Indira Jaising, Additional Solicitor General to deliver first UN Public Lecture on 25 November in New Delhi
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New Delhi - UN Women in collaboration with the United Nations in India is organizing the first inaugural public lecture on November 25, 2013 at the Teen Murti Bhavan. The lecture titled, ‘One Year Later: Taking Stock of Progress on Ending Violence against Women’, will be delivered by the Additional Solicitor General of India, Ms Indira Jaising. The lecture is part of the United Nations Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women and will mark the International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women.
In her lecture, Ms Jaising will look at the progress made with regard to legislation and social attitudes after the incident of December 16, 2012 in which a 23-year-old para-medical student was brutally raped. She later succumbed to her injuries. The incident had led to widespread protests all over India, which saw the public up in arms against the continued discrimination and prejudices against women at all levels of the society.
About Indira Jaising
Ms Indira Jaising is the first Indian woman to be appointed the Additional Solicitor General of the Supreme Court of India. She is a prominent Indian jurist who has been at the forefront of women’s rights. She was the first woman to be designated as Senior Advocate by the High Court of Bombay in 1986. She is also a Member of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Expert Committee, the founder secretary of Lawyer’s Collective and Director of Lawyer’s Collective Women’s Rights Initiative (LCWRI).
From the beginning of her legal career, she has focused on the protection of human rights, rights of women and those of the poor working class. She was conferred with the Rotary Manav Seva Award in recognition of her services to the nation in fighting corruption and as a champion of the weaker sections of the society. She was given the Padma Shree by the President of India in 2005 for her service to the cause of public affairs.
16 Days of Activism
Through the month of November 2013, many activities were conducted as part of the joint advocacy UNiTE campaign of the United Nations. A joint media briefing organized by UNICEF and UN Women, highlighting the need to end violence against was also held on November 16, 2013. Addressing the media, Nandita Das, UNICEF’s celebrity advocate said, “I firmly believe that identifying and addressing the root causes of violence and the social norms that allow it to perpetuate, is a very important step in creating safer, healthier and more productive societies.”
A live Twitter chat on the theme, “One year later: Are we ending violence against women and girls?” was held on Wednesday, November 20. UN Women’s Representative in India Dr Rebecca Reichmann Tavares responded to 18 questions related to the safety and security of women in India and UN Women’s work.
Wear Orange on November 25
Orange is the colour that has been adopted to unite all countries in ending violence against women and has been incorporated into activities taking place all around the world to address this. It symbolizes our collective effort to create a future free of violence against women and wearing orange today as a symbol of joining others around the world in realizing that vision. The orange symbol is active year-round and ‘Orange Day’ is celebrated on the 25th of every month, where we encourage everyone to wear orange and help raise awareness of violence against women and the solutions that can end it. Everyone can and should play a part as violence against women is not just a woman’s issues but it impacts all, universally.
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