Incredible india

INCREDIBLE INCREDIBLE INDIA INDIA

BY ASHWINI

AWATARE

Republic of IndiaRepublic of India

A federal republic with a parliamentary system of government

capital: New Delhi

A nation of diversity: languagesA nation of diversity: languages

Constitution lists 14 official “principal languages”

EnglishHindi (30%)

A nation of diversity: religionsA nation of diversity: religions

Religions:◦Hindu (~81%)◦Muslim (~12%)◦others (e.g. Buddhist 0.7%)

all major religions in the world are present

one of the major causes of conflictreligion can become a political

vehicle for social movement

190 years of British colonial 190 years of British colonial ruleruleInformal colonial rule through the

British East India Company (1750s-1850s)

formal colonial rule after the Mutiny rebellion of 1857

Struggle for independenceStruggle for independence

Indian National Congress was formed in 1885

non-violent resistance to colonial rule

Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)transformed INCunity within diversitynon-cooperation movement

Nehru (1889-1964)

PROBLEMS THAT PROBLEMS THAT INDIA FACINGINDIA FACING

Child labourChild labour

The change starts within each one of us, and The change starts within each one of us, and ends only when all children are free to be ends only when all children are free to be children.children.” – Craig Kielburger” – Craig Kielburger

Families with normal lives and a steady income have parents who go to work and children who go to school and have time to play.

This is not the case for the 218 million child labourers who daily find themselves working long hours under harsh, dangerous and exploitative conditions.

Why is this a human rights Why is this a human rights issue?issue?Children who work are

subsequently subject to abuse, both physical and sexual, from their employers

They often work under conditions that are both unhealthy and potentially fatal. This scenario cannot continue.

Most people agree that when we speak about child labour, we mean labour which is intolerable or harmful to children, or which denies them their right to fully develop, to play or to go to school.

Child labour includes:

• Work performed by children under the age of 15

• Long hours of work on a regular or full-time basis

• Abusive treatment by the employer

• No access, or poor access, to education

99% are in industry, including mining % are in industry, including mining and quarrying, manufacturing and and quarrying, manufacturing and constructionconstruction

FEMALE INFANTICIDEFEMALE INFANTICIDE

Female InfanticideFemale Infanticide

Infanticide has been practiced on every continent and by people on every level of

cultural complexity, from hunters and gatherers to high civilization, including our own

ancestors. Rather than being an exception, then, it has been the rule.

With ultrasound, amniocentesis, and chorionic villus sampling, fetal sex determination is

available, as is selective abortion, to those who can afford it. Studies indicate that thousands of female fetuses are aborted each year, in India,

following prenatal sex determination

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They are fed salt to increase their blood pressure. Female infants are starved and dehydrated to death by their parents, or

are wrapped in wet towels so that they will contract pneumonia

Female infanticide is a horrible manifestation of the anti-female bias that continues to pollute societies throughout the world. The education of both men and women, social strategies to improve the status of women, and access to family counseling and healthcare may provide means of eliminating female infanticide, as well as elevating the value assigned to women around the globe.

Conclusion

RAPERAPE

Legal definition of rapeLegal definition of rapeSexual penetration without the

individual’s consent, obtained by force or threat of physical harm, or when a victim is incapable of giving consent

Related, broader term: sexual assault◦ Sexual touching and other unwanted forms

of sexual contact◦ Accompanied by psychological pressure or

physical threat

How often does rape occur?How often does rape occur?

Most rapes go unreported, so accurate estimates are difficult

Probably between 15% and 30% of U.S. and Canadian women will be raped in their lifetime

An estimated 16% of rapes will be reported to the police

Of these, only 15% to 30% end in the conviction of the rapist, and only half of those spend more than 1 year in jail

Rape MythsRape Myths

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