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Beyond Equality Part 1 Session 10: Human Rights and Violent Conflict (manual excerpt)
Published:This session considers why some violence is universally abhorrent and what links these acts to violations of human rights, explores why rape
Beyond Equality Part 1 Session 1: What Are Human Rights? (manual excerpt)
Published:This session guides exchange of ideas about universal human rights (and where they came from), and considers when and where human rights
Beyond Equality Part 1 Session 2: Human Dignity, Physical Integrity, and the Rights of Husbands and Wives (manual excerpt)
Published:This session explores the meaning of human dignity, considers an individual's right to control her own body, and discusses whether marriage
Beyond Equality Part 1 Session 3: Women's Participation in Public Life (manual excerpt)
Published:This session considers what rights and freedoms protect women's participation in the public sphere, the rights and responsibilities of
Beyond Equality Part 1 Session 4: Equity versus Equality (manual excerpt)
Published:This session examines the terms "equity" and "equality." Specifically, what they signify in international law, how they may relate to women
Beyond Equality Part 1 Session 5: Advocacy and Action: Women Speaking Out (manual excerpt)
Published:This session reflects on challenges women face when they demand their rights and speak out against injustice, the courage involved in these
Beyond Equality Part 1 Session 6: Legal Rights and Justice for Women Human Rights Defenders (manual excerpt)
Published:This session explores what rights women have to advocate for human rights, reviews relevant international laws, and considers the connection
Beyond Equality Part 1 Session 7: Security versus Freedom: Which Rights Prevail? (manual excerpt)
Published:This session discusses states' responsibilities to protect citizens' freedoms and their right to security, considers when the right to
Beyond Equality Part 1 Session 8: Freedom of Belief and Religion (manual excerpt)
Published:This session considers the scope of freedom of belief and religion, discusses the distinction between the right to religious belief and the
Beyond Equality Part 1 Session 9: Preserving Traditions versus Protecting Human Rights (manual excerpt)
Published:This session examines who defines or establishes one's cultural heritage, discusses whether there are any legitimate practices of gender
Beyond Equality Part 2 Session 11: Women's Rights Protections in General International Human Rights Instruments (manual excerpt)
Published:This session reviews the history and aims of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political
Beyond Equality Part 2 Session 12: Women's Rights in International Instruments Drafted Explicitly for the Protection of Women (manual excerpt)
Published:This session reviews the UN's Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), and the goals of the