[Ftffacilitationteam] URGENT - 8 March

[Lysa John]

Dear Ana, I have marked in red one of the recommendations. Have also tried 
to shorted the same: Best, Lysa



India:



Over 400 women from 20 states presented their experiences before a Jury of 
eight persons comprising of academicians, political thinkers and social 
activists. These voices were of women who are on the margins of society, in 
particular from Dalit, Adivasis, Muslim women, Women with Disabilities and 
from Nomadic Tribes, who are excluded and discriminated both by society as 
well as within their own communities thus bearing double-treble burdens. 
While India is growing at phenomenal rates, the lives of the most 
marginalised women are further impoverished. Poverty is no more secular. The 
poverty of these sections has consolidated in the last two decades. The 
process of exclusion and discrimination and the stereotypes faced by women 
from the Dalit, Adivasi and Muslim women based on their community and gender 
identity determines their right to life, security, dignity, livelihood and 
development.




In its Verdict, the International Women's Tribunal Against Poverty in India 
stressed that focused development of women and communities from the 
marginalised sections development is not possible within the country. It 
recommeded that programmes meant for enhancing livelihood and social 
services need to be implemented and strictly monitored with transparency and 
accountability to the poor especially women from Dalit, Tribal and Muslim 
communities. Further, Land is critical to addressing poverty and right to 
cultivable land for women from these marginalised communities is a must. The 
Tribunal urged the government to recognise and institute the independent 
identity of women as independent citizens, not just linked to their 
families. Customary laws that marginalise and exploit women need to be 
amended in keeping with progressive human rights, legislations and 
provisions, and new laws to ensure their equal cultural, economic and 
political participation must be enacted. It also took a strong position on 
violence against on women.



Further information on the Women Tribunal Against Poverty in India can be 
found on www.wadanatodo.net/events




Best regards,
Lysa John
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Wada-Na-Todo-Abhiyan
C-1/E, Second Floor, Green Park Ext.
New Delhi 110 016 INDIA
Tel: 91-11-46082371 to 74 / Web: www.wadanatodo.net
Emails: lysa en wadanatodo.net / lysa.john en gmail.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ana" <ana en icae.org.uy>
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Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 3:51 PM
Subject: [Ftffacilitationteam] URGENT - 8 March


> Dear all,
> please find attached a draft proposal for the document to be sent around 
> to
> GCAP for mobilisation around the 8th of March. Your input is needed to
> complete it, or to change it if you think it is not appropriate.
> I look forward to your comments by today, as we were supposed to send this
> by last Friday but I did not receive any inputs.
> Thanks,
> Ana
>
>
> Martha,
> adjunto esta el documento propuesto para hacer circular por el 8 de marzo,
> es un borrador y es fundamental que todas aporten para ocmpletarlo, o
> cambiarlo si no les parece bien. Lo debiamos haber mandado el pasado 
> viernes
> pero nadie envio sus propuestas, por lo que les agradezco las envien hoy.
> Gracias
> Ana
>


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