Human rights advocacy on gender issues: Challenges and opportunities

Journal of Human Rights Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-100

  Farrior, Stephanie ^a  

^a VERMONT LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Equality; Gender discrimination; Non state actors; Sexual orientation; Women's rights; Yogyakarta principles

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951061443     PISSN: 17579619     EISSN: 17579627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhuman/hup002     Document Type: Review

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