Workshop on Using International Constitutional Norms and Mechanisms to Advance Women's Reproductive Rights - 18 to 20 August, 2006
Many international human rights instruments and conferences including the women's world conferences have recognized reproductive rights as women's rights and many countries have already accepted that 'abortion right is women's integral part of reproductive right's. In the context of Nepal , abortion has been legalized under certain circumstances. Hence, the legalization of abortion in Nepal reflects both Nepalese newfound dedication to social change as well as the many ethnic cultural and religious influences in Nepalese legal system. The legalization of abortion in Nepal is the first step to recognize reproductive health right, but the challenges remained for the effective implementation of the law. Challenges are there in the area of service providing, for the social acceptance of abortion as women's reproductive right, lack of sufficient infrastructure, lack of trained human resources, safe and accessible abortion services etc.
Forum for Women Law and Development conducted a three days residential workshop entitled "Workshop on Using International Constitutional Norms and Mechanisms to Advance Women's Reproductive Rights" with the support of CRR. Taking into the consideration on gravity of women's reproductive right, the legal strategy should be developed to ensure the women's right. The training specially gave emphasis to develop the PIL strategy and to develop the lawyer's skill.
The objectives of the workshop were:
- To create conceptual understanding among participants relating to the reproductive rights,
- To create understanding about international standard of reproductive right of women,
- Warm discussion on the national and international jurisprudence to ensure women's reproductive right,
- To build up strategies for effective implementation of international legal instruments and jurisprudence while making the PIL case in relation with the reproductive rights of women and
- To develop the model PIL case in relation with the reproductive rights of women
Besides trainings and workshops, FWLD has conducted abundant and fruitful Orientation Programs, Conferences, Talk Programs, Preparatory Meetings, Open Discussions, Monitoring Programs and Consultation Programs. |
