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Women, Violence and Human Rights: 1991 Women's Leadership Institute Report

This report documents the Center's first international meeting on Women, Violence and Human Rights. The report is strategy-oriented and is divided into sections on Human Rights, Development, Health, Law, Culture, and Education.

Center for Women’s Global Leadership, 1992; 83 pages. US$8

(also available in Spanish)

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction: The Center's goals and concept of the Institute

Women's Rights as Human Rights

Gender Violence, Development, and the Sex Industry

Violence, Health, and Sexuality

Religion, Culture, and Female Human Rights

Education to Combat Gender Violence

Approaches to Changing the Legal System

Conclusion: Local Organizing and International Networking

Appendix A: Women's Leadership Institute Participants

Appendix B: Women's Leadership Institute Staff and Resource Persons

Appendix C: Statistics on Gender Violence Globally

Appendix D: Petition to the UN World Conference on Human Rights

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