Women’s Rights
in India
An Analytical Study
of
The United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
and
The Indian Constitution, Legislations,
Schemes, Policies & Judgements
National Human Rights Commission
Manav Adhikar Bhawan
C-Block, GPO Complex, INA
New Delhi- 110023, India
2021
Website: https://nhrc.nic.in
This analytical study has been strategically structured to facilitate the understanding of the
reader regarding CEDAW and the status of implementation of the CEDAW articles in India.
It is expected to be of great value to the lawmakers, policymakers, executives, civil society,
academicians and students of gender studies, human rights & related disciplines. The study
highlights gaps with the objective of acting as a catalyst to promote concrete dialogue and
engagement between law & policymakers, implementing agencies and NGOs to address
identified gaps and measures to rectify these.
रा��ीय मानव अिधकार आयोग , भारत
NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, INDIA