National Seminar on Violence Against Women

21 & 22nd February 2007 at WWF Auditorium, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

Violence is committed against women and girls, from cradle to grave, because of their gender. Violence Against Women (VAW) is the most pervasive human rights violation in the world today. It encompasses a wide range of human rights violations, including sexual abuse of children, rape, domestic violence, sexual assault and harassment, trafficking of women and girls and several harmful traditional practices such as Sati and dowry-related deaths. 

Centre for Social Research wants to generate awareness on issues related to violence against women and girl children and therefore wished to develop an action plan and road map to eliminate violence that women is facing from womb to tomb.

To address this issue of violence against women, Centre for Social Research, with the support of National Commission for Women (NCW), organised a National Seminar on “Stop Violence from Womb to Tomb” in February of this year. Guests and speakers included Government officials, academics, NGOs, international organisations, media and students. For the seminar conclusions outcome please see the event report.

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