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NOV 5, 2003 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2 No. 10 (Fall 2003): Violence Against Women: Articles: Law: A Powerful Force
Response to June Munala.
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NOV 5, 2003 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2 No. 10 (Fall 2003): Violence Against Women: Articles: Rape and Gender Violence: From Impunity to Accountability in International Law
Thanks to the dedication of women's rights activists, Rhonda Copelon writes, the new International Criminal Court recognizes rape as a war crime.
NOV 5, 2003 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2 No. 10 (Fall 2003): Violence Against Women: Articles: Small Victories, but the War Rages On
Uché U. Ewelukwa responds to Ayesha Imam's article, "Working with Sharia Courts."
NOV 5, 2003 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2 No. 10 (Fall 2003): Violence Against Women: Articles: Working within Sharia Takes You Only So Far
Albaqir A. Mukhtar responds to Ayesha Imam's article, "Working with Nigeria's Sharia Courts."
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NOV 5, 2003 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2 No. 10 (Fall 2003): Violence Against Women: Articles: Impunity and Women's Rights in Ciudad Juárez
Lydia Alpízar explains how women’s organizations are responding to the systematic killings of women in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
NOV 5, 2003 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2 No. 10 (Fall 2003): Violence Against Women: Articles: From Ciudad Juárez to the World
Charlotte Bunch responds to Lydia Alpízar.
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NOV 5, 2003 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2 No. 10 (Fall 2003): Violence Against Women: Articles: In the Name of Honor
Women’s rights advocates in Turkey, Leylâ Pervizat writes, are combating the pervasive belief that so-called honor killings do not rise to the level of ...
NOV 5, 2003 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2 No. 10 (Fall 2003): Violence Against Women: Articles: A Struggle on Two Fronts
Zehra F. Arat responds to Leylâ Pervizat.
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NOV 5, 2003 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2 No. 10 (Fall 2003): Violence Against Women: Articles: Refusing to Go Away: Strategies of the Women's Rights Movement
LaShawn R. Jefferson describes how the women’s rights movement put violence against women on the international human rights agenda.
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NOV 5, 2003 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2 No. 10 (Fall 2003): Violence Against Women: Articles: Rights for All in the New South Africa
In an interview with Dialogue, Harper discusses how violence against women in South Africa has been justified under the banners of culture, religion, and the ...