What Happened to the Women
Subtitle: Gender and Reparations for Human Rights Violations
Edition: 1st Edition edition
Publisher: Social Science Research Council
Published: December 12, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780979077203
Subjects: Social Science; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Sociology; Constitutional; Gender & the Law; International; Law / International; Social History; Sociology - General; Crimes against; War crimes; War reparations; Women
Description: What happens to women whose lives are transformed by human rights violations? What happens to the voices of victimized women once they have their day in court or in front of a truth commission? Women face a double marginalization under authoritarian regimes and during and after violent conflicts. Nonetheless, reparations programs are rarely designed to address the needs of women victims. What Happened to the Women? Gender and Reparations for Human Rights Violations, argues for the introduction of a gender dimension into reparations programs. The volume explores gender and reparations policies in Guatemala, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Timor-Leste.--