Women's Rights Initiative

What we do

I. Objectives & Inception :

The Lawyers Collective Women's Rights Initiative ("LCWRI")'s mission is the empowerment of women through law. This is based on the belief that law is an instrument of social change and can be used in different ways to further the constitutional and human rights of women.
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Who We are

Ms. Indira Jaising

Starting practice as a lawyer in the early sixties, Indira Jaising became the first woman to be designated as a Senior Advocate by High Court of Bombay in 1986.. Read more

Projects and Activities

When it comes to Women's Rights Initiative, Lawyers Collective covers:

• Domestic Violence
• Sexual Harassment at Workplace
• Reproductive Rights
• Personal Law
• Legal Aid Cell

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Publication

Domestic Violence And Law

Title : Domestic Violence And Law: Report of Colloquium on Justice for Women-Empowerment Through Law

Year of Publication : 2000

Publisher's Details : Butterworths India

Translation : N.A.

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Legal Developments

This section deals in the Legal Develpoments :

• Legislation
• Judgements

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Realated Sites

• United Nations Development Programme (Gender Community - Solution Exchange) Introduction: http://www.unifem.

Consolidated Replies: http://www.unifem.org.in

• UNIFEM http://www.unifem.org.in/index.html

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