Violaciones a los derechos humanos de las mujeres en conflictos armados internos. Abordajes desde la literatura

In the last years of the 20th century, many countries in Latin America experienced internal armed conflicts in which violations of women’s human rights were a constant, especially those related to sexuality, reproduction and motherhood. This type of violence has been addressed in various literary works and this article will focus on three of them, the novels La hora azul, by the Peruvian writer Alonso Cueto; Los ejércitos, by the Colombian writer Evelio Rosero, and Roza tumba quema, by the Salvadoran writer Claudia Hernández. Based on the ideas of Rita Segato and Adriana Cavarero, I will analyze the way in which violations of women’s human rights have been fictionalized in the context of three internal armed conflicts.

Introduction to Migration Curriculum in Women’s Human Rights Teaching and Advocacy Resource

This essay provides an introduction and link to the Migration Curriculum in the Women’s Human Rights Teaching and Advocacy Resource.

Violence on Women and Children: Background, Effects, and Solutions

Violence is any criminal conduct that may harm the victim. The violence occurred on a number of factors, including the factors economic, cultural, social, and legal. Today, violence is an awful lot going on in the community. See the rampant violence lately are influenced by the large number of people experiencing prolonged crisis due to oppression. The action also triggered by weak social control that is not followed by legal enforcement measures. There is also the violence done to women and children. Violence against women as a global problem, already fretting over every country in the world, not just the countries that are developing but also including developed countries which are said to be greatly appreciate and care about the human rights as United States of America. Indonesia as a country that is growing, it bore the title bad in the problem of human rights violations. Human rights violations are one of which violations of women's human rights. The women's human rights violations can be classed as acts of violence against women. Violence against women may occur anywhere (in a public place, in the workplace, the surroundings of family (household) and others. Can be done by anyone (parents, brothers or women and others and can occur at any time (day and night). In addition, the violence that occurs in children also resulted in mental decline. Children will feel depressed and prolonged trauma. It is certainly harmful for the child's mental and psychic condition. Violence in children usually occurs because a child who is misbehaving and not according towards parents so often parents furious and do acts of violence. This I will discuss to uncover cases of violence on women and children.

Human Rights of Women in Post Apartheid South Africa: Issues and Challenges

Women have historically been the most marginalised groups in South Africa, as their political, social, and economic circumstances are precarious. South Africa's post-apartheid constitution has several provisions to protect women's human rights, however enforcing the constitutional responsibilities remains a difficulty owing to different constraints. This paper deals with the status of human rights of women in post apartheid South Africa. The purpose of this paper is to analyse constitutional and legal provisions for the protection of socio – economic and political human rights of women. It also attempts to explore the real situation of women’s rights in independent South Africa. The article concludes some suggestions to overcome the challenges against women’s human rights in South Africa particularly after the apartheid era.