HUMAN RIGHTS GENDER AND ENVIRONMENT

In this textbook, the authors unravel the complex themes of human rights, gender and the environment, basing their approach on the pivotal issue of inequality. All three themes manifest unequal relationships that exist between human beings-on the basis of caste, class, gender, ethnicity, race and community-and between human beings and the environment, which most people believe exists only to be 'exploited'. This book is divided into three sections. The section on human rights includes discussions on the rights of citizens in general and marginalized groups in particular. It also presents a comprehensive account of the various national and international movements, laws and institutional and policy measures in this area.