What Happened to the Women: GENDER AND REPARATIONS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

by Ruth Rubio-Marin

Social Science Research Council, 2006
Paper: 978-0-9790772-0-3
Library of Congress Classification K5301.W47 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification 341.66

ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC

ABOUT THIS BOOK

The first volume of the International Center for Transitional Justice's new Advancing Transitional Justice Series.

Published with the support of the International Development Research Centre.

What happens to women whose lives are transformed by human rights violations? What happens to the voices of victimized women once they have their day in court or in front of a truth commission? Women face a double marginalization under authoritarian regimes and during and after violent conflicts. Nonetheless, reparations programs are rarely designed to address the needs of women victims. What Happened to the Women? Gender and Reparations for Human Rights Violations, argues for the introduction of a gender dimension into reparations programs. The volume explores gender and reparations policies in Guatemala, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Timor-Leste.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Ruth Rubio-MarÃn is a research consultant managing a major project on gender and reparations for the International Center for Transitional Justice. She is Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Seville, Spain, and a Faculty member of the Hauser Global Law School Program at New York University. She is author and editor of several books, including "Immigration as a Democratic Challenge" (Cambridge, 2000) and "The Gender of Constitutional Jurisprudence (Cambridge, 2004).

REVIEWS
"'What Happened to the Women?' is of immense assistance to gender practitioners and scholars working in the fields of human rights, transitional justice, and peace building. Through their analysis and interpretation of the voices of women, the authors of these case studies begin to make concrete suggestions on how gender advocates can play a more positive role in ensuring that reparation becomes a reality for women affected by conflict. The book is an absolutely essential tool for gender advocates and transitional justice practitioners." -Yasmin Louise Sooka, Director of the Foundation for Human Rights in South Africa; former commissioner on the truth and reconciliation commissions in Sierra Leone and South Africa

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contributors

Acknowledgments

Foreword - Colleen Duggan

Introduction: The Gender of Reparations: Setting the Agenda - Ruth Rubio-Marín

1) Evaluating the Gender Content of Reparations: Lessons from South Africa - Beth Goldblatt

2) Guatemala: Gender and Reparations for Human Rights Violations - Claudia Paz y Paz Bailey

3) Linking Gender and Reparations in Peru: A Failed Opportunity - Julie Guillerot

4) Women and Reparations in Rwanda: A Long Path to Travel - Heidy Rombouts

5) Gender and Reparations in Sierra Leone: The Wounds of War Remain Open - Jamesina King

6) Learning to Engender Reparations in Timor-Leste: Reaching Out to Female Victims - Galuh Wandita, Karen Campbell-Nelson, and Manuela Leong Pereira

Appendix: Questionnaire for the Preparation of Country Studies

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