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Human Rights in Africa - Featured Books
Africa: facing human security challenges in the 21st century by
Africa s dynamic security environment is characterized by great diversity from conventional challenges such as insurgencies, resource and identity conflicts, and post-conflict stabilization to growing threats from piracy, narcotics trafficking, violent extremism, and organized crime taking root in urban slums, among others. This precarious environment jeopardizes security at the societal, community and individual levels. In a globalized and interconnected world, millions of people worldwide are affected by some form of human insecurity. Infectious and parasitic diseases annually kill millions. Internally displaced persons number millions, including 5 million in Sudan alone. In Zambia 1 million people in a population of 11 million are reported to be HIV-positive, a situation much worse in other countries. Potable water crisis looms almost everywhere. In this book Tatah Mentan points out the need to shift the focus away from a state-centric and military-strategic emphasis on security to an interdisciplinary and people-centric approach that embraces notions like global citizenship, empowerment and participation. The primary elements of economic, food, health, environment, personal, community and political security all comprise the broader understanding of human security in an intricately interconnected world."
Location: Online AccessISBN: 9789956792368Publication Date: 2014
Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and Development in Africa by
Changes in human rights environments in Africa over the past decade have been facilitated by astounding political transformations: the rise of mass movements and revolts driven by democratic and developmentalist ideals, as well as mass murder and poverty perpetuated by desperate regimes and discredited global agencies. Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and Development in Africa seeks to make sense of human rights in Africa through the lens of its triumphs and tragedies, its uneven developments and complex demands. The volume makes a significant contribution to the debate about the connections between the protection of human rights and the pursuit of economic development by interrogating the paradigms, politics, and practices of human rights in Africa. Throughout, the essays emphasize that democratic and human rights regimes are products of concrete social struggles, not simply textual or legal discourses. Including some of Africa's leading scholars, jurists, and human rights activists, contributors to the volume diverge from Western theories of African democratization by rejecting the continental view of an Africa blighted by failure, disease, and economic malaise. It argues instead that Africa has strengthened and shaped international law, such as the right to self-determination, inspired by the process of decolonization, and the definition of the refugee. Insisting on the holistic view that human rights are as much about economic and social rights as they are about civil and political rights, the contributors offer novel analyses of African conceptions, experiences, and aspirations of human rights which manifest themselves in complex global, regional, and local idioms. Further, they explore the varied constructions of human rights in African and Western discourses and the roles played by states and NGOs in promoting or subverting human rights. Combining academic analysis with social concern, intellectual discourse with civic engagement, and scholarly research with institution building, this is a compelling and original approach to the question whether externally inspired solutions to African human rights issues have validity in a postcolonial world.
Location: Online and print (JC599.A36 H87 2004)ISBN: 0812237838Publication Date: 2004
Sustainable Development Goals and Human Rights by Location: Online AccessISBN: 3030304698Publication Date: 2020
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Second Generation Rights AND Africa (economic, social, cultural rights)
Human Rights Enforcement
Compendium of key human rights documents of the African Union by
"This is the second edition of the Compendium of Key Human Rights Documents of the African Union updated to July 2006. This Compendium contains documents on human rights adopted under the auspices of the African Union (AU) and its predecessor, the Organization of African Unity (OAU), including documents adopted by the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and those relating to the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD).--Introduction, 2nd edition.
Location: Available OnlineISBN: 9780986985713Publication Date: 2006African Human Rights Judicial System by This book deals with two interconnected yet often forgotten realities of the constitutional order in Africa: first, the OCyforeign affairs powerOCO that gives the specific organs of the State the capacity to create and empower universal, regional and sub-regional governance and judicial structures. Secondly, the OCyinternational judicial function in AfricaOCO, with a specific focus on the African Court on Human and PeoplesOCO Rights and the upcoming merger with the African Court of Justice to form one ..."
Location: Available OnlineISBN: 9781443857949Publication Date: 2014
The African Regional Human Rights System by
The African human rights system has undergone some remarkable developments since the adoption of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, the cornerstone of the African human rights system, in June 1981. The year 2011 marked the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the African Charter. It also marked 25 years since the African Charter entered into force on 21 October 1986. This book aims to provide reflections on most of the major human rights issues in the past 30 years of the African human rights system in practice and discussion on the future: the African Charter's impact and contribution to the respect, protection and promotion of human rights in Africa; the contemporary challenges faced by the African Human rights system in responding adequately to the demands of rapidly evolving African societies; and how the African human rights system can be strengthened in the future to ensure that the human rights protected in the African Charter, as developed in the jurisprudence of the African Commission since the Commission was inaugurated in 1987, are realised in practice. The chapters in this volume bring together the work of 20 human rights scholars and practitioners, with expertise in human rights in Africa, under the following general themes: rights and duties in the African Charter; rights of the vulnerable under the African system; implementation mechanisms for human rights in Africa; and towards an effective African regional human rights system.
Location: Available OnlineISBN: 9789004218147Publication Date: 2011
The protection of economic, social and cultural rights in Africa : international, regional and national perspectives by
Foreword / Kate O'Regan -- Part I: Introduction -- The protection of economic, social and cultural rights in Africa / Danwood M. Chirwa and Lilian Chenwi -- Part II: International protection -- Direct protection of economic, social and cultural rights in international law / Lilian Chenwi and Danwood M. Chirwa -- Indirect protection of economic, social and cultural rights in international law / Martin Scheinin -- Part III: African regional and sub-regional protection -- The protection of economic, social and cultural rights under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights / Manisuli Ssenyonjo -- The protection of women's economic, social and cultural rights in Africa / Rebecca Brown and Judy Oder -- Socio-economic rights under the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child: progress and prospects / Julia Sloth-Nielsen -- Protection of the economic, social and cultural rights of older persons and persons with disabilities in the African regional system / Lilian Chenwi -- Group rights and the protection of economic, social and cultural rights in Africa / Danwood M. Chirwa -- Regional institutional and remedial arrangements for the judicial enforcement of socio-economic rights in Africa / Frans Viljoen -- Sub-regional judicial enforcement of economic, social and cultural rights / Solomon T. Ebobrah -- Part IV: Domestic constitutional protection models and jurisprudence -- Direct constitutional protection of economic, social and cultural rights in South Africa / Sandra Liebenberg -- Direct constitutional protection of economic, social and cultural rights under Kenya's 2010 constitution / Godfrey Odongo and Godfrey Musila -- Direct constitutional protection of economic, social and cultural rights in Lusophone legal systems: Angola and Mozambique / Aquinaldo C. Mandlate, Joao Nhampossa and Danwood M. Chirwa -- Direct constitutional protection of economic, social and cultural rights in Francophone legal systems: Senegal / Fatimata Diallo -- Ethiopia's hybrid constitutional protection of economic, social and cultural rights / Sisay A. Yeshanew -- Uganda's hybrid constitutional protection of economic, social and cultural rights / Christopher Mbazira -- Ghana's hybrid constitutional protection of economic, social and cultural rights / Peter A. Atupare -- Indirect constitutional protection of economic, social and cultural rights in Nigeria / Enyinna S. Nwauche -- Indirect constitutional protection of economic, social and cultural rights in Cameroon / Atangcho N. Akonumbo.
Location: Available onlineISBN: 9781316806937Publication Date: 2016
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Women's Rights
Grace, Tenacity and Eloquence: the struggle for women's rights in Africa. by
While it is true that, like elsewhere in the world, African women are not yet equal to men, toiling day and night amidst grinding poverty while facing harsh cultural, traditional, and social prejudices is only part of the story. The writings in this book show that women in Africa are fighting for their rights with grace, tenacity, and eloquence. The contributors describe how they won the cross-continental campaign for a protocol to protect the rights of African women and what still needs to be done to ensure that women enjoy these rights in every country. In a rich variety of articles, they consider topics such as women and conflict, the impact of current U.S. policies on women's health in Africa, women's rights in Islam, and the implications of the Jacob Zuma trial for women in South Africa.
Location: Print only (HQ1236.5.A35 G73 2007)ISBN: 9780954563721Publication Date: 2007
In Search of Equality by
Just over 50 years ago, several African countries drew up new constitutions that included additions such as the Protocol on the Rights of Women. Decades later, has constitutional reform brought gender equality to women in Africa? And what does gender equality mean in the everyday lives of women on the continent? The contributors to this volume provide insights into women's rights in seven African countries: Cote d'Ivoire, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Uganda. Each looks at the causes, context, and consequences of the struggle to uphold women's rights. Their case studies illustrate property-grabbing in Malawi, women's citizenship in Nigeria, and the rise of hate crimes and sexual violence against black lesbians in South Africa, among other issues.
Location: Available OnlineISBN: 1919895884Publication Date: 2014
Violence against women and criminal justice in Africa. Volume I, Legislation, Limitations, and Culture by Location: Available OnlineISBN: 9783030759537Publication Date: 2022See also Vol. II Sexual Violence and Vulnerability.
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Children's Rights
Children at Work by
In this accessible treatment of child labor in Africa, straightforward prose is enriched throughout with photographs that give a human face to the issues involved. The authors draw on sources ranging from scholarly studies to children's own voices. After providing a general background to the topic - debunking myths in the process - they describe the work typically done by African children in the home, as apprentices, and in commercial labor markets. They also present a clearheaded discussion of the worst, exploitive kinds of child labor. The book ends with a discussion of the effects of work on children, suggesting a variety of concrete, realistic approaches to minimizing negative consequences. This is a straightforward discussion of child labor in Africa, enriched throughout with photographs that give a human face to the issues involved.
Location: Print only (HD6250.A352 K54 2006)ISBN: 1588264335Publication Date: 2006
Do African Children Have Rights? by
The United Nations 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) constitutes a landmark in the development of international human rights law and reflects an historic turn in universal thinking about children and their rights. Many children in Africa today face the future with a deep sense of uncertainty and foreboding. Many have no hope of education and the issues of child trafficking, sexual exploitation and child labour reflect a profound crisis of the family. The current socio-economic situation has radically changed the world views and the life expectations of the African child. This book attempts to respond to some of the questions that could be asked: to what extent have the provisions of the CRC been implemented in the national legislations of African States? What effect have they had on children in Africa? What mechanisms exist to prevent and sanction rights abusers? Are children's rights in Africa reality, or simply rhetoric?
Location: Print only (Mugar & Law Libraries KQC145.M55 A28 2010)ISBN: 9781599428536Publication Date: 2010
Children's Rights in Africa by
This collection is anchored in an African conception of children's rights and the law, and reflects contemporary discourses taking place in the region of the children's rights sphere. The majority of contributors are African and adopt an individual approach to their topic which reflects their first-hand experience. The book focuses on child rights issues which have particular resonance on the continent and the chapters span themes which are both broad and narrow, containing subject matter which is both theoretical and illuminated by practice. The book profiles recent developments and experiences in furthering children's legal rights in the African context, and distils from these future trends the specific role that the law can play in the African children's rights environment.
Location: Available OnlineISBN: 9780754648871Publication Date: 2008
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LGBTQ+ Rights
American Culture Warriors in Africa by Location: Print only (Theology Library, HQ76.45.A35 K36 2014)ISBN: 9780915987313Publication Date: 2014Protecting the human rights of sexual minorities in contemporary Africa by
Location: Online AccessISBN: 1920538607Publication Date: 2017
Queer African Reader by
As homophobia and transphobia threaten to silence the voices of African lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people, this account is a testament to the resistance and unrelenting power of these communities across Africa and its diaspora. It brings together academic writings, political analysis, life testimonies, conversations, and artistic works by Africans that engage with the struggle for LGBTI liberation. The book aims to engage the audience from the perspective that various traits of identity—such as gender, race, and class—interact to contribute to social inequality. Including experiences from diverse African contexts, this work breaks away from the homogenization of Africa as the homophobic continent to highlight the complexities of LGBTI lives and experiences through their own voices.
Location: Print only (Theology Library, HQ76.3.A6 Q83 2013)ISBN: 9780857490995Publication Date: 2013
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Religious Rights
Gender, Religion, and Family Law by
In many regions of the world, rights guaranteed under the civil law, including rights to gender equality within marriage and rights in the distribution of family property and child custody upon divorce, are in conflict with the principles of religious law. Women's rights issues are often at the heart of these tensions, which present pressing challenges for theorists, lawyers, and policymakers. This anthology brings together leading scholars and activists doing innovative work in Jewish law, Muslim law, Christian law, and African customary law. Using examples drawn from a variety of nations and religions, they interrogate the utility of recent theoretical models for engaging with gender and multicultural conflicts, explore contextual differences, and analyze and celebrate stories of successful initiatives that have transformed legal and cultural norms to improve women's lives.
Location: Print only (Law Library K670 .G435 2012)ISBN: 9781611683257Publication Date: 2012
Muslims and Global Justice by
Over the course of his distinguished career, legal scholar Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im has sought to reconcile his identity as a Muslim with his commitment to universal human rights. In Muslims and Global Justice, he advances the theme of global justice from an Islamic perspective, critically examining the role that Muslims must play in the development of a pragmatic, rights-based framework for justice. An-Na'im opens this collection of essays with a chapter on Islamic ambivalence toward political violence, showing how Muslims began grappling with this problem long before the 9/11 attacks. Other essays highlight the need to improve the cultural legitimacy of human rights in the Muslim world. As An-Na'im argues, in order for a commitment to human rights to become truly universal, we must learn to accommodate a range of different reasons for belief in those rights. In addition, the author contends, building an effective human rights framework for global justice requires that we move toward a people-centered approach to rights. Such an approach would value foremost empowering local actors as a way of negotiating the paradox of a human rights system that relies on self-regulation by the state. Encompassing over two decades of An-Na'im's work on these critical issues, Muslims and Global Justice provides a valuable theoretical approach to the challenge of realizing global justice in a world of profound religious and cultural difference.
Location: Online AccessISBN: 9780812242867Publication Date: 2010
Religion As Empowerment by
This volume shows how and why legal empowerment is important for those exercising their religious rights under various jurisdictions, in conditions of legal pluralism. At the same time, it also questions the thesis that as societies become more modern, they also become less religious. The authors look beyond the rule of law orthodoxy in their consideration of the freedom of religion as a human right and place this discussion in a more plurality-sensitive context. The book sheds more light on the informal and/or customary mechanisms that explain the limited impact of law on individuals and groups, especially in non-Western societies. The focus is on discussing how religion and the exercise of religious rights may or may not empower individuals and social groups and improve access to human rights in general. This book is important reading for academics and practitioners of law and religion, religious rights, religious diversity and cultural difference, as well as NGOs, policy makers, lawyers and advocates at multicultural jurisdictions. It offers a contemporary take on comparative legal studies, with a distinct focus on religion as an identity marker.
Location: Online AccessISBN: 9781317067665Publication Date: 2016
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Immigration, Refugees and Xenophobia
Asylum-Seeker and Refugee Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa by It is not often acknowledged that the great majority of African refugee movement happens within Africa rather than from Africa to the West. This book examines the specific characteristics and challenges of the refugee situation in Sub-Saharan Africa, offering a new and critical vision on the situation of asylum-seekers and refugees in the African continent. Cristiano d'Orsi considers the international, regional and domestic legal and institutional frameworks linked to refugee protection in Sub-Saharan Africa, and explores the contributions African refugee protection has brought to the cause on a global scale. Key issues covered in the book include the theory and the practice of non-refoulement, an analysis of the phenomenon of mass-influx, the concept of burden-sharing, and the role of freedom fighters. The book goes on to examine the expulsions of refugees and the historical role played by UNHCR in Sub-Saharan Africa. As a work which follows the persecution and legal challenges of those in search of a safe haven, this book will be of great interest and use to researchers and students of immigration and asylum law, international law, human rights, and African studies.
Location: Online AccessISBN: 9781315769561Publication Date: 2015
Refugee solutions in the age of global crisis : human rights, integration, and sustainable development by Location: Available OnlineISBN: 9780197642221Publication Date: 2022
The Regional Law of Refugee Protection in Africa by
The regional law of refugee protection in Africa has never been fully articulated. The extent of the regime was, until recently, narrowly construed as not including human rights law; the history, and some contemporary aspects, of the regional refugee treaties were misunderstood; the nature ofthe systemic relationship between the regional and international refugee treaties had not been explored nor had discrete relationships between these two refugee instruments and between the regional refugee treaty on the one hand and regional human rights law on the other; and, most importantly, theregional legal regime for refugee protection in Africa had never been treated as a whole in one work.Marina Sharpe fills these gaps by providing the first detailed analytical account of African regional refugee law. This book includes analysis of regional refugee law, regional human rights law, the relationships between international and regional refugee law, the relationships between regionalrefugee law and regional human rights law and the institutional architecture supportive of this treaty regime. This book clarifies and demystifies the complex workings and legal underpinnings of refugee protection in Africa.
Location: Law Library Mezzanine (KQC567 .S52 2018)ISBN: 9780198826224Publication Date: 2018
A West African Model to Address Human Trafficking. by Location: Available OnlineISBN: 9783030881207Publication Date: 2022
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