Women, gender, and international human rights: overview
Part I: Theoretical approaches and debates
Women's rights as human rights: twenty-five years on
The indivisibility of rights and substantive equality for women
The human rights of minority and indigenous women
Part II Human rights mechanisms for the advancement of women's rights and gender equality
The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Women and the human rights paradigm in the African context
Gender equality and the European Convention on human rights
Women's rights and the inter-American system
The ASEAN commission on the promotion and protection of the rights of women and children
Part III Gendered civil and political rights
Electoral quotas and women's rights
Gender discrimination in nationality laws: human rights pathways to gender neutrality
Women human rights defenders
Part IV Human rights in family and private life
Human rights responses to violence against women
Advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescents in Africa: the role of the courts
Disability, domestic violence, and human rights
Part V Social and economic rights of women
Sexual health and sexual rights
Securing the social and economic rights of women in economic policy making
Sex trafficking and international law
Part VI Human rights, gender, culture, and religion
International law and child marriage
Social and cultural implications of "Honor"-based violence
Islam, law, and human rights of women in Malaysia
Part VII Gender and human rights of women in conflict affected contexts
Sexual abuse and exploitation by UN peacekeepers as conflict related gender violence
Women's human rights and the law of armed conflict
Female forced migrants: accountability gaps in international criminal law
UN security council resolution 1325: the example of Sierra Leone

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the broad spectrum of human rights issues and violations as they are experienced by women and sexual minorities across civil, political, social, economic, and/or cultural domains, in different regions, countries, and contexts. It offers cogent summaries of concepts, debates, and trends vital to understanding the field and informing practice to advance the human rights of women.

The book looks into such issues as: persistent discrimination in political and economic life; gender-based violence in public and private spheres; obstacles to reproductive and maternal human rights; threats to women human rights defenders; discrimination and violence against LGBT people; violations of women's human rights in conflict situations; and the nexus between sustainable development goals, climate change, and the human rights of women. It also addresses human rights violations in the name of culture or religion, and the challenges in realising the human rights of girls. Finally, the volume showcases effective strategies to advance the human rights of women in the form of national remedial measures and through engagement with international and regional human rights bodies and mechanisms.