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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.

Women's rights. --- Rights of women --- Women --- Women's rights --- Human rights --- Civil rights --- Law and legislation --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Human rights. --- Sociology. --- Social justice. --- International humanitarian law. --- Human Rights. --- Gender Studies. --- Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights. --- International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict. --- Humanitarian conventions --- International humanitarian law --- War (International law) --- Equality --- Justice --- Social theory --- Social sciences --- Basic rights --- Civil rights (International law) --- Rights, Human --- Rights of man --- Human security --- Transitional justice --- Truth commissions --- Drets humans --- Drets de les dones --- Justícia social --- Igualtat --- Justícia ambiental --- Justícia distributiva --- Reparacions d'injustícies històriques --- Reivindicacions socials --- Emancipació de les dones --- Emancipació de la dona --- Igualtat de la dona --- Liberació de les dones --- Drets de la personalitat --- Igualtat de gènere --- Sufragi femení --- Maltractament --- Qüestió de la dona --- Drets de l'home --- Ciències polítiques --- Discriminació --- Dret constitucional --- Defensors dels drets humans --- Detenció de persones --- Dret a l'alimentació --- Dret a la salut --- Dret a la vida --- Dret a un judici just --- Dret al treball --- Drets fonamentals --- Drets humans (Dret internacional) --- Drets sexuals --- Drets culturals --- Llibertat --- Desigualtat social --- Drets socials --- Sex. --- Humanitarian law. --- Gender (Sex) --- Human beings --- Human sexuality --- Sex (Gender) --- Sexual behavior --- Sexual practices --- Sexuality --- Sexology