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India’s Draft Universal Periodic Report-II: A Case of Forced Marriage?
ACHR, Asian Centre for Human Rights - eSocialSciences - 2012
right of privacy. Also it views violence against women. …
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Are Cities in Kerala Safe for Women? Summary of the Research Findings of the Study Conducted in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode Cities, Kerala
SAKHI Women's Resource Centre SAKHI; Kozhikode, Anweshi; … - eSocialSciences - 2011
Among the cities in Kerala, Kozhikode (Calicut) has the highest crime record followed by Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum). The Kerala State Economic Review (2008) showed that atrocities against women have increased in Kerala by a whopping 338.40 percent since 1992. The two cities taken for the...
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Twenty Years of CRC: A Balance Sheet- Volume 1
HAQCRC, HAQ Centre for Child Rights - eSocialSciences - 2011
The report is a rich source with qualitative and quantitative data on the status of children in India from authentic and established sources. [HAQCRC report]. URL:[http://www.haqcrc.org/sites/default/files/CRC20BS_Vol%20I_1.pdf].
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Report on Socio Economic Status of the Women Domestic Workers- A Diagnostic Study in Five Major Townships: Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Berhmpur, Ssmbslpur and Rourkela of Orissa
BJ, Bharat Jyoti - eSocialSciences - 2011
Women workers In India constitute one third of the total workforce. Majority of these women are engaged in the un-organized sectors such as agriculture, construction, domestic services etc. The overwhelming majority of domestic workers are women and girls. This study is exploratory in nature and...
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A Case for Case Studies
Sapra, Ipsita - eSocialSciences - 2011
This essay attempts to look beyond the long-standing qualitative-quantitative tug of war in studying society. It takes as an example one approach, the case study, that often acts as a bridge between the positivist and interpretive epistemological positions. Arguing the case for more openness in...
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Book Review: Inside the Indian Family
Patel, Tulsi - eSocialSciences - 2008
Review of: Democracy in the Family: Insights from India. Edited by Joy Deshmukh-Randive Sage Publications. New Delhi 2008.
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Proposals of Working Group for Consideration of NAC-II: Suggestions for Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill 2009 and Resettlement and Rehabilitation Bill, 2009
eSocialSciences; National Advisory Council NAC - 2011
violence – in many parts of the country. NAC-I had reflected carefully on these issues, and made detailed suggestions for …
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Declining Child Sex Ratio: Addressing the Imperatives
Sen, Anwesha - eSocialSciences - 2011
A discussion about the declining sex ratio in India is given. The various reasons for declining sex ratio are outlined.
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Communal Violence in India
Kumar, Rohit - eSocialSciences - 2011
The National Advisory Council recently released a draft ‘Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence (Access to … sectarian violence. It also aims to provide relief to victims of such violence. In this context, some statistics on the … incidence of communal violence in India is presented. URL:[http://www.prsindia.org/administrator/uploads/general/1308201190 …
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A Study on Gender Based Violence in Kerala
SAKHI Women's Resource Centre SAKHI - eSocialSciences - 2011
The paper presents gender-based violence and theories its causes and correlates; it then reviews global information on … the prevalence of gender-based violence against women and its health consequences. The national context on gender …-based violence against women is outlined. It then presents an overview of the status of women in Kerala and the paradoxical …
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