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Author Fields, Rona M.

Title Against violence against women : the case for gender as a protected class / Rona M. Fields
Edition First edition
Published New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
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Description 1 online resource (xi, 220 pages) : illustrations
Contents Introduction to the Concept of Gender Genocide -- The Case of Afghanistan -- The Bedouin -- East Africa -- Darfur -- West Africa: Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Cameroon -- China as a Case Study -- India -- Questionable Cases in Europe Historically and Recently
Summary "This is about the targeted destruction of Women. It is an argument for establishing Gender as a protected class under the Genocide Convention. Cases are explored, historically, anthropologically, psychologically and sociologically. Some case histories of individual women are told in their own voices, Others are recounted from the author's extensive field research and sill other chapter are focused on morbidity, mortality and demographic documentation data. Several chapters deal with international human rights law discussions among lawyers, prominent human rights advocates. Photos Taken mostly by the author are included. The audience anticipated are academicians in the social sciences and law, human rights advocates and activists, men and women concerned with preventing atrocities and with administering justice domestically and internationally. At this time, the YWCA nationally has, as is social justice agenda, Violence Against Women and has been sponsoring this and other programs on the issue. President Obama signed, in December, 2010, legislation on Violence Against Women and many European and Latin American countries are already signatory to the Unite Nations Convention on Violence Against Women."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Women -- Crimes against.
Women -- Violence against.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2012035487
ISBN 113702514X (HB)
1137310634 (EPUB)
1137310642 (electronic bk.)
1137439173
9781137025142 (HB)
9781137310637 (EPUB)
9781137310644 (electronic bk.)
9781137439178