TY - BOOK AU - Islam, K M Baharul TI - Issues in women's rights SN - 9788184249101 U1 - 305.42 PY - 2014/// CY - New Delhi PB - Allied Publishers KW - Women's Rights KW - Resource book N1 - Includes index N2 - A key challenge facing the overall women's rights scenario in any remote region like Northeast India is availability of trained lawyers in local courts to assist the aggrieved women to fight their rights violation cases or otherwise guard their interests in a dispute. Such legal services, embracing both individual access to justice and public interest law transcending individual needs, contribute to the rule of law, good governance, human rights, empowerment of the poor and poverty alleviation. The women's rights lawyers need special training and set of professional tools for forging the future of legal services and legal systems. In order to address this gap, a special training workshop was organized by PFI Foundation, Guwahati in February, 2012. ER -