A ready-made presentation on Violation of Women's rights giving a detailed account of the violence on women globally and in India. Includes historical events that are important in the context of women's rights. This PPT talks about how women's rights are violated on daily basis, globally and in India along with providing measures to ensure our women's safety and well being. Talks about women's rights in India as well.

1. VIOLATION OF
WOMEN’S RIGHTS

2. Introduction
Despite great strides made by the international women’s
rights movement over many years, women and girls around
the world are still married as children or trafficked into forced
labor and sex slavery. They are refused access to education
and political participation, and some are trapped in conflicts
where rape is perpetrated as a weapon of war. Around the
world, deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth are
needlessly high, and women are prevented from making
deeply personal choices in their private lives. Human Rights
Watch is working toward the realization of women’s
empowerment and gender equality—protecting the rights and
improving the lives of women and girls on the ground.

3. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
• 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 harm or suffering to women,
including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.”
• Since the beginning of the 1990s, violence against women has gained much attention in the human rights discourse.
However, it took a long and persistent struggle by the women’s rights movement to persuade the international
community to discuss violence against women as a human rights concern and recognize that gender-based violence is
a serious violation of human rights of global importance which poses a threat to human development as well as
international peace and security.
• Women in all countries, irrespective of status, class, age, caste or religion, experience violence in virtually all spheres of
life, whether in the home, at work, on the street, in government institutions, or in times of conflict or crisis. Violence is
also present throughout the lifetime of a woman, affecting girls and older women too. Specific groups of women
suffering from various forms of discrimination, such as women with disabilities or migrant women, lesbian, bisexual and
transgender women, are particularly vulnerable to violence. Understanding that violence against women is a
manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women, a human rights analysis posits that the
specific causes of such violence and the factors that increase the risk of its occurrence are grounded in the broader
context of systemic gender-based discrimination against women and other forms of subordination. Vulnerability to
violence is understood as a condition created by the absence or denial of rights.

4. Six Ways Women’s Rights are violated
around the globe, everyday:
Partner Violence: One in 3 women worldwide has experienced
physical or sexual violence. Most often, this violence is
committed by an intimate partner.
Some national studies show that up to 70 per cent of women have
experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate
partner in their lifetime. According to UNICEF, around the world,
approximately 15 million adolescent girls (aged 15 to 19) have
experienced forced sex at some point in their life.
Female Genital Mutilation: Today 200 million
women worldwide are living with female genital
cutting/mutilation, a practice that includes many health risks,
including haemorrhage, infertility, ongoing severe pelvic
pain, complications in childbirth, HIV, psychological trauma
and death.

5. Child Marriage: Child marriage is one of the most damaging
forms of violence.
Twenty-five million child marriages were prevented in the last
decade, but still, over 150 million girls are likely to marry by
2030. Every year 12 million girls are married before they turn
18.
The number of women and girls alive today that were married
before their 18th birthday is estimated at a whopping 650
million.
Humanitarian Crisis: Humanitarian crises, including conflict
and post-conflict situations, increase women’s vulnerability
to violence. In some crisis-affected countries, 70 per
cent of women experience gender-based violence. More
than half of all maternal, newborn and child deaths occur in
humanitarian settings. Yet, in humanitarian assistance,
gender equality is not prioritized. According to recent
statistics, only five per cent of foreign aid to fragile states is
targeted to gender equality.
Human Trafficking: Living in fragile and humanitarian contexts
and forced migration puts women and girls at increased risk
for human trafficking. The 2016 Report on Human Trafficking
showed that 71 per cent of all trafficking victims worldwide are
women and girls. 75 per cent of trafficked women and girls are
trafficked for sexual slavery
Economic Inequalities: Violence against women and
girls negatively impacts women’s capacity to fully
access the right to education, employment and civic
life.
Violence has a serious impact on women’s right to
livelihood. The earnings of women in formal paid work
exposed to severe partner violence are estimated to
be 60 per cent lower than women who are not. It also
has a major economic cost to society. The cost of
violence against women was estimated by the UN in
2016 at 2 per cent of the global gross domestic
product (GDP). That’s approximately $1.5 trillion, or the
size of the economy of Canada.

6. Prosecutor v. Akayesu, case No. ICTR-96-4-T, 2 September 1998:
reconceptualization and broad definition of rape.
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda made a significant contribution
to the evolving jurisprudence on rape as a war crime by articulating a broad
definition that squarely places rape on an equal footing with other crimes
against humanity.
Its definition reconceptualizes rape as an attack on an individual woman’s
security of person, not on the abstract notion of virtue and not as a taint
on an entire family’s or village’s honour. According to the Tribunal, “rape is
a form of aggression and … the central elements of the crime of rape
cannot be captured in a mechanical description of objects and body parts.”
The Tribunal defined rape as a “physical invasion of a sexual nature, committed
on a person under circumstances which are coercive.” In addition, it defined
sexual violence to include forced nudity, firmly establishing that acts of sexual
violence are not limited to those involving penetration or even sexual contact.
The Akayesu decision also recognized for the first time that acts of sexual
violence can be prosecuted as constituent elements of a genocidal campaign.
Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of Taba, was convicted of genocide for
knowing, instigating, aiding and abetting the rapes and sexual violence in the
community, specifically targeting Tutsi women, as part of a genocidal campaign
that intended to destroy the Tutsi group as a whole.
International Criminal Tribunal
for Rwanda: A Case Study

7. How Can we make a
difference?
1) Advocacy within health systems is part of the solution.
The World Health Organization’s guidelines for
addressing violence against women in health systems
include:
•Training health care providers on intimate partner
violence and sexual violence
•Offering comprehensive care including emergency
contraception and the prevention of HIV and Sexually
Transmitted Infections
•Integrating care for women who experience intimate
partner violence into health care policy and services.
2) Educate yourself and the people around you. Learn
the facts about violence against women and spread
the word.

9. We can seen that every day everywhere paper News,
T V channels and Electronic devices are presenting
to the violation of Human Rights of Women in India.
Human rights are those minimum rights which are
compulsorily accessible by every individual as she is
a member of human family. The constitution of India
also guarantees the equality of rights of men and
women. However, in the sphere of women’s human
rights in India, there exists a wide gap between theory
and practice. In our society is a male dominated
society where men are always assumed to be
superior to society. The India Women have to face to
discrimination, injustice and dishonor. Though women
in India have been given more rights as compared to
men, even then the condition of women in India is
miserable.
Abstract

10. We got 70 years of independence, India continues to have
significant human rights problems despite making
commitments to tackle some of the most prevalent
abuses .I presenting this Article focus on the said these
days that women in India are enjoying the rights equal to
men. But in practically, the women in India have been the
sufferers from past and even today also, they have to
face discrimination, injustice and dishonour. Let us now
discuss the crimes done against the women in spite of
being given rights equal to men. These points will explain
that continues violation of human rights of women in
India. Even though strong laws at the national level,
women and girls across India continue to suffer routine
domestic violence, acid attacks, rape, and murder. The
government has failed to hold public officials
accountable when they fail to enforce policies designed
to protect women and children
Violation of Women’s
Rights:

11. Devadasi System: Devadasis was a religious
practice in some parts of southern India, in which
women were married to a holy being or temple. In
the later period, the illegitimate sexual exploitation
of the devadasis became a norm in some part of
the country.
Jauher : Jauhar refers to practice of the voluntary
immolation of all wives and daughters of defeated
warriors in order to avoid capture and consequent
molestation by the enemy. The practice was
followed by the wives of Rajput rulers, who are
known to place a high premium on honour.
Some Customs in India
against Women:
Purdah : Purdah is a practice among some
communities of requiring women to cover
their bodies so as to cover their skin and
conceal their form. It curtails their right to
interact freely and it is a symbol of the
subordination of women.
SATI: Sati is an old custom in Indian society
in which widows were immolated alive on
her husband’s funeral pyre. Although the act
was supposed to be voluntary on throw
widow’s part, it is believed to have been
sometimes forced on the widow.

12. 1) GENDER DISCRIMINATION: “Discrimination against the girl child
starts the moment she enters into the mother’s womb. The child is
exposed to gender differences since birth and in recent times even
before birth, in the form of sex – determination tests leading to feticide
and female infanticide. The home, which is supposed to be the most
secure place, is where women are mort exposed to violence.
2) VIOLATION OF RIGHT TO EDUCATION: Education is considered as
means of development of personality and awareness. Education is one
of the most important human rights but the position of women’s
education in India is not at all satisfactory. Young girls may be bought
up to believe that they are suited only to certain professions or in some
cases to serve as wives and mothers.
3) VIOLATION OF POLITICAL RIGHTS: The political status of women in
India is very unsatisfactory, particularly their representation in higher
political institutions – Parliament and provincial Legislation which is of
great under – representation which hampers their effective role in
influencing the government initiatives and policies regarding women’s
welfare and development. Their representation has been unable to
reach even 10% in Lok Sabha.
VIOLATION OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN GENERAL:

13. 4) VIOLATION OF RIGHT TO PROPERTY: In most of the Indian families, women
do not own property in their own names and do not get share of parental
property. Due to weak enforcement of laws protecting them, women continue to
have little access to land and property. In fact, some of the laws discriminate
against women, when it comes to land and property rights. Though, women
have been given rights to inheritance, but the sons had an independent share in
the ancestral property, while the daughter’s shares were based on the share
received by the father.
5) VIOLATION OF, RIGHT TO EQUAL OPPERTUNITY FOR EMPLOYMENT
AND, RIGHT TO GET EQUAL WAGES FOR EQUAL WORK: The employment of
the women in agriculture, traditional industries and in sizeable section of new
industries is declining at a very fast rate. The reason is that the adoption of new
technological changes requires new skill, knowledge and training. And women in
India, who constitute a large share of world’s illiterate lacks such skills and
knowledge. The studies have also showed that for the same task, women are
paid less than the males.
6) VIOLATION OF “RIGHT TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY” EVE TEASING AND
SEXUAL ABUSE: Eve teasing is an act of terror that violates a woman’s body,
space and self – respect. It is one of the many ways through which a woman is
systematically made to feel inferior, weak and afraid. Whether it is an obscene
word whispered into a woman’s ear; offensive remarks on her appearance; any
intrusive way of touching any part of women’s body; a gesture which is
perceived and intended to be vulgar: all these acts represent a violation of
woman’s person and her bodily integrity. Thus, eve teasing denies a woman’s
fundamental right to move freely and carry herself with dignity, solely on the
basis of her sex. There is no particular places where eve – teasers congregate. No
place is really “safe” for women.

14. 1) CHILD MARRIAGE: It has been traditionally prevalent in
India and continues to this date. According to the law, a
girl cannot be married until she has reached the age of
18 at least. But the girl in India is taken as a burden on
the family. Sometimes the marriages are settled even
before the birth of the child. The reasons for child
marriages in India are so baseless. Basically, this
phenomenon of child marriage is linked to poverty,
illiteracy, dowry, landlessness and other social evils.
2) DOWRY HARASSMENT AND BRIDE BURNING: The
demand of dowry by the husband and his family and
then killing of the bride because of not bringing enough
dowry to the in – laws has become a very common crime
these days. In spite if the Dowry prohibition Act passed
1961, by the government , which has made dowry
demands in wedding illegal, the dowry incidents are
increasing day by day. According to survey, around 5000
women die each year due to dowry deaths and at least a
dozen die each day in “kitchen fires’.
Violation from Society, State
and Family System:
3) RAPE: Young girls in India often are the victims of rape.
Almost 255 of rapes are of girls under 16 years of age. The
law against rape is unchanged from 120 years. In rape
cases, it is very torturing that the victim has to prove that
she has been raped. The victim finds it difficult to undergo
medical examination immediately after the trauma of
assault. Besides this, the family too is reluctant to bring in
prosecution due to family prestige and hard police
procedures.
4) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Wife beating, abuses by
alcoholic husbands are the violence done against women
which are never publicly acknowledged. The cause is
mainly the man demanding the hard earned money of the
wife for his drinking. But an Indian woman always tries to
conceal it as they are ashamed of talking about it. The pity
women are unwilling to go to court because of lack of
alternative support system.

15. Some Rights Every
Indian Woman
Should Remember:
1. Right to equality
2. Right to education
3. Right to live with dignity
4. Right to liberty
5. Right to politics
6. Right to property
7. Right to equal opportunity for employment
8. Right to free choice of profession
9. Right to livelihood
10. Right to work in equitable condition
11. Right to get equal wages for equal work
12. Right to protection from gender
discrimination
13. Right to social protection in the eventuality of
retirement, old age and sickness.
14. Right to protection from inhuman treatment
15. Right to protection of health
16. Right to privacy in terms of personal life,
family, residence, correspondence etc.
17. Right to protection from society, state and
family system.

16. Affirmative Action:
• There is clearly a need for policy initiatives to empower women as gender disparities in India persist even against
the backdrop of economic growth.
• Current literature provides pointers from policy changes that have worked so far. One unique policy experiment in
village-level governance that mandated one-third representation for women in positions of local leadership has
shown promising results.
• Evaluations of this affirmative action policy have found that in villages led by women, the preferences of female
residents are better represented, and women are more confident in reporting crimes that earlier they may have
considered too stigmatising to bring to attention.
• Female leaders also serve as role models and raise educational and career aspirations for adolescent girls and
their parents.
• Behavioural studies find that while in the short run there is backlash by men as traditional gender roles are being
challenged, the negative stereotype eventually disappears. This underscores the importance of sustained
affirmative action as a way to reduce gender bias.
• Another policy change aimed at equalising land inheritance rights between sons and daughters has been met with
a more mixed response. While on the one hand, it led to an increase in educational attainment and age at marriage
for daughters, on the other hand, it increased spousal conflict leading to more domestic violence.
• Improvements in labour market prospects also have the potential to empower women. An influential randomisation
study found that job recruiter visits to villages to provide information to young women led to positive effects on their
labour market participation and enrolment in professional training.
• This also led to an increase in age at marriage and childbearing, a drop in desired number of children, and an
increase in school enrolment of younger girls not exposed to the programme.
• Recent initiatives on training and recruiting young women from rural areas for factory-based jobs in cities provide
economic independence and social autonomy that they were unaccustomed to in their parental homes.

17.  For India to maintain its position as a global
growth leader, more concerted efforts at local
and national levels, and by the private sector
are needed to bring women to parity with men.
 While increasing representation of women in
the public spheres is important and can
potentially be attained through some form of
affirmative action, an attitudinal shift is essential
for women to be considered as equal within
their homes and in broader society.
 Educating Indian children from an early age
about the importance of gender equality could
be a meaningful start in that direction.
WHAT CAN INDIA
DO?

18. History
Important historical events based on women’s rights(globally).
Petition for
Universal Suffrage
Suffragette Parade
19th Amendment
to US Constitution
First Woman
elected to U.S,
Senate
Equal Pay Act
6/10/63
Establishing a
National
Commission for
observance of
International
Women’s Year
January 29th, 1866 March 3rd, 1913 June 4th, 1919 January 12th, 1932 June 10th, 1963 January 9th, 1975
Petition was a part
of the first national
drive to focus on
women’s voting
rights.
Women marched
suffragette parade
in Washington, DC.
Congressional Joint
Resolution
proposing 19th
amendment.
Federal woman
suffrage
amendment passed
by the house of
representatives and
the Senate.
Hattie Wyatt
Caraway, of
Arkansas, became
the first woman to
be elected to the
US senate.
Congress passed
the Equal pay act of
1963 promising
equitable wage for
the same work
regardless of
gender, race, colour
etc.
Signing of an
executive order
establishing a
national
commission for the
observance of
international
women’s year, 1975.

19. A DATE TO REMEMBER: 8TH MARCH
International Women's Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 to commemorate the cultural,
political, and socioeconomic achievements of women. It is also a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing
attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women.
IWD originated from labor movements in North America and Europe during the early 20th century. The earliest version
was purportedly a "Women's Day" organized by the Socialist Party of America in New York City February 28, 1909. This
inspired German delegates at the 1910 International Socialist Woman's Conference to propose "a special Women's Day"
be organized annually, albeit with no set date; the following year saw the first demonstrations and commemorations of
International Women's Day across Europe. After women gained suffrage in Soviet Russia in 1917 (the beginning of
the February Revolution), IWD was made a national holiday on March 8; it was subsequently celebrated on that date by
the socialist movement and communist countries. The holiday was associated with far-left movements and governments
until its adoption by the global feminist movement in the late 1960s. IWD became a mainstream global holiday
following its adoption by the United Nations in 1977.
International Women's Day is commemorated in a variety of ways worldwide; it is a public holiday in several countries,
and observed socially or locally in others. The UN observes the holiday in connection with a particular issue, campaign,
or theme in women's rights. In some parts of the world, IWD still reflects its political origins, being marked by protests
and calls for radical change; in other areas, particularly in the West, it is largely sociocultural and centered on a
celebration of womanhood.

20. Interesting facts
List some interesting facts about Women’s Rights:
• FIRST WOMEN’S RIGHTS CONVENTION MEET WAS IN
SENECA FALLS, NEW YORK, 1848.
• WYOMING TERRITORY IS FIRST TO GRANT WOMEN THE
VOTE IN 1869.
• THE 19th AMENDMENT IS PASSED IN 1920, GIVING
WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN THE US.
• THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICIALLY ADOPTED
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IN 1975.
• INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IS AN OFFICIAL HOLIDAY
IN DOZENS OF COUNTRIES.

21. Conclusion
Human rights are those minimum rights which are compulsorily accessible by
every individual as she is a member of human family. The constitution of
India also guarantees the equality of rights of men and women. The
government( Central ,State and local) will be provide to all types of securities
for violated women in the society and take needful action to do not violate of
their rights. And all are give them to respects of women in our society by
human nature to support them and encourage for freely independent living
in our society.