With
Liberty & Justice for All: Women's Human Rights in the
United States
With
Liberty and Justice for All develops a conceptual framework
for using human rights as a legal and popular education tool
as well as for political mobilizing among women activists
working in the United States. Mallika Dutt develops a human
rights framework as a way of understanding the interconnectedness
of women's oppression across identity and issue lines. Concrete
issues around socio-economic rights and violence against women
are discussed to show how a human rights vision could facilitate
action at the local, national and international level.
By
Mallika Dutt, Center for Women's Global Leadership, 1994;
36 pages. US$5
Table
of Contents
Preface,
Charlotte Bunch
Foreword,
Mallika Dutt
Introduction
Part
One: Understanding Human Rights
Why a Human Rights Framework for Women in the United States?
· At the National Level
· At the Global Level
Why
Human Rights?
· The Concept of Human Rights
· Human Rights Instruments and Mechanisms
· Mainstream Emphasis on Civil and Political Rights
· Rights and Their Relation to Community and Culture
Placing
Women on the Human Rights Agenda
Part
Two: Organizing With Human Rights
Popular Education
Local
& National Campaigns for Women's Human Rights
· Economic and Social Rights
· Violence Against Women
· Health and Reproductive Rights
Global
Campaign for Women's Human Rights
· Hearings and Tribunals
· 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence and UN
Petition
UN
Conventions and Mechanisms
World
Conferences
Conclusion
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