Women's rights as human rights: local and global perspectives
Subtitle: strategies and analyses from the ICCL Working Conference on Women's Rights as Human Rights (Dublin, March 1997)
By: edited by Niamh Reilly.
Contributors: Women's Human Rights Campaign.; ICCL Working Conference on Women's Rights as Human Rights (1997 : Dublin)
Publisher: Women's Human Rights Campaign
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 66
Subjects: Women's rights -- Ireland -- Congresses.; Human rights -- Ireland -- Congresses.
Description: TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Introduction -- Niamh Reilly

Section 1: Women’s Human Rights in Global Perspective
The Status of Women’s Human Rights Globally -- Mary Lawlor, Amnesty International
International Human Rights: Challenges Posed by Women -- Charlotte Bunch, Center for Women’s Global Leadership
Women Taking Action to Advance Their Human Rights: The Case of Africa -- Florence Butegwa, Associates for Change
Acting Locally: Bangladeshi Women Organising as Part of the Global Campaign for Women’s Human Rights -- Shireen Huq, International Women’s Rights Action Watch-Asia Pacific

Section 2: The Human Rights of Women in Ireland
Economic Discrimination and Exploitation -- Ursula Barry, WERRC / ICCL
Political Discrimination and Persecution -- Catherine Joyce, Pavee Point
Violence Against Women: The Irish Context -- Monica O’Connor, Women’s Aid
Cultural Rights and Social Inclusion -- Catriona Ruane, West Belfast Festival
Democracy, Citizenship and Participation -- Inez McCormack, UNISON
Reproductive and Sexual Rights -- Ailbhe Smyth, WERRC

Section 3: Identifying Women’s Human Rights Issues 
Introduction
Bodily Integrity and Security of Person
Democracy, Citizenship and Participation
Political Discrimination and Persecution
Economic Discrimination and Exploitation
Cultural Rights, Human Expression and Social Inclusion

Section 4: Strategies for Action
Introduction 
General Strategies
Implementing the Beijing Platform for Action and the Vienna Declaration
Feminist Approaches to Human Rights Education
Expanding Resources and Networking for Women’s Human Rights 
Using Human Rights Instruments, Procedures and Lobbying: Political and Legal Strategies for Action

Appendices
i. Organising Committee and Resource Persons Contact List
ii. International Human Rights Key Contacts List: Governmental and UN Bodies and NGOs
iii. Overview of UN Human Rights Tools -- Niamh Reilly
iv. List of Human Rights Agreements Signed or Ratified by Ireland
Short Bibliography / Documents List 
Contact Details
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.