toward the right to a fair trial. The constitution of 1998 protects the right to a fair trial in chapter two and one important step is the ratification of the European Convention on Human Rights in 1996, which guarantee the right to a fair trial in article six. Still, 25 years of transformation are not enough to wipe away the legacy of the past; the lack of human rights mechanisms poses a serious challenge to the Albanian democratic system. Still today Albania faces important issues concerning the protection of human rights generally and particularly the right to a fair trial. This fact is evident if we refer to the cases of the European Court of human rights versus Albania dealing with the application of article 6 of the Convention.The paper aims to address the protection of human rights after the demise of the communist regime, especially regarding the right to a fair trail, analyzing the progress but also the continuity in some aspects with the past.

Social versus Political Rights

1986 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Michael MacMillan
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
The Past ◽  
Lively Debate

AbstractIn the past century, the notion of human rights has expanded significantly to include a variety of social rights. The introduction of this new category of human rights inspired a lively debate concerning the authenticity of such claims, focussing particularly on the ways in which social rights differ from political rights. This article examines the major points at issue in the debate. The important differences emphasized to date are those relating to costs, universality, and the correlativity of rights and duties. In each of these major areas of dispute, analysis indicates that the allegedly fundamental distinctions between social and political rights are in fact differences of degree, not of kind and, in fact, social rights conform both to the broad logic and the established practice of human rights.

scholarly journals The Possibilities of Asian American Citizenship: A Critical Race and Gender Analysis

2011 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Ching Jen
Keyword(s):  
Asian American ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
White Male ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Asian American Women ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Asian American Men ◽  
And Gender

Conventionally, citizenship is understood as a legal category of membership in a national polity that ensures equal rights among its citizens. This conventional understanding, however, begs disruption when the histories and experiences of marginalized groups are brought to the fore. Equal citizenship in all its forms for marginalized populations has yet to be realized. For Asian Americans, rights presumably accorded to the legal status of citizenship have proven tenuous across different historical and political moments. Throughout U.S. history, “Asian American” or “Oriental” men and women have been designated aliens against whom white male and female citizenships have been legitimized. These categories of inclusion and exclusion-“citizen” and “alien”-are mutually constitutive; members are legitimate only when defined against the exclusion of “others.” Citizenship must be conceptualized as a broader set of social and cultural memberships and exclusions beyond political rights and legal status. This article examines how scholarly works engage citizenship formations of “Asian American” women and men. It also asks: Are there modes of citizenship, other than legal status and rights, to explain the experiences and histories of Asian American men and women, as well as provide anti-racist, feminist sites of resistance in the struggle for equality?

Witchcraft allegations and untouchability as forms of violence upon women in Nepal: A 7-year study

2021 ◽  
pp. 002581722110183
Author(s):  
Samata Nepal ◽  
Alok Atreya ◽  
Binu Nepal ◽  
Richa Shah ◽  
Rolina Dhital ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Multiple Forms ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Lower Caste ◽  
Patriarchal Society ◽  
Hindu Community ◽  
The Law ◽  
Forms Of Violence

The Nepalese constitution guarantees equal rights to both men and women regardless of caste, race, or ethnicity. However, the centuries-old superstitious practice of caste-based hierarchy in the Hindu community and discrimination against people of lower caste are still prevalent. Furthermore, witchcraft allegations are also not uncommon. Both these practices are derogatory and humiliating and violate human rights, and the law can penalise them in both instances. Due to the intersection of gender and caste, women often face multiple forms of discrimination and violence as the patriarchal society considers them a weaker gender. The present study aimed to see the trend of crimes upon women reported by Nepal Police in the form of witchcraft allegations and untouchability between the fiscal years 2013/14 and 2019/20.

scholarly journals Education in Human Rights: History, Gender and Ethnicity

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 191
Author(s):  
Maria Cláudia Machado Barros
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Rights Education ◽  
Social Discrimination ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
The Past ◽  
Historical Awareness ◽  
Human Rights History

Abstract: understanding the process of the historical construction of racism, ethnic and social discrimination is the first condition for overcoming such relationships. Human rights education presents this proposal to establish a historical awareness for an approach to promote values ​​and relationships that promote the recognition of the other in the promotion of equal rights associated with the recognition of diversity. Social justice must be the path sought by the perception of the past, in an open gift for the evaluation of its own concepts and paradigms. Educação em Direitos Humanos: História Gênero e Etnia Resumo: entender o processo da construção histórica do racismo, da discriminação étnica e social é condição primeira para superação de tais relações. A educação em direitos humanos apresenta essa proposta de estabelecer uma consciência histórica para uma abordagem de promoção dos valores e relações que promovam o reconhecimento do outro, na promoção da igualdade de direitos, associado ao reconhecimento da diversidade. A justiça social deve ser o caminho buscado pela percepção do passado, em um presente aberto para a avaliação de seus próprios conceitos e paradigmas.

scholarly journals REINTERPRETASI HAK-HAK EKONOMI PEREMPUAN DALAM ISLAM

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Hidayah
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Women's Rights ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Economic Rights ◽  
Property Ownership ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Economic Participation

Reinterpretation of Women’s Economic Rights in Islam. Islam prescribes equal rights for men and women, including economic rights. However, patriarchal interpretations of Alquran and Suna texts have contributed to a gender gap in which Muslimah women face difficulties in accessing their economic rights. Patriarchal structures that prescribe role divisions in society marginalise women from economic participation and property ownership. Contemporary Muslimah women also face similar problems of gender gap in economy. Therefore progressive Muslims offer reinterpretation of texts regarding women’s rights, including economic rights, using women’s perspectives. Such reinterpretation is also complemented with strategies of women’s economic empowerment to assist them to access their economic rights, particularly their rights of economic participation and access to paid employment.DOI: 10.15408/ajis.v14i1.1245

scholarly journals Women's Civil Rights in Lebanon

1970 ◽  
pp. 19-21
Author(s):  
Alia Berti Zein
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Right

Article 2 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms the right of each human being to enjoy all rights and liberties set forth in the Declaration without distinction of any kind as to race, color, sex, language, or religion, while Article 16 confers on men and women equal rights regarding marriage and its dissolution.

scholarly journals ICCPR Article 27 as a Basis for Multilingual Library Services: Implications of Treaty Implementation in the US Context

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-77
Author(s):  
Race MoChridhe
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
The United States ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
The Past ◽  
Legal Foundation ◽  
Library Users ◽  
The Us ◽  
Treaty Implementation

In response to a rapidly diversifying population, American libraries have invested considerable effort in improving collections and services in non-English languages. For the past decade, the American Library Association’s Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Multilingual Collections and Services and its Guidelines for Library Services to Spanish-Speaking Library Users have represented the aspirations of the professional community to achieve best practices in this area. At the same time, a growing interest in critically aligning librarianship with human rights work has generated rich reflection on the application of the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Largely overlooked in this process, however, has been the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) which, in contrast to the UDHR, is legally binding on states parties and has been ratified by the United States. This article examines the implications of ICCPR Article 27’s guarantees of cultural and language rights for minorities on the provision of non-English library collections and services, arguing that the treaty provides a legal foundation for library advocacy to support the work envisioned in the ALA’s guideline documents.

Human Rights and media strategies in the context of the life of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-29
Author(s):  
Abida Parveen
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Special Reference ◽  
Human Dignity ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Social ◽  
Women Rights

Islam opened the ideas of equality of mankind, human dignity, divine unity and religious tolerance, thereby allowing people to participate in the social, economic, spiritual and intellectual fields. Islam affirms faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human persons in the equal rights of men and women. This article spells out the meaning of equality and how it can be achieved. Islam give special status to human rights. The concept of human rights with special reference to women rights have been discussed in the light of Khutbatul Hajatul Wida the last message of Prophet (Muhammad Peace be upon him) The Khutaba is the charter of human rights, which give protection to women. The article also describes the communication strategies and sets the role of media in achieving the women's rights in accordance with Qur'an and Sunnah. The means of communication in a society usually reflect the economic, social, political and religions conditions of the society. The communication means to motivate directly. To discharge these functions effectively in Islamic world or community and to achieve human rights, the communication means should have a clear perception about broader Islamic objectives which guide their day to day work.

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