UN WOMEN'S SAFE CITIES FREE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS PROGRAMME: ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN INDIA (2011-2013)

Abstract

Violence against women is one of the most severe human rights violations, in which women are often being attacked for sexual reason or even on their gender issue. As violence is one of the human rights issues, there are many countries, organizations or parties who are concern towards the issues, like United Nations and its Member States. Therefore, United Nations on 2nd July 2010 created the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) as an organization under the General Assembly of United Nations to support gender equality and the empowerment of women around the world with one of its priority areas which is ending violence against women. In order to end violence against women, UN Women along with its global and local partners launched "Safe Cities Free of Violence against Women and Girls" programme in five cities and countries including India. In India, violence against women are usually happen every day where the rights of most Indian women are being violated by their own family or their husband in private domain or even in a public space. This research aimed to analyze the implementation of UN Women.s safe cities free of violence against women and girls programme in order to end violence against women in India by using the qualitative research as the main method. It also provides violence issues against women from 2011 until 2013 with the respond from UN Women towards the issue. The result of this thesis will show the effort of UN Women in order to implement its programme in India.