Challenges of women's activism and human rights in Africa - Fox, Diana Joyce; Naima Ali Hasci (Lewiston, NY : Edwin Mellen Press, 1999)
Debates and challenges: relativism, universalism and beyond -- Anthropology and women's human rights: perspectives on relativism and universality -- Women's rights as human rights: an ontological grounding -- The poverty of relativism: comment on Fox and Linsenbard -- Somali refugee women's rights in Kenya: the gap between policy and practice -- Cultural approaches to human rights in Africa: looking for rights in principle and practice -- Human rights struggles in context -- An historical overview of the women's rights movement in America: does it have a meaning for Africa? -- "To develop our listening capacity to be sure that we hear everything": sorting out voices on women's rights in Morocco -- Strategies for change: women and politics in Eritrea and South Africa -- Women in Eritrea's alternative development -- Women's health and human rights in Uganda: to be or not to be, that is the question!
Includes bibliographical references.
Keywords: Women's rights -- Africa; Women -- Political activity -- Africa; Human rights -- Africa; Femmes -- Droits -- Afrique; Femmes en politique -- Afrique; Droits de l'homme (Droit international) -- Afrique; Africa -- Social policy; Africa -- Politics and government; Afrique -- Politique sociale; Afrique -- Politique et gouvernement