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Greetings from PWESCR!
I am pleased to send you the report from a fact finding mission on Dalit Women in Rajasthan: Status of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
The purpose of this fact-finding
mission undertaken by PWESCR (Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and
Cultrual Rights) and Centre for Dalit Rights (CDR),
The fact finding mission focused
primarily on three ESCR:
- Right to food
- Right to water
- Right to livelihood
However, women’s realities and
interconnectedness of various rights brought out other rights and issues especially
those connected with education, and health. The focus was to analyze whether
rights of Dalit women from these villages were being upheld. We also wanted to
assess whether human rights standards were being used and enforced in ensuring
Dalit women’s upliftment, development and equality with regards to right to
food, water and livelihood. . International human rights framework and
corresponding Indian Constitutional legislation and policies were used as
benchmark.
This fact finding report clearly demonstrates in spite of
various laws and schemes for poor and Dalits, there is not much being done on
the ground to address day to day hardship faced by Dalit women. We hope this
fact finding will encourage those responsible for upholding Dalit women’s rights
to develop locally and nationally using international human rights standards,
relevant criteria on minimum standards especially in context of food, water and
livelihood. With a legal framework and monitoring methods present within this
report, we hope to assist Dalit leaders to develop their own assessments and
specific standards for Dalit women’s rights.
Priiti
Darooka
Executive Director
PWESCR (Programme on Women's Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights)
E-173 Kalkaji, Second Floor
Phone: +91 (0)11-40536091/92
Fax: +91 (0)11-40536095
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