Ours by right : women's rights as human rights /
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London ; Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Ottawa :
Zed Books ; North-South Institute,
1993.
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1. Setting the agenda
- The context and the goal / Joanna Kerr
- Getting rid of male bias / Edward Broadbent
- Gaining redress within a human rights framework / Rebecca Cook
- Pt. 2. Women's rights - Country experiences
- Change in South Africa-Advances for women? / Brigette Mabandla
- Special challenges confronting Latin American women / Silvia Pimentel
- Challenges facing women in Pakistan / Rashida Patel
- the challenges of promoting women's rights in African countries / Florence Butegwa
- Defending women's rights - Facts and challenges in Francophone Africa / Sény Diagne
- women living under muslim laws / Marie Aimée Hélie-Lucas
- Canadian women's legal fight for equality / Mary Eberts / Canada Kills the Court Challenges Programme / Andrée Coté.
- ( cont. ) Pt. 3. Mechanisms for change
- Beyond borders: Women's rights and the issue of sovereignty / Kare Knop
- Do international human rights laws protect women? / Cecila Medina
- Holding governments accountable by public pressure / Dorothy Q. Thomas
- Barriers to funding for women's legal rights: Some critical issues for consideration by the North / Shanthi Dairiam
- Women, development and justice: Using the international convention on women's rights / Marsha A. Freeman
- Aid conditionality as a lever for women's equality: Help and hindrance? / Elizabeth McAllister
- The UN, world conferences and women's rights / Barbara Adams
- Integrating, not separating, women in development / Carolyn Hannan-Andersson
- Legal developments and reform in the Inter-American System / Linda J. Poole
- Pt. 4. Strategies and action
- Organizing for women's human rights globally / Charlotte Bunch
- Preparing for the millennium: Challenge and change / Georgina Ashworth
- The 1995 UN Conference on Women in Beijing / Arvonne Fraser
- Conclusion: Strategies for action / Joanna Kerr.