The modern age civilization guarantees a certain degree of rights to every individual, along with specific duties. These rights are integral to every individual, and for this reason, these are called human rights. Human rights are essential for excellent and qualitative human existence. It gives freedom and security to the individual to develop a personality and facilitate presence in society. Rights are given to individuals, but some conditions may be attached to them: social, economic, political, educational, etc. When we talk of human rights, we mean a specific universal phenomenon without limitations in its pertinent aspects. Human rights may appear vague to a layperson, but it has a deeper meaning and broader ramifications when appropriately analyzed. It gives a person a free space to shape their identity in society. Despite many organizations and international initiatives advocating human rights for every individual, women have often been targets of human rights violations. Women’s human rights are violated when they are not allowed to participate in decisions affecting their lives and are not allowed active roles in politics and also the unequal representation in the elected bodies. Their human rights are also violated when they are prohibited from accessing public resources. As a result, women have little influence on allocating global resources and policies, although these decisions often disproportionately affect them. The principle of gender equality as a matter of human rights has been globally recognized with the adoption of the United Nations Charter in 1945. Since then, several treaties have been adopted with a mandate for equality of rights between men and women, including the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Still, women are viewed and treated as subordinate in social and economic realms and are not seen in top leadership positions within national governments and international bodies. The paper analyses human rights from a gender perspective, focusing on the international conventions mainly meant for it. Several patterns and conferences for women’s development and advancement have been discussed in the article.

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Women and Human Rights: A Critical Analysis of International Initiatives

  • Shah Alam

摘要

The modern age civilization guarantees a certain degree of rights to every individual, along with specific duties. These rights are integral to every individual, and for this reason, these are called human rights. Human rights are essential for excellent and qualitative human existence. It gives freedom and security to the individual to develop a personality and facilitate presence in society. Rights are given to individuals, but some conditions may be attached to them: social, economic, political, educational, etc. When we talk of human rights, we mean a specific universal phenomenon without limitations in its pertinent aspects. Human rights may appear vague to a layperson, but it has a deeper meaning and broader ramifications when appropriately analyzed. It gives a person a free space to shape their identity in society. Despite many organizations and international initiatives advocating human rights for every individual, women have often been targets of human rights violations. Women’s human rights are violated when they are not allowed to participate in decisions affecting their lives and are not allowed active roles in politics and also the unequal representation in the elected bodies. Their human rights are also violated when they are prohibited from accessing public resources. As a result, women have little influence on allocating global resources and policies, although these decisions often disproportionately affect them. The principle of gender equality as a matter of human rights has been globally recognized with the adoption of the United Nations Charter in 1945. Since then, several treaties have been adopted with a mandate for equality of rights between men and women, including the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Still, women are viewed and treated as subordinate in social and economic realms and are not seen in top leadership positions within national governments and international bodies. The paper analyses human rights from a gender perspective, focusing on the international conventions mainly meant for it. Several patterns and conferences for women’s development and advancement have been discussed in the article.