UN Security Resolution 1325 : the example of Sierra Leone / Josephine A. Beoku-Betts. Women's rights as human rights : twenty-five years on / Charlotte Bunch and Niamh Reilly -- The indivisibility of rights and substantive equality for women / Savitri W.E. Goonesekere -- The human rights of minority and indigenous women / Silvia Gagliardi -- The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women / Marsha A. Freeman -- Women and the human rights paradigm in the African context / S. Bawa -- Gender equality and the European Convention on Human Rights / Sandra Fredman -- Women's rights in the inter-American system / Ciara O'Connell -- The ASEAN Convention on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children / Attilio Pisanò€ -- Electoral quotas and women's rights / Claire McGing -- Gender discrimination in nationality laws : human rights as pathways to gender neutrality / Laura van Waas, Zahra Albarazi, and Deirdre Brennan -- Women human rights defenders / Amie Lajoie -- Human rights responses to violence against women / Sheila Dauer -- Advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescents in Africa : the role of the courts / Ebenezer Durojaye -- Disability, domestic violence, and human rights / Paul Harpur and Heather Douglas -- Sexual health and sexual rights / Susana T. Fried and Andrea Espinoza-Kim -- Securing the social and economic rights of women in economic policy making / Diane Elson -- Sex trafficking and international law / Heather Smith-Cannoy -- International law and child marriage / Ruth Gaffney-Rhys -- Social and cultural implications of "honor"-based violence / Aisha K. Gill -- Islam, law, and human rights of women in Malaysia / K. Steiner -- Sexual abuse and exploitation by UN peacekeepers as conflict-related gender violence / Valorie K. Vojdik -- Women's human rights and the law of armed conflict / Judith Gardam -- Female forced migrants : accountability gaps in international criminal law / Jaya Ramji-Nogales and Danielle DerOhannesian -- UN Security Resolution 1325 : the example of Sierra Leone / Josephine A. Beoku-Betts.
Summary:
"This book provides an...introduction to the broad spectrum of human rights issues and violations as they are experienced by women and sexual minorities across civil, political, social, economic, and/or cultural domains, in different regions, countries, and contexts. It offers cogent summaries of concepts, debates, and trends vital to understanding the field and informing practice to advance the human rights of women. The book looks into such issues as: persistent discrimination in political and economic life; gender-based violence in public and private spheres; obstacles to reproductive and maternal human rights; threats to women human rights defenders; discrimination and violence against LGBT people; violations of women's human rights in conflict situations; and the nexus between sustainable development goals, climate change, and the human rights of women. It also addresses human rights violations in the name of culture or religion, and the challenges in realising the human rights of girls. Finally, the volume showcases effective strategies to advance the human rights of women in the form of national remedial measures and through engagement with international and regional human rights bodies and mechanisms."-- Provided by publisher.
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