TY - BOOK AU - Siddiqi, Fatima Ehtesham AU - Ranganathan, Sarala TI - Handbook on women and human rights: a guide for social activists SN - 8173913900 U1 - 323.34 PY - 2010/// CY - New Delhi: PB - Kanishka Publishers KW - Women's rights -- India KW - Women -- Developing countries -- Social conditions KW - Women -- India -- Social conditions KW - Women -- Social conditions KW - Women's rights. N1 - Originally published in 2001; Includes index; pt. 1. Empowerment and employment : attaining integrated development. Status of women : global and national perspectives ; Offences against women ; Changing role of women in contemporary period ; Advancement of women ; Rights of women in various religions ; Women empowerment ; Women and human rights ; Human rights of women in India ; International standards and laws in india ; Beijing declaration and plan of action -- pt. 2. Crime and punishment : Search for justice. Gender injustice and discrimination ; Violence against women ; Dowry, dowry deaths and divorce ; Human rights and gender-based violence ; Rape and victims of rape ; Women prisoners and their treatment in custody ; Convention on discrimination against women; Women's rights -- Developing countries. ER -