Buch
Monografie
Grace, tenacity and eloquence : the struggle for women's rights in Africa
Herausgegeben von:
Burnett, Patrick
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Oxford [u.a]:
Fahamu
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2007
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223 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Frauensolidarität | Wien |
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| Herausgegeben von: | Burnett, Patrick; Karmali, Shereen; Manji, Firoze Madatally |
| Jahr: | 2007 |
| Maße: | 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 0954563727 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| Across Africa, women are fighting for their rights. After nearly a decade of discussion, African leaders agreed in July 2003 on a "Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa", a comprehensive legal framework to enable women to exercise their rights. 15 countries had to ratify it before it could came into force but almost a year later only one had done so until a group of African women started a campaign to make the protocol a reality. That campaign was run by "Solidarity with African Womens Rights" (SOAWR), which has since evolved into a 23-strong coalition of civil society organisations and is the joint publisher of this book. This book gathers together articles about that campaign which have appeared in the weekly electronic newsletter, "Pambazuka News", published by Fahamu. Sharing their ideas and experiences, the authors describe how they won the cross-continental campaign for a protocol to protect the rights of African women and what still needs to be done to ensure that women enjoy these rights in every country. "Pambazuka News" has become the leading forum for human rights defenders and others working on social justice in Africa. Appearing every week, it provides a platform for women to write about the issues of the day. Content (part 1): International Womens Day Can we dare celebrate? (Caroline Agengo) * Aspiration into action: ratify the protocol now! (Jacqueline Asiimwe) * Home-grown rights instruments: supporting the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa (Gladys Mutukwa) * Millennium Development Goals and the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa (Souad Abdennebi-Abderrahim) * Strategies for civil society organisations in moving from ratification to implementation in West Africa (Aminata Dieye) * Who will bell the cat? Restoring rights to African women (Eve Odete) * Smile, woman of Africa, smile! (A. N. Kithaka) * Challenges of domesticating the womens rights protocol (Sarah Mukasa) * Reviewing the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa (Irungu Houghton) * Womens rights: a tale of two national assemblies in Africa (Faith Cheruiyot) * Great expectations for African womens educational empowerment through the protocol (Roselynn Musa) * Promising health and food security (Saudatu Mahdi) * Making reproductive health rights a reality (Anne Gathumbi) Unlocking womens right to land (Equality Now Africa Regional Office) * Towards human rights for all women in Namibia (Liz Frank) * HIV/Aids A challenge to the successful implementation of the protocol (Elize Delport) * African women confront Bushs Aids policy (Yifat Susskind) * The International Criminal Court: a ray of hope for the women of Darfur? (Christine Butegwa) * Sudans peace agreement and the position of women (Roselynn Musa) * Peace a year on in southern Sudan: what has changed for women? (SIHA Network) * Regulation of information during conflict situations: the role of women (Amie Joof-Cole) * Women are Africas political hope (Emira Woods and Lisa VeneKlasen) Content (part 2): Womens reproductive and sexual rights and the offence of zina in Muslim laws in Nigeria (Ayesha M. Imam) * The Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa and its compatibility with Islamic legal principles (Maryam Uwais) * Womens rights in Islam (Khédija El Madani) * Niger: democratic principles and the rejection of the protocol (Sibongile Ndashe) * The Jacob Zuma rape case: a letter to Khwezi from 54 African women * South Africa: the Zuma trial, gender and the judiciary (Interview with Delphine Serumaga) * Can I speak, please? (Sibongile Ndashe) * Justice with dignity (Vanessa Ludwig) * The socio-political eunuch called an impartial judge (Nikki Naylor) * Dear Diary (Lindiwe Nkutha) * Fast tracking to equality: the SADC gender journey (Janah Ncube) * Women with disabilities and sexual violence in Kenya (Monica Mbaru-Mwangi) Vagina Monologues: I am glad they have banned it (Sarah Mukasa) * Letter to Thabo Mbeki from African women (Mohau Pheko and Lebohang Pheko) * Showing the red card to trafficking in human beings: foul play expected (SOLWODI - Solidarity with Women in Distress) * Freedom to abuse choices in the African blogosphere (Sokari Ekine) | |
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