Women's Rights Presentation (1)

8/12/2019 Women's Rights Presentation (1)

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Freedom from Fear

Freedom to Vote

Freedom of Speech

Freedom from Torture

Freedom of Choice

Freedom of Religion

Freedom from enslavement


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- All humans are born free and equal in dignity and rights- Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry

and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.

Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.

- Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.

- Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work

and to protection against unemployment.

- Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.

- Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an

existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.- Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free; at least in the

elementary and fundamental stages Elementary education shall be compulsory.

Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher

education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.

- Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the

community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its

benefits.
http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/index.html


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- Abuse violence and discrimination

against women are widely tolerated andsystematic.

- The issues with womens rights are still

being ignored and remain as a social

epidemic.

- Many governments turn a blind eye

towards the increasing problems with

the discrimination and violence against

women

- Abused victims of rape, unfair

treatments in the workplace,

domestic violence etc., have got

no one to turn to


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- Women are attacked in areas of armed conflict e.g.

DR Congo and Rwanda. Many are infected withHIV/AIDS as a result

- In Pakistan, men are beating women at alarming

ratesyet government officials refuse to interfere

and punish batterers

- In Thailand, Burma and Nigeria, women are

constantly being sold and trafficked into

prostitution where governments are not doing

enough to protect the rights of women

- In Ukraine and Mexico, women are often denied

employment simply because they are women

- In the US, students attack girls who are

homosexuals, bisexuals or transgender

-In Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco and Saudi Arabia,

women are rendered as being unequal in front

of the law.

- Women are not allowed to study at

universities and can be arrested for not wearing

the correct clothing in countries such as Iran.


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Before During After

*Women carried outbusinesses transactions

* Education for women and

their right to vote was

introduced to the constitution

in 1964

*Job positions held by

women:

- 70% teachers

- 50% civil servants

- 40% doctors

*Taliban took over in the1990s

*Restricted and violated

womens right on education,

work and freedom of

movement

*Imposed harsh penalties on

women for breaking such

rules. E.g.: public lashings

*Restricted access to health

care services

*Strict dress code

*Taliban was overthrown in2001

*Over one million girls are

attending school

*Access to health care

services

*Afghan government and

NGO has set up programs to

improve womens status and

public participations.


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*Girls drop-out rates of school is still high

*Little or no progress at school

*Increase of female teachers is essential, as families would not let

daughters to attend school with male teachers

*Freedom of movement is still a restriction

*Exchange of young women to repay debts still continues

*Early marriage57% married before age of 16.

*Widespread intimidation and general security threatens womens

right to vote freely
http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGASA110152004


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- The UN and its organizations, a main one being Women Watch, has

taken a special long term interest in Afghanistan to improve human

rights and bring peace to the country.

- Its concern increased during 1996 when the Taliban took control of Kabul

- Since then, the UN has established a Human Rights Commission in Afghanistan which has created a

committee to eliminate discrimination of woman and treat them as equals to men as well as establishing

principles in the country reflecting the universal human rights.

- It has been part of the adoption of resolution 1325, made by the Security Council, on women, peace and

security on 31st October 2000.

- It has also focused on the issues of education, media and culture; health; human rights and the

Constitution; and refugees and internally displaced women.


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- They were also urged to recognize the role that women

should have in the future Government of Afghanistan aswell as in the preparing the Loya Jirga (grand assembly).

- The women arranged to have schools reopened for

all children on 21 March 2002 and have resumed

the positions of their old jobs

The current prior iti esof the UN system

include:

- to stabilize the country and assist in the

creation of a transitional government;

- to create conditions that allow for thedelivery of humanitarian assistance;

- to develop a plan for the reconstruction and

recovery of the country;

- to support the return of refugees and

internally displaced persons.
http://www.amnesty.org/donate


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By:

Ariel Suen

Sonal Chugani

Jennifer Feng
http://www.amnesty.org/actforwomenhttp://www.amnesty.org/donate

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Women's Rights Presentation (1)