Women's rights are human rights
By: Office of the High Commissioner, United Nations Human Rights
Publisher: United Nations; United Nations Publications
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York; Geneva
Language: eng
Number of pages: 117
ISBN-13: 9789211542066
Subjects: Human rights; Women (International law); Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979 December 18); Sex discrimination against women; Women's rights
Description: "This publication provides an introduction to women's human rights, beginning with the main provisions in international human rights law and going on to explain particularly relevant concepts for fully understanding women's human rights. Finally, selected areas of women's human rights are examined together with information on the main work of United Nations human rights mechanisms and others pertaining to these topics. The aim of the publication is to offer a basic understanding of the human rights of women as a whole, but because of the wide variety of issues relevant to women's human rights, it should not be considered exhaustive."--Page 1.
Notes: Also available online.

"HR/PUB/14/2"--Title page verso.

"United Nations publication sales no. E.14.XIV.5"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Protection of the human rights of women under international law; title: Global commitments; title: United Nations bodies; title: Key concepts; title: The human rights framework in practice.