Abstract

The constitution of India provides a safeguards and protection to all citizens of India whether children, lunatics, senior citizens, etc. the child rights in India is adopted in our constitution since from beginning 1950 includes most of the rights in UN Convention on child rights as Directive Principal of State Policy. The State is also given responsibility to protect the rights given to children, women, senior citizens etc. Over the years the many Individual and Public Interest groups has approached court and helped in making the law relating to women rights be more stringent and effective from time to time. Recently the crimes related to women and in past few years the rise in cases of crime relating to women in India has proved as eye opener for new stringent law for their protection and granting equal status in society. The most recent example is of case of 2012 Nirbhaya Gang Rape in Delhi after which the amendments in IPC and changes in juvenile justice act. The aim of my project is to know the solutions to end violence against women in India. Based on Review of literature of articles on Heinonline and Jstore and some case study on women’s rights and reading some Judgements of Apex court which has led to making stricter law for women’s safety in India. Recent incidents in past few years that helped in changing the law relating to women and has led to Bigger question of “How violence against women can be ended?” My project will cover 5 to 6 Heading pointers followed by Introduction of the Topic what are women’s rights and how can it be protected which includes what constitute violence against women and How can it be controlled. Then the next heading will be Rising in cases of violence against women in recent -: Analysis of growth in crimes related to women in India and recent cases such as Hathras Gang Rape and Hyderabad Gang Rape Case and most recently in Punjab Rape and Murder of 6year old girl child in Tanda. Then the next Heading Will be Is India becoming Unsafe for Women’s -: Comparison of crimes against women in India and other developing Nations and steps taken by our judiciary and parliament in ensuring women’s safety are sufficient. Then the next heading will be Various Types of crime Relating to Women-: law realting to it and Is law enough to provide safety of Women and what more could be done. The causes of rise in crimes against women and its way forward. In my project I will analyze the How Rape is becoming most common form of violence against women in India and India becoming world’s most dangerous country for sexual crimes against women. In the last heading there will be Analysis of women’s right in India and other Nations and How can we make an India a safe haven for women and end all crimes relating to women by providing solution to problem and the need to do more from just making law’s is not enough for women’s protection. Changing the mindsets of society and giving knowledge to women about their basic rights given by our constitution and most important is we need to make a collective effort to end the problem of violence against women. And empowerment of women is first step to end violence against women and giving women equal rights in society. Analysis of steps taken by State to protect women’s right and safety for example states such as Rajasthan, Jammu Kashmir and Haryana as passed a law for death penalty for rapes of minor below 12 year of age.

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