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From Outrage To Action, Henry Krisch
From Outrage To Action, Henry Krisch
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Kristof and WuDunn provide a vivid panoramic view of problems faced by women (primarily in the “developing” world), what has been done and what more could be done to help them achieve dignity and autonomy in their lives, and how vindication of their rights could contribute to the broader social development of their societies. In this they provide us with important insights into how human rights might be effectively proclaimed and successfully implemented. In reviewing their considerable contributions, I shall also suggest some limitations on both their analysis and their policy recommendations.
Violated: Women’S Human Rights In Sub-Saharan Africa, Kathryn Birdwell Wester
Violated: Women’S Human Rights In Sub-Saharan Africa, Kathryn Birdwell Wester
Human Rights & Human Welfare
In contemporary sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), women are facing human rights abuses unparalleled elsewhere in the world. Despite the region’s diversity, its female inhabitants largely share experiences of sexual discrimination and abuse, intimate violence, political marginalization, and economic deprivation.