"The Personal Is Political," or Why Women's Rights Are Indeed Human Rights: An African Perspective on International Feminism

An African women's perspective on international feminism and human rights is offered. The recent Beijing women's conference was a watershed in international feminism, but the movement's future direction is the big question.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Human rights quarterly 1995-11, Vol.17 (4), p.691-731
Hauptverfasser:	Oloka-Onyango, J., Tamale, Sylvia
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AFRICA Blacks Conferences Developing countries Equal rights FEMALE SEX Females FEMININE POLITICS Feminism Feminist theory Future Human Rights Human rights movements HUMAN RIGHTS, DECLARATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS, AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS (OFFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS) International human rights INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Law LDCs Political debate POLITICAL EVALUATION Politics Third World Treaties Violence against women Women Women's rights Women's status Womens Rights Womens rights movements
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Zusammenfassung:	An African women's perspective on international feminism and human rights is offered. The recent Beijing women's conference was a watershed in international feminism, but the movement's future direction is the big question.
ISSN:	0275-0392 1085-794X 1085-794X
DOI:	10.1353/hrq.1995.0037