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245 00 a| Ours by right :b| women's rights as human rights /c| edited by Joanna Kerr.;

300 a| xii, 180 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-169) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

505 0 a| ( 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.;

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650 4 a| Derechos civiles.;

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Ours by right : women's rights as human rights / edited by Joanna Kerr.

Other author	Kerr, Joanna, 1967-
Format	Book
Publication Info	London ; Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Zed Books ; Ottawa : North-South Institute, 1993.
Description	xii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects	Women's rights. Human rights. Derechos civiles.

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.
Contents	( 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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-169) and index.
LCCN	93024661
ISBN	1856492273 (cloth) :
ISBN	1856492281 (pbk.) :

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