Violation of Human Rights of Women: a Study of the District of Balasore
VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMAN : A STUDY OF THE DISTRICT OF BALASORE.
Dhirendra Kumar Jena (Research Scholar)
Fakir Mohan University , Balasore , Odisha
(ABSTRACT:-Human rights are very much essential for the development of the personality of both men and women. But in the district of Balasore human rights of women of late are being violated at an increasing rate. The objective in this article has been to highlight statistically this increasing rate of crime against women. Different crimes against women have been mentioned in this piece of research work with specific data relating to the district of Balasore. The researcher has narrated several case studies from his own experience and this makes the article very much relevant for grappling with the problems faced by the women inhabiting the district of Balasore . Several causes for the increasing rate of crime against the women have been analysed. Suggestions to check the deterioration in the violation of women’s rights have been recommended . Police officials can not absolve themselves of responsibility of the failure to control the crime rate. It is important to implement the existing laws properly for the protection of human rights of women. However only the laws are not enough. The moral rules which are on the wane need to be restored . The civil society has major role to play in this regard.) (Key words:- violation, indoctrination, trafficking, exploitation, sexual harassment) INTRODUCTION :
Human rights are not merely ideals and aspirations or they are some rights granted to us by the existence of particular set of laws . They are claims made by virtue of the fact that we are human beings with inalienable right to human dignity. Plano and Olton have stated that “human rights are those rights , which are considered to be absolutely essential for the survival, existence and personality development of a human being” .(Biswal,2006). But these rights are threatened from all corners of
Dhirendra Kumar Jena (Research Scholar)
Fakir Mohan University , Balasore , Odisha
(ABSTRACT:-Human rights are very much essential for the development of the personality of both men and women. But in the district of Balasore human rights of women of late are being violated at an increasing rate. The objective in this article has been to highlight statistically this increasing rate of crime against women. Different crimes against women have been mentioned in this piece of research work with specific data relating to the district of Balasore. The researcher has narrated several case studies from his own experience and this makes the article very much relevant for grappling with the problems faced by the women inhabiting the district of Balasore . Several causes for the increasing rate of crime against the women have been analysed. Suggestions to check the deterioration in the violation of women’s rights have been recommended . Police officials can not absolve themselves of responsibility of the failure to control the crime rate. It is important to implement the existing laws properly for the protection of human rights of women. However only the laws are not enough. The moral rules which are on the wane need to be restored . The civil society has major role to play in this regard.) (Key words:- violation, indoctrination, trafficking, exploitation, sexual harassment) INTRODUCTION :
Human rights are not merely ideals and aspirations or they are some rights granted to us by the existence of particular set of laws . They are claims made by virtue of the fact that we are human beings with inalienable right to human dignity. Plano and Olton have stated that “human rights are those rights , which are considered to be absolutely essential for the survival, existence and personality development of a human being” .(Biswal,2006). But these rights are threatened from all corners of
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