The Human rights of women : international instruments and African experiences /
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London ; New York : New York, NY, USA :
Zed Books in association with World University Service ; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave,
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. I. International instruments
- International human rights law: the relevance of gender / Christine Ainetter Brautigam
- Human rights of women at the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations / Dorota Gierycz
- Charter-based activities regarding women's rights in the United Nations and specialized agencies / Dorothea Gaudart
- Prohibition of gender-specific discrimination under the international covenant on civil and political rights / Manfred Nowak
- Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women / Andrew Byrnes
- Women and humanitarian law / Françoise Hampson
- European system of protection of human rights and human rights of women / Wolfgang Benedek
- Pt. II. African experiences
- Introduction to the African system of protection of human rights and the draft protocol / Henry Onoria
- Women's rights under Islam / Khadija Elmadmad
- Women, culture and human rights: female genital mutilation, polygamy and bride price / Esther M. Kisaakye
- Modern-day missionaries or misguided miscreants? NGOs, the women's movement and the promotion of human rights in Africa / J. Oloka-Onyango
- Women in the armed forces in Uganda: human rights issues / Apollo N. Makubuya
- Women prisoners and female staff in Ugandan prisons / Kurt Neudek