Women and Human Rights: Some Reflections in North East India

Abstract

Abstract

he whole fabric of society depends upon human rights. Human rights are essential components of sustainable development and therefore development of a society is not possible without respect of human rights. Respect of human rights makes freedom. They are part and parcel of life in society and they concern humanity. With all areas of human rights, whether civil, political, economic or social, human rights violations against women take specific forms. Entrenched structures and practices such as casts, customary laws, the family, religion etc continue to discriminate against women. Violence against women, regardless of the nature of the perpetrator- an individual, group, institution, the state or society, is a human rights violation, and is treated as such whether it happens in the home, within the family or in the society. Full realization of women’s human rights requires the elimination of all forms of discrimination and the achievements of equality for all women. The protection of human rights is a constant struggle which cannot be won unless every man and women participate in it. Women, who are the victims of different type of violence, are struggling for the issues of violence in the state of Manipur, particularly and North East India generally. There is an imperative need for adopting an innovative and protective approach for actively encouraging those groups, communities, villages, societies that shun violence and adopt peaceful means. The problem of increasing violence can be analyzed from various dimensions to fully grasp its genesis, forms of manifestation and ways to effectively combat crime and violence. So, it is a right time to have a proper research study on the issues of human rights from different angle as a student of social science. This small paper intends to highlight about the problems of women due to the violation of their basic rights within the socio political norms; and their contributions for the protection of human rights for all sections of the society which are the burning issues of the hour.