War's Offensive on Women: The Humanitarian Challenge in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan

by Mertus,Julie

• ISBN13: 9781565491175
• ISBN10: 1565491173
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2000-09-30
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner

Summary

* Case studies from Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan tackle human rights laws and gender-based violence War's Offensive on Womencontends that humanitarian groups' attempts to provide assistance and protection for women will fall short unless they make women major actors in such efforts. Mertus shows how human rights laws are beginning to address gender-based violence, and how agencies can respond to women's needs in conflict and post-conflict settings. The book is of wide interest to humanitarian and human rights practitioners, policymakers, and students alike.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Preface	xi
Introducing a Gender Perspective in Humanitarian Action	1	(18)
Introduction: Goals and Directions	1	(2)
Scope of Study	3	(10)
Analytical Tools	13	(3)
Conclusion	16	(3)
Applying a Gender Perspective	19	(52)
Bosnia-Herzegovina: Uprooted Women	21	(16)
Kosovo: Uprooted Women and Children	37	(15)
Afghanistan: Women Survivors of War Under the Taliban	52	(17)
Conclusion: Three Stages of Inquiry	69	(2)
Clarifying the Legal Framework	71	(32)
Introduction	71	(1)
Historical Treatment of Gender in Conflict	72	(7)
Humanitarian and Refugee Law	79	(11)
Human Rights Law	90	(11)
Conclusion	101	(2)
Looking Ahead	103	(16)
Creation of Gender Policies and Gender Strategies	103	(3)
Increased Organizational Awareness of Gender and Human Rights	106	(1)
Integration of Gender into Agency Activities	107	(1)
Programmatic Innovations Pertaining to Gender	108	(2)
Supporting International Activities as Triggers for Change	110	(3)
Development of Nomenclature	113	(1)
Tensions between Agency Policies and Operational Constraints	114	(2)
Increasing Advocacy Activities	116	(3)
Afterword	119	(2)
Notes	121	(20)
Abbreviations	141	(2)
Bibliography	143	(6)
Index	149	(9)
About the Authors	158