Beijing '95: Moving Women's Human Rights from Margin to Center
@article{Bunch1996BeijingM, title={Beijing '95: Moving Women's Human Rights from Margin to Center}, author={C. Bunch and S. Fried}, journal={Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society}, year={1996}, volume={22}, pages={200 - 204} }
H E F O U RT H W O R L D Conference on Women in Beijing established clearly that women are a global force for the twentyfirst century and that women's human rights are central to women's leadership for the future. Women's rights as human rights permeated debates and delegates' speeches at the official UN intergovernmental conference as well as at the parallel Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Forum held some thirty miles away in Huairou, where it was a palpable presence in many sessions. The… CONTINUE READING
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