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Afghan Female Entrepreneurs in Crisis: Addressing Human-Rights Challenges and Recommendations

This study examines the multi-faceted challenges faced by Afghan female entrepreneurs under the Taliban government, highlighting the interplay of political, economic, institutional and social constraints that severely limit women’s economic participation. Drawing on qualitative interviews with female entrepreneurs, wholesalers and … Continue reading » “Afghan Female Entrepreneurs in Crisis: Addressing Human-Rights Challenges and Recommendations”

Women’s rights, gender inequality, and intersectional vulnerabilities: Exploring substantive transformative equality in the African continental and regional human rights systems 20 years after the adoption of the Maputo Protocol

Edited by: Annika Rudman, Alejandro Fuentes

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This book, titled Women’s Rights, Gender Inequality, and Intersectional Vulnerabilities: Exploring substantive transformative equality in the African continental and regional human rights systems 20 years after the adoption of the Maputo … Continue reading » “Women’s rights, gender inequality, and intersectional vulnerabilities: Exploring substantive transformative equality in the African continental and regional human rights systems 20 years after the adoption of the Maputo Protocol”

The Vicious Cycle of Women’s Rights Violations in Afghanistan and the Need for Accountability

The enduring impact of prolonged conflict has severely strained the social, political, and economic fabrics of Afghanistan. Among the least documented yet most distressing aspects is the plight of Afghan women historically. Despite the historical variations of ruling ideologies there … Continue reading » “The Vicious Cycle of Women’s Rights Violations in Afghanistan and the Need for Accountability”

Arab Jurisprudence in the Application of International Conventions on the Rights of Women

In close cooperation and active involvement of partner Arab judicial institutes in the Middle East and North Africa, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute has issued two new books related to Arab jurisprudence.

Both books highlight the role of the Arab judiciary … Continue reading » “Arab Jurisprudence in the Application of International Conventions on the Rights of Women”

Defying Convention: U.S. Resistance to the U.N. Treaty on Women’s Rights by Lisa Baldez

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Gender justice best practices: Haiti 10–11 September 2007

Report commissioned by the International Legal Assistance Consortium upon request by the Haitian Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Women’s Rights, presented at a seminar in Haiti.… Continue reading » “Gender justice best practices: Haiti 10–11 September 2007”