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UGC Seminar on ‘Human Rights for Women’

Korambayil Ahamed haji memorial Unity Women’s College, Manjeri, is organizing a UGC Sponsored national seminar on ‘Human Rights for Women’ during the second week of February, 2013. We would like to invite papers from individuals who are interested in participating in the seminar.

Though human rights are universal it has been difficult for women to access these rights on many fronts. Despite the advances women have made in the last couple of decades, human rights and freedom still is a cause of valid concern. Though protection from violence is a human right there are millions of women who face violence of either the physical or mental kind. Though all communities speak of the human right of women regarding marriage like whom, when and if to marry, this is often conveniently ignored.

Women work two-thirds of the world's working hours and produce half of the world's food. Yet, they earn only 10 percent of the world's income and own less than 1 percent of the world's property. Among the poorest and most at risk in almost every community, women and girls encounter an uphill struggle to realize their human rights to equality and dignity.
In the Malabar Region, notwithstanding the laudable efforts of many individuals and organsiations, much needs to be activated, if the human rights of women are to be realistically actualized. Although many constitutions and laws around the world outlaw gender discrimination, in practice women and girls still face enormous bias.

It is against this context that KAHM Unity College is organizing a three day seminar on the issue.

The following is a list of the sub- themes on which the papers could be focused. 

• Human Rights and Family
• Human Rights and Women Education
• Marriage, Pregnancy and Human Rights
• Human Rights and Women at the Workplace
• Malabar, Women, education and Human Rights
• Community and Human Rights
• Health and Human Right Violation
• Human Rights and Culture
• Law, Women and Human Rights
• Submission Guidelines:
  Any individual can submit an abstract.
  • The first page of the abstract should contain only
  •  title of the paper
  • name of author(s)
  • addresses with Email
  • Phone Number
  • Abstract should be typed in Times New Roman with font size of 12 for normal text, size of 14 for Title with 1.5 line space on one side of A/4 paper.
  • Abstract/ Paper must be original and should be in English.
  • Word limit of Abstract is 400 words including, introduction, objective, research methodology and result or conclusion.
  • A soft copy of Abstract may be mailed to: hrseminar@unitywoemnscollege.in
  • Abstracts submitted to the seminar will be reviewed by the Panel of Experts and acceptance of paper for presentation will be intimated to the author only by email on or before 07/01/2013.
  • In final selection, preference will be given to Quality Papers.
  Important Dates:
  • Last date for submission of Abstracts: 30th December, 2012
  • Approval of Abstracts: 05th January, 2013
  • Last date for submission of Full Paper: 25th January, 2013
  Contacts:
  Dr. Annie Ninan, Assistant Professor, Department of Family & Community Science: Phone: +9495090102.
  Mr. Shabeermon, Asst Professor, Department of History Phone: +9895 842394
  Email: hrseminar@unitywoemnscollege.in
  Website: www.unitywomenscollege.in/hrseminar