 Civil Society as the Guardian of Women’s Human Rights in IndiaBharti Chhibber
Chapter 11 in Building Sustainable Communities, 2020, pp 223-240 from Springer Abstract: Abstract The chapter reflects on the role of civil society in women’s struggle for equality in the post-colonial India. The chapter argues that even after seven decades of independence, women human rights are violated both in public and private sphere. After independence women’s grassroots movements with additional emphasis on economic and social rights of women came to forefront. This was followed by campaign against specific evils like dowry deaths, rape and sex-selective abortions ultimately forcing the governments to act. We have a robust legal system to ensure protection of women’s rights including Dowry Prohibition Act and (anti) Sati Act and Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act. However, their proper implementation is the call of the hour. Further, laws act only as a code of conduct to be followed, and they require public initiatives to bring about a change in the dominant social structure. It is imperative that legal and societal reforms go hand in hand. Keywords: Civil society; Equality; Human rights; India; Women’s rights (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-15-2393-9_11 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2393-9_11 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Springer Books from Springer |
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