Geography human rights- India
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- Created on: 02-12-20 16:41
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- India
- Background information
- One of the fastest growing economies
- Decline in agriculture
- 135th out of 187 for gender equality
- Issues
- Violence against women
- 52% of women thinks its ok for a man to beat his wife
- Increase in dowry killings and **** and violence outside the home
- Modern Slavery
- 14.3 million people were subject to modern slavery in 2014
- These included sexual exploitation, forced marriage and labour
- Employment Opportunity
- 70% of girls visit primary schools with secondary much lower
- Limited access
- Expected to stay home and raise children and do domestic chores
- Violence against women
- Consequences of gender inequality
- 2012 there were 8233 dowry related deaths
- Women can be subject to honour killing for refusing an arranged marriage
- Many are beaten at home and a high incidence of sexual assault
- High rates of maternal rates due to lack of healthcare in rural areas
- Patriarchal society- sex-selective abortions
- Evidence of change
- ratified a number of human rights treaties
- Have joined UN treaty bodies
- The government have passed many acts of parliament one of these being prohibition of child marriage
- 2014 ministry launched anti-trafficking policy
- Increase in female police officers
- Background information
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