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dc.contributor.authorMerali, Isfahan*
dc.contributor.editorEade, Deborahen
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-24T09:50:53Zen
dc.date.available2011-05-24T09:50:53Zen
dc.date.issued2000-11-01en
dc.identifier.issn0961-4524en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09614520020008797en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10546/130444en
dc.descriptionOften the primary barriers to improving women's health are rooted in socio-economic, legal, and cultural factors. Women are generally assigned subordinate status in terms of economic power, decision making, and options regarding education, work, and family. National laws often restrict or prohibit equality and choice within society. Thus, the improvement of reproductive health is not only a matter of effective health interventions, but also a matter of social justice and human rights. This article discusses how the International Human Rights (IHR) system can be used more effectively for the protection and promotion of reproductive rights. In particular, it focuses on how IHR treaties can play an important role in fostering state compliance with rights relating to reproductive and sexual health. It ends with a discussion on how NGO advocacy work can better collaborate with the treaty body monitoring process in order to advance women's reproductive rights.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>en
dc.format.extent16en
dc.format.mimetypePDFen
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherOxfam GBen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.relation.urlhttp://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/advancing-womens-reproductive-and-sexual-health-rights-using-the-international-130444
dc.subjectApproach and methodology
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectHealth
dc.titleAdvancing women's reproductive and sexual health rights: using the International Human Rights systemen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.identifier.eissn1364-9213en
dc.identifier.journalDevelopment in Practiceen
oxfam.signoff.statusFor public use – can be shared outside Oxfamen
oxfam.subject.keywordHealth promotion
oxfam.subject.keywordSRHR
oxfam.subject.keywordSexual and reproductive health and rights
oxfam.subject.keywordDevelopment methods
oxfam.subject.keywordDevelopment in Practice Journal
oxfam.subject.keywordDiP
prism.number5en
prism.volume10en
dc.year.issuedate2000en
dc.year.issuedate2000en
dc.year.issuedate2000en


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