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Review Of Charlotte Bunch's 'Inside Outsiders'

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Gendering Human Rights – A Critical Review

“Women’s rights as human rights: towards a revision of human rights” by Charlotte Bunch (1990)

“Inside Outsiders: Mainstreaming Violence against Women into Human Rights Discourse and Practice” by Liz Kelly (2005)

Introduction:
Lakshimi Puri, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, stated in 2013 that Violence Against Women (VAW) is „one of the most pervasive violations of human rights in the world“ (UN Women , 2013). Today VAW is considered as violations of human rights, this has not always been the case. For more than a century feminists have fought for women’s rights, this included the fight for a women’s perspective in the human rights agenda.
Both reviewed articles address the gendering of human rights and VAW, however at a different time and with a different approach. I have chosen these two articles because both articles provide insights into feminist activism and its impact on human rights. The topic of women’s human rights is as important as it has been decades ago as women still get abused and are discriminated because of their gender. …show more content…

Fifteen years later in 2005, Liz Kelly reflected upon the mainstreaming of gendering human rights. Her central statement is that especially the role of activists and their protest against Violence against Women (VAW) was significant for the gendering of human rights. In the following I analyse the key arguments provided by the named authors and display linkages between the articles where appropriate. Further I assess the contribution of each article. In the conclusion I reflect on my learning from this critical

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