4th National

Conference on
Human Rights &
Gender Justice,
2020
Date: 19th January, 2020

Venue: Malviya Smriti Bhawan,

Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg,
New Delhi
 ORGANISED BY:
KNOWLEDGE STEEZ

ACADEMIC PARTNERS:
1. ILS Law College, Pune
2. All India Law Teachers Congress

EDUCATION PARTNER:
ZJ-LRC Zia Judicials Legal Research Cell

MEDIA PARTNERS:
1. Legge Rhythms
2. Legal Desire
3. Spectrum
4. Alba Law Offices
5. Justice Krishna Iyer Free Legal Aid Cell
6. Katcheri.in
 EDUCATION PARTNER:

ZJ-LRC Zia Judicials Legal Research Cell

MEDIA PARTNERS:

Legal Desire
Legge Rhythms
Alba Law
Offices

Katcheri.in Spectrum Justice Krishna Iyer

Free Legal Aid Cell
 CONCEPT NOTE

The upcoming  National  Conference on Human

Rights  and Gender Justice, 2020 with the  Legal
Aid  Awards  will reflect and take stock of how
far  India  has come as a country since the
promulgation of the  Democratic Constitution in
1950. It will envision an India  where Human Rights
are protected, respected and fulfilled; Gender
Justice is observed and Legal Aid is available to all.
The Conference will bring various stakeholders
and  youth to take stock and envision this future
together; and to explore how to support
and  realize  the opportunities presented by the
Youth Dividend through Sustainable Development
Goals. 2019  marks the 71st Anniversary of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
adopted on 10th  December 1948, the historic
document set the Fundamental Rights that would
be protected internationally,  recognizing  Human
Rights as the foundation for freedom, justice and
peace everywhere. 
Through this Conference, we aim to highlight the
gap created between genders and how this gap in
many ways violates the Human Rights, as a
result of which there comes difficulties in
providing Legal Aid. This National Conference on
Human Rights and Gender Justice is organized
with an aim to bring together academicians,
students, human rights activists and other
intellectuals on one platform to discuss the
various issues concerning human rights and to
discuss the measures to curb such issues.

Knowledge  Steez  has been actively organizing

social awareness and legal aid workshops
throughout the country and this conference, will
be the  4th  edition to it.  Through this conference
we aim to provide the participants with an option
to join us in our campaigns and hence the
conference will not merely be limited to on table
discussions, rather it will provide various options
to implement the discussions on field.
 THEME

Human rights are the basic rights and freedom that

belong to every person in the world, from birth till
death. They apply regardless of where you are from,
what you believe or how you choose to live your life.
They can never be taken away, although they can
sometimes be restricted –  for example, if a person
breaks the law, or in the interests of national
security.  But sadly due to the increasing number of
gender inequality,  and since  these basic rights are
based on shared values like dignity, fairness,
equality, respect and independence, there arises
another problem of providing legal aid to
everyone. These values are defined and protected by
law.  This Conference aims  to bring together
innovative academics and industrial experts in these
fields  to a  common forum and also envision to
deliberate on feasible  approaches to  the above
mentioned facets for better Development and
Implementation of future Laws  and policies for the
stakeholders.
 SUB THEME
1. Human Rights of Women and Children
2. Status of Indigenous People and Minorities with special
reference to the violations of their Human Rights
3. Human Rights and Terrorism
4. Human Rights violation of Migrant Workers
5. Human Rights of Aged and Disabled
6. Human Rights violation faced by HIV/ AIDS Positive Tested
people
7.Violation of Human Rights as a result of Environment
Deterioration
8. Human Trafficking and Bride Trafficking
9.Freedom, Justice, Peace, and Human Rights Today
10. Women in Conflict, Refugee Crisis and Gender Justice
11. Gender sensitivity of the justice delivery mechanisms
12. State responsibility to protect gender discrimination
13.Women’s property and inheritance rights
14.Gender discrimination in marriage and divorce
15. Gender-based violence
16. Role of society in curbing gender injustice
17. Gender injustice on social media
18.Women’s representation and participation in politics/justice
19. Challenges to legal aid for gender protection
20. Challenges to legal protection of third gender
21. Role of NGO's in advocacy for Human Rights
22.Constitutional Rights and Safeguards Provided to the
Vulnerable Groups in India
23.Legal services for under-trial prisoners,  women/child victim
of trafficking and juveniles in juvenile justice system
24. Role of NGO's in advocacy for Human Rights
25.Enforcement Mechanism and Protective Laws : National
Perspective
26.Constitutional Rights and Safeguards provided to the
vulnerable groups in India
27. Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and LGBTQ Rights
28. Religion, Culture and Human Dignity
29. Protection of Children from Sexual Offences: A Socio-
Legal Analysis  with Special Reference to POCSO Act and
Protection of Human Rights

Kindly note:- the above list is not exhaustive and the session

proposals can be on any title related to Human Rights.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
ABSTRACT
1. The abstract shall not exceed 300 words.
2. It should include the title of the paper, keywords, the
presenter’s name, designation, institutional affiliation,
mailing address, contact number and Email ID
3. .The abstract should be typed in Times New Roman, font
size 12 with 1.5 line spacing.
4. Kindly mention the title of the abstract along with details of
co-author (if any).
5. The abstract shall be sent
to  knowledgesteezconference@gmail.com with the
subject line“Abstract – National Conference”.
6. All submissions should be sent in .doc/.docx format only.

FULL PAPER
1. The length of full paper including tables, diagrams,
illustrations, references, etc. should be 2500-8000 words.
2. The paper should be typed in Times New Roman, font size 12
with 1.5 line spacing.The footnotes must be typed in Times
New Roman, font size 10 with single spacing. The margin of 1
inch on all sides must be maintained throughout the paper.
3. Bluebook 20th Edition/APA shall be strictly followed for
Footnoting and referencing.
4. The full paper should be submitted in soft copy and shall be
sent to    knowledgesteezconference@gmail.com  with the
subject line “Full Paper  –  International  Conference” along
with the certificate of originality duly filled by the
presenter(s).
5. All submissions should be sent in .doc/.docx format only.
 IMPORTANT DATES

Last Date for submission of Abstract: 5th January, 2020

Intimation of acceptance of Abstracts: 2-3 days

Last Date for submission of Full Paper: 10th January, 2020

Conference Date: 19th January, 2020

 REGISTRATION
FEE

Attendee: Rs. 800

Presentation:
Students: Rs. 1000
Co- Authors (Students): Rs. 1800 (for both
the authors)
Research Scholars, Faculty Members and
others:  Rs. 1200 
Co- Authors: Rs. 2400 (for both authors)
Presentation in Absentia: Rs. 1500
Co- Authors: Rs. 2500 (for both authors)
 CONTACT

Email: knowledgesteezconference@gmail.com
Ph: +91-7782044252  

Convener:   Dr. Navtika Singh Nautiyal 
Co-Convener: Ms. Mahak Rathee 
Ph:  +91-7782044252 
Student Convenors:
Megha Shawani: +91-9643415438
Garima: +91-9717004767 
Student Co-Convenors:
Muskan Yadav: +91-7830833005
Utkarsh  Tripathi:  +91-7607161818
Muskan Jain:  +91-759930137
Conference Co-Ordinators: 
Shruti Gupta: +91-8360870921
S. Ravi: +91-8826621766