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Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR)
The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) is a human rights focused non-governmental organisation based in Malawi. It was founded in February 1995. - Document
Women focus on power relations not ‘rights’ in Nicaragua
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Rights-based approaches to development are increasingly popular amongst United Nations agencies, the UK Department for International Development and many non-government organisations (NGOs). But ‘rights’ focus alone cannot challenge unequal power relations.Document‘Culture’ still impedes women’s rights across Africa
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Every African state has signed at least one international treaty providing for the human rights of women. But women often experience discrimination because of their sex. Practices such as genital mutilation, forced marriage and polygamy, along with the inability to access property and education prevent them from enjoying their rights.DocumentRegional strategies for empowering women
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2007There has been an increase in the participation of women in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region governments. The shift from three percent to seven percent across the board is partly due to the case of Iraq’s enforced twenty-five percent quota for women in parliament.DocumentCivil society and democratization in the Arab world: annual report 2007
Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies, 2007All Arab leaders advocate democracy and claim that they are committed to democratic reforms. Tangible results, however, are hard to find. Arab countries are still ruled by authoritarian regimes and rulers are more concerned with retaining power than sharing it. Nonetheless, modest improvements have occurred in most Arab countries.DocumentMaking the Bangladeshi garment industry accountable
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007The garment industry in Bangladesh is a combination of the export and domestic sectors. Accountability in the export sector is associated with universal codes of conduct driven by companies’ concerns about reputation. The domestic sector contains more genuine seeds of a democratic culture of accountability.Export sectorDocumentRepresentation and reality: portraits of women's lives in the Western Cape 1948-1976
Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2007Apartheid’s most fierce attack on the lives of African women was conducted in the Western Cape. This book presents an unusual and regional perspective on the political history of South African women during the period 1948 to 1976.DocumentIs there equality in inequality? Scope and limits of affirmative actions
Sur - International Journal on Human Rights, 2007Over the past two decades, Latin America has undergone a process of political, economic and social transformation, which has affected men and women in numerous ways. This paper reflects on the various steps taken in Latin America towards assuring gender equality.DocumentSocio-economic rights of Chilean women: have neo-liberal policies really helped?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Chile is often portrayed as a neo-liberal success story. The nation is held up as a model for welfare provision across Latin America. But neo-liberal reforms have impacted negatively on the rights of women in many countries around the world.DocumentWomen in Parliament: beyond numbers: a revised edition.
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2007This document provides a new and updated version of the 1998 ‘Women in Parliament: Beyond Numbers Handbook’. This edition incorporates relevant global changes in the past years and presents revised case studies focusing on the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and a range of countries, from Argentina to Burkina Faso.Pages