Engendering Human Rights: Cultural and Socio-Economic Realities in Africa (Comparative Feminist Studies)

Engendering Human Rights brings together distinguished scholars and feminist activists in a collection of essays on human rights in Africa. Contributors explore the formulating, monitoring, reporting, and implementation of human rights in Africa and the African Diaspora. The individual chapters examine how human rights frameworks and practices differ in various political, economic, social, cultural, racial and gendered contexts througout Africa. Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Series Editor's Foreword -- Part I Introduction -- 1. Introduction: Context(ure)s of Human Rights-Local Realities, Global Contexts -- Part II Pretext -- 2. Women, Religion, and Postmodernism -- Part III The Right to Health at the Intersection of Gender, Race, and Class -- 3. Apartheid and Health Professional Accountability: Violations of the Reproductive Rights of Women -- 4. Take Me Back to the Village: African Women and the Dynamics of Health and Human Rights in Tanzania and Zimbabwe -- 5. The Right to Access to Reproductive Health Care in the South African Constitution: A Real Victory for Women? -- 6. Women from the Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa in France: Fighting for Health and Basic Human Rights -- Part IV The Rights of Female Children and Adolescents -- 7. The Girl Child, African States, and International Human Rights Law-Toward a New Framework for Action -- 8. Poverty, Adolescent Sexuality, and the Shadow of AIDS: A Study of Female Motor Park Workers in Lagos, Nigeria -- 9. Sociocultural Barriers to the Education of Kenyan Girls: Gender Stereotyping and Sexual Violence in Secondary Schools -- 10. Readability of Children's Rights Documents: The LIASSO Experience -- Part V Violence Against Women: Invasion of Public/Private Spaces and the Search for Solutions -- 11. Understanding the Sociocultural and Traditional Context of Female Circumcision and the Impact of the Human Rights Discourse -- 12. Unveiling the Mask of Privacy: Protecting Survivors of Violence Against Women in Kenya -- 13. Prevalence of Wife Battering Among Workers in a Nigerian University: Issues in Women's Rights -- 14. Female Genital Mutilation: Campaigns in Germany -- Notes on Contributors -- Index Front Matter....Pages i-xii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction: Context(ure)s of Human Rights—Local Realities, Global Contexts....Pages 3-24 Front Matter....Pages 25-25 Women, Religion, and Postmodernism....Pages 27-36 Front Matter....Pages 37-37 Apartheid and Health Professional Accountability: Violations of the Reproductive Rights of Women....Pages 39-59 Take Me Back to the Village: African Women and the Dynamics of Health and Human Rights in Tanzania and Zimbabwe....Pages 61-79 The Right to Access to Reproductive Health Care in the South African Constitution: A Real Victory for Women?....Pages 81-109 Women from the Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa in France: Fighting for Health and Basic Human Rights....Pages 111-128 Front Matter....Pages 129-129 The Girl Child, African States, and International Human Rights Law—Toward a New Framework for Action....Pages 131-156 Poverty, Adolescent Sexuality, and the Shadow of AIDS: A Study of Female Motor Park Workers in Lagos, Nigeria....Pages 157-177 Sociocultural Barriers to the Education of Kenyan Girls: Gender Stereotyping and Sexual Violence in Secondary Schools....Pages 179-201 Readability of Children’s Rights Documents: The LIASSO Experience....Pages 203-220 Front Matter....Pages 221-221 Understanding the Sociocultural and Traditional Context of Female Circumcision and the Impact of the Human Rights Discourse....Pages 223-247 Unveiling the Mask of Privacy: Protecting Survivors of Violence Against Women in Kenya....Pages 249-259 Prevalence of Wife Battering Among Workers in a Nigerian University: Issues in Women’s Rights....Pages 261-283 Female Genital Mutilation: Campaigns in Germany....Pages 285-301 Back Matter....Pages 303-314 The New Essays In Engendering Human Rights Represent A Varied Group Of Distinguished Scholars, Activists, And Practitioners, And Incorporate Gendered Perspectives On The Formulating, Monitoring, Reporting, And Implementation Of Human Rights In Africa And The African Diaspora. Contributors To Engendering Human Rights - Including Nawal El Saadawi, Obioma Nnaemeka And Joy Ezeilo - Tackle Issues Ranging From Reproductive Rights, Immigration, Religion, And Spousal Abuse To Cultural Imperatives, Legal Reform, And The Arts. Engendering Human Rights Is An Excellent Resource For Scholars In Human Rights, Public Health, Literature, Gender/women's Studies, Cultural Studies, And African Studies--jacket. Pt. I. Introduction -- 1. Introduction : Context(ure)s Of Human Rights -- Local Realities, Global Contexts / Obioma Nnaemeka And Joy Ngozi Ezeilo -- Pt. Ii. Pretext -- 2. Women, Religion, And Postmodernism / Nawal El Saadawi -- Pt. Iii. The Right To Health At The Intersection Of Gender, Race, And Class -- 3. Apartheid And Health Professional Accountability : Violations Of The Reproductive Rights Of Women / Jeannelle De Gruchy And Laurel Baldwin-ragaven -- 4. Take Me Back To The Village : African Women And The Dynamics Of Health And Human Rights In Tanzania And Zimbabwe / Sekai Nzenza-shand -- 5. The Right To Access To Reproductive Health Care In The South African Constitution : A Real Victory For Women? / Loretta Feris. [edited By] Obioma Nnaemeka And Joy Ngozi Ezeilo. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Extrait de la couverture : "The compelling new essays in Engendering human rights represent a varied group of distinguished scholars, activists, and practitioners, and incorporate gendered perspectives on the formulating, monitoring, reporting, and implementation of human rights in Africa and the African diaspora. Contributors to Engendering human rights (...) tackle issues ranging from reproductice rights, immigration, religion, and spousal abuse to cultural imperatives, legal reform and the arts. Engendering human rights is an excellent resource for scholars in human rights, public health, lliterature, gender-women's studies, cultual studies, and African studies."