Event Title
A Rights-Based Approach in Nepal
Description
Women in Nepal have long been the economic backbone of the nation, yet they remain largely marginalized and Isolated from access to land, house and other economic resources. Sarmila Shrestha will address the major contributing factors by which women are socio-economically subordinated to men, analyze critically the legal and judicial initiatives to promote socio-economic rights of women in Nepal, and discuss possible effective steps for reducing the socio-economic exploitation against women in Nepal.
About the Lecturer: Sarmila Shrestha, Public Interest Lawyer, Human Rights and Social Justice, Nepal PILI Fellow, and Columbia Law School graduate.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
24-2-2010 12:00 PM
End Date
24-2-2010 1:15 PM
Location
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Resource Type
Moving image
Title of Series
World Issues Forum
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--Nepal; Women--Nepal--Economic conditions; Human rights--Women--Nepal; Social justice--Nepal
Geographic Coverage
Nepal--Social life and customs
Type
Moving image
Keywords
Nepal, Women in Nepal
Rights
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Language
English
Format
video/mp4
A Rights-Based Approach in Nepal
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Women in Nepal have long been the economic backbone of the nation, yet they remain largely marginalized and Isolated from access to land, house and other economic resources. Sarmila Shrestha will address the major contributing factors by which women are socio-economically subordinated to men, analyze critically the legal and judicial initiatives to promote socio-economic rights of women in Nepal, and discuss possible effective steps for reducing the socio-economic exploitation against women in Nepal.
About the Lecturer: Sarmila Shrestha, Public Interest Lawyer, Human Rights and Social Justice, Nepal PILI Fellow, and Columbia Law School graduate.