The World Bank Group (2006) deems gender equality âsmart economics’ in its GenderAction Plan 2007-2010. However, questions are increasingly being raised about just how muchthe empowerment strategies set down in World Bank and International Monetary Fund endorsed Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are actually improving the quality of life of women in less developed countries….
Shalish is a traditional village-level adjudicating mechanism through which judgment is given on diverse issues, ranging from marital discord to property distribution to access to common property resources. In the context of rural Bangladesh, shalish has a great legitimacy. Thislegitimacy stems from, a) failure of the state in providing low-cost and easily accessible legal institutions,…
To help our readers understand the various forms of discrimination and exploitation they face and emphasise the need for further research and collaborative action to address these issues, we have prepared a PowerPoint Presentation based on a field visit to the University of Ghana to help understand the condition of CDWDs, the steps being taken…
This inaugural 2016 report is a first-of-its-kind effort to bring together research and advocacy groups from various countries in the region to form a âSouth Asia Collectiveâ that will periodically track and document the situation of minority rights, country by country. The report utilizes a common UN minority rights framework that looks at various indicators…
The murder of a Roma teenager in Greece on November 11, the third such incident this year, has once again highlighted how the Roma population continues to face discrimination
