Poverty and Human Rights of Women : An Evaluation

Contents: Preface. 1. Human rights: background and perspective. 2. Women, human rights and poverty. 3. Human rights and the Indian constitution. 4. Embracing women as full owners of human rights. 5. Women, human rights and education. 6. Property, poverty and rights. 7. Gender, poverty and development policy. 8. National policy for the empowerment of women. 9. Kinds of violence against women. 10. Human rights violations. 11. Women and violence. 12. Sustainable micro-finance for women\'s empowerment. 13. Socio-economic issues in India. 14. Women empowerment in India--milestones and challenges. 15. National and international remedies for women\'s right to health. Bibliography. Index.

"The World Bank estimates that 456 million Indian now live under the global poverty line of $ 1.25 per day. This means that a third of the global poor now reside in India. India is still reeling under the problem of great poverty and in this way there is a violation of human rights of the people. The book addresses a wide range of issues pertaining to the situation of human rights and poverty among different social groups in different states of the country." (jacket)