Gender and human rights in the Commonwealth : some critical issues for action in the decade 2005-2015.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Commonwealth Secretariat.

Series:

New gender mainstreaming series on gender issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Commonwealth countries.

Human rights.

Women's rights--Commonwealth countries.

Women's rights.

Commonwealth countries.

Physical Description:

iv, 312 pages ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Commonwealth Secretariat, [2004]

Summary:

This book brings together the papers commissioned for a Pan-Commonwealth Expert Group Meeting on Gender and Human Rights which took place at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London in February 2004. These papers, together with other key background papers, represent much of the analysis and experience from Commonwealth member countries that informed the development of the Human Rights section of the new Commonwealth Plan of Action for Gender Equality 2005-2015.

The papers address a wide range of Gender and Human Rights issues, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), gender-based violence, culture and the law, indigenous peoples, trafficking and migration, land and property rights, diversity and a life cycle approach to gender and human rights. The contributors include government policy makers, judges, lawyers, academics, representatives of civil society organisations and specialists from multilateral agencies including the Commonwealth Secretariat.

The purpose of this book is to contribute to current policy-making, programme planning and implementation on Gender and Human Rights. It is intended for a wide audience of policy makers, magistrates, judges and lawyers, academics and civil society organisations grappling with these issues. It is also intended as a conceptual and policyoriented resource for those committed to implementing and supporting the Human Rights goals of the new Commonwealth Plan of Action for Gender Equality 2005-2015.

Contents:

1 CEDAW: Achievements and Challenges 1

Progress, Achievements, Constraints and Key Priorities / Shanthi Dairiam 3

Recent Key Trends and Issues in the Implementation of CEDAW / Feride Acar 16

2 Culture, Gender and the Law 31

Recent Thinking and Practical Strategies / Lisa Fishbayn 33

Reconciling Competing Rights / Catherine Muyeka Mumma 62

3 Gender and Human Rights in the Life Cycle 81

Taking the Life-cycle Approach to the World of Work / Lin Lean Lim 83

Older People / Fiona Clark 95

The Life Cycle: Adolescent Girls / From the Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Adolescent Girls and Their Rights 102

4 Gender-based Violence 111

Meeting the Challenge to End Gender-based Violence / Tina Johnson 113

5 Trafficking in Women 137

Trafficking in Women: Causes, Consequences and Responses / Meena Shivdas 139

Using CEDAW to Address Trafficking in Women / Shanti Dairiam 164

Trafficking as a Human Rights Issue: Thoughts on How to Address it in the Commonwealth / Lin Lean Lim 179

Response Framework for Trafficking of Women and Girls / From ILO Booklet 6: Trafficking of Women and Girls 186

6 Gender and Land Rights 201

Land, Property and Housing Rights / Lucia Kiwala 203

Land Rights and Women's Claims / Bina Agarwal 215

7 Indigenous Peoples' Rights 237

Indigenous Peoples' Rights in the Commonwealth, with a Focus on Indigenous Women / Helena Whall 239

Appendix 1 Pan-Commonwealth Expert Group Meeting on Gender and Human Rights 281

Meeting Agenda 282

Notes from the Discussion and Recommendations 285

Appendix 2 Extract from the Commonwealth Plan of Action for Gender Equality 2005-2015 303.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0850928087

OCLC:

56874891