Women’s Rights
Author Ayesha Irshad Malik
Everyone have to right live freely,
without human’s rights life is very difficult, humans cannot enjoy their life
without human rights and freedom. Human rights are based on the principle of
live and let live. Women are very important part of
our society. Women can play a very special role in progress of any nation or
country. The man and women are like two wheels of a cart. A cart cannot move
properly if one will be defected. French philosopher, who never married once
said, ‘the dignity of women is consists in being unknown the world,--her glory
is the esteem of her husband; her pleasure the happiness of her family ‘but the
time created new situations and old outlook underwent a change.
There is no freedom without rights,
and it is merely manifestation of freedom, people cannot enjoy the life without
their rights. There are laws to protect and promote the human’s right in every
country; British Columbia also has a law to protect human rights. It is called
BC Human Rights Code. The code helps to people to protect from discrimination and
harassment. The history of freedom is the history of human right. The Canadian Charter of Human Rights and
freedoms was the part of Canadian constitution in 1982.In Canada the bill of
human rights was passed in 1960 under the leadership of Prime Minister John
Diefenbaker. The Canadian human’s rights bill outlined fundamental freedoms and
equality rights and, this bill was the first example of human rights law at the
federal level. The law of human rights in the province of British Columbia in
Canada is that gives all people equal rights and opportunities without
discrimination in every area like jobs, housing and other services, and it is
called the Human Rights Code of British Columbia, and it is makes sure to
protect the people from harassment and discrimination. The human rights
Tribunal of British Columbia is responsible for dealing with the complaints of
people under the human rights code. Through the Human Rights Code everyone has
rights and duties, and the Code purposes are to make it sure that people are participating
equally in the economically, politically, socially in Cultural life of British
Columbia.
The relation between freedom and
human rights is essential and it had been recognized even by the ancients. The
ancients was belonged to Greek society, and they were divided into free-men and
slaves, and slaves had no rights to live freely. Other countries like in
Medieval Europe, feudal lord had all human rights and they were enjoying their
rights, but their serfs and villains had no human rights and they denied these.
In history of every country there are less or more such “black pages” which
record the denial of essential human’s rights. The United Nations have declared
the Human Rights broadly in the form of civil and political rights, economic
and social rights, and all to have right of
freedom to speak and worship as one choose, to earn living and improve
one’s status and live under the government of one’s choice. In the United
Nations the civil rights announced by the United Nations are have been widely
recognized, and it was provided for their constitution and became the part of United
Nation’s constitution. The human rights
and freedom ought to be preserved at all cost, and the sanctity of human
values, freedoms, and political rights, economic and social rights, right to
speak must be protected, and it should be establish in all the countries to
take care of all human’s rights and freedoms. Violation of human rights not
only the human being can badly affected, moreover the whole society can be
badly affected. The BC government introduced the human rights Code Amendment
Act on November 1, 2018. www.bchrt.bc.ca
On October 2018, 200
people were living in refugee camps on US-Mexican border. They were living in
dreadful conditions and are waiting to get permission to cross the border.
www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/05/asylum
According to history
women have played a very important role in the development of society, and
their participation in the struggle of equal opportunities, which has become a
history in social development. Man and
women are playing different roles in society, but their rights are equal. Such
as right to live freely, freedom to speak, right of education, right of
marriage, right of vote etc are the basic rights of women. In every stage of life we have tried to become
modern and similar are the case with our women, and women are playing an
essential role in progress of our country. Now a day every woman demanding
equal rights with men in every field of life, even our women want equal seats
in assemblies, equal numbers of job in Government services. Women should be
treated equally like men, and should provide them equal chance of posts, and
equal rights in domestic life. The lives of the women are not easy, they are facing a lot
of issues and problem in every field of life, and they are still fighting for
their basic rights in some areas. In the near past women were considered
inferior to men. They were debarred from taking part in social life, but now
women are taking part in social life.
There are some basic rights of women included they should have to live
with freedom and free from violence, and slavery, and they should be treated as
man. There are many women who fought for
women rights included Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Lucy,
Suffragettes who campaigned for the rights of women and fought for the right of
vote, as it Lucy fought to be protect under the 15th Amendment. In
Canada five women Emily Murphy, Irene Marryat, Parlby, Nellie Mooney, Mcclung,
Louise, and many more who started campaigns to get equal rights of women, the
Canadian women fought a lot to get their basic rights, in 1977 Canadian women
considered to equal with man they got the right to equality, equal
opportunities, fair treatment and free environment. The Canadian Human Rights
and Canadian Charter of Rights and freedom they are protecting the women rights.
Women have been
fighting for equality and their rights in America since 1848, and in 1920
American constitution they considered equal to men, and got the right of vote,
now women can take part in vote, and can play their role. In 1967 United Nations Members states adopted
the declaration, which considered women have equal rights as men, men and women
are equal and they both are playing important role in development of society. Justin Trudeau said raise your son like your
daughter, girl should be treated as boys, they have equal rights.
https://globalnews.ca/news/3797971/justin-trudeau-raise-sons-feminists-like-daughters
On 8 March 2018 in
New York held an Expert group meeting about violence against women in politics.
www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Women/WRGS/Pages/WRGS
References
www.canada.ca/.../human-rights.htm
www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/world/middleeast/.
www.huffingtonpost.com/tabby-biddle/wait-women
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