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Book Review: Trojan Horses?
Rao, Mohan - eSocialSciences - 2007
Review of Susantha Goonatilake's 'Recolonisation: Foreign Funded NGOs in Sri Lanka' . Takes up case studies of some leading development and human rights NGOs in Sri Lanka, arguing that NGOs are neither more efficient than the government agencies they replace nor more transparent; indeed that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321468
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Do Social Clauses in Generalized Systems of Preferences Advance the Cause of Women?
Humbert, Franziska - eSocialSciences - 2009
While in the era of globalization, millions of women got paid employment in labour-intensive industries in developing … countries, they still face precarious working conditions. Women rights violations persist. In recent years, there has been an … advancing the cause of women. The analysis of the EU GSP social clause is complemented by a case study highlighting the impact …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004999086
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Report on SAHR Fact Finding Mission to the North and East of Sri Lanka to Assess the State of Displaced Persons
SAHR, South Asians for Human Rights - eSocialSciences - 2008
This report on the state of displaced persons in the North and East of Sri Lanka analyses the security condition and concerns of those who live in makeshifts and camps in conflict affected areas. It provides an overview of the current ground situation,and highlights the manner in which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699021
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Human Rights in Malaysia: Challenges and Constraints in the Malaysian Context
Abdullah, Mohammad Hirman Ritom - eSocialSciences - 2012
The paper discusses some of the main human rights areas of concern within Malaysia, over the years. [Working Paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493969
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More and Better Jobs in South Asia
Nayar, Reema; Gottret, Pablo; Mitra, Pradeep; … - eSocialSciences - 2012
This report investigates how more and better jobs can be created in South Asia. It does so for two reasons. First, this region will contribute nearly 40 percent of the growth in the world’s working-age (15–64) population over the next several decades. It is important to determine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493951
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India’s Draft Universal Periodic Report-II: A Case of Forced Marriage?
ACHR, Asian Centre for Human Rights - eSocialSciences - 2012
The paper has the objective of viewing the condition of women in terms of freedom of choice, freedom and expression and … right of privacy. Also it views violence against women. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421313
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Flying with the Crane-Recapturing KMVS’s Ten-Year Journey
Ramachandran, Vimala; Saihjee, Aarti - eSocialSciences - 2009
This document is at the behest of KMVS and is an effort to hold up a mirror to their journey. It is a documentation of their history, context, evolution, and experiences since its emergence in 1989. Additionally, it is also an attempt to critically foreground and map out the conceptual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543112
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Rights-based Strategies in the Prevention of Domestic Violence
Panda, Pradeep Kumar - eSocialSciences - 2006
This study is an attempt to broaden the discussion about the prevention of domestic violence against women, informed by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487537
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Gender Planning, Budgeting and Auditing
Vijayan, Aleyamma; J, Daya; S, Jayasree; S, Chandrika C; … - eSocialSciences - 2008
This manual is intended to help local governments to uphold the human rights of women, by involving them in identifying … processes of gender planning, budgeting and auditing in the general projects and in the Women's Component Plan. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487670
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India Shadow Report
HAQCRC, HAQ Centre for Child Rights - eSocialSciences - 2013
The gains made since ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) are plenty, but the reality of children’s situation is disturbing on many counts calling for urgent and serious attention. India may recognize its 41% child population3 as a demographic dividend, but...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133095