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The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. With a decline in their status from the ancient to medieval times ...
The dynamic of women's rights in India is on the foreground of the Muslim community and the Indian Nation State. Article 14 of the Indian Constitution states 'Equality before law' and grants every person equality before the law and equal protection in India. Article 15 prohibits discrimination based on religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
Women turnout during India's 2014 parliamentary general elections was 65.63%, compared to 67.09% turnout for men. [113] In 16 states of India, more women voted than men. A total of 260.6 million women exercised their right to vote in April–May 2014 elections for India's parliament. [113]
“This is a story we’ve developed in-house from the seed of the women’s rights movement in India,” says producer Anushka Shah. “It was one of the reasons for starting Civic Studios – to ...
First of all we think that the committee should look at the entire gamut of sexual violence, not just "extreme" or "aggravated" cases. It should review all the laws relating to sexual assault and harassment, including the process of investigation, trial and speedy justice, the manner in which evidence (including medical and FSL) is collected ...
The right to adequate clothing, or the right to clothing, is recognized as a human right in various international human rights instruments; this, together with the right to food and the right to housing, are parts of the right to an adequate standard of living as recognized under Article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
A total of 102 women parliamentarians are serving as of 2023. [14] On 20 September 2023, Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah informed during the discussion on the Women's Reservation Bill that census and the delimitation exercise will take place after the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. [15] [16] [17]
Meghalaya State Commission for Women; MeToo movement in India; Ministry of Women and Child Development; Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl; Mizoram State Commission for Women; Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986; Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019; Muslim Women Rights Day