Where Human Rights Begin

by Wendy Chavkin and Ellen Chesler

Book Overview

More than a decade ago, three landmark world conferences placed the human rights of women on the international agenda. The first, in Vienna, officially extended the definition of human rights to include a woman's right to self-determination and equality. A year later, in Cairo, this concept was elaborated to deal explicitly with issues of sexuality and procreation. Subsequently, at a conference in Beijing, the international community committed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081353657X
• ISBN13: 9780813536576
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 8.9"