Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Africa: Constraints and Opportunities

ISBN-13: 9780367721718 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 252 str.

Ebenezer Durojaye; Gladys Mirugi-Mukundi; Charles Ngwena

Opis

This book explores recent developments, constraints and opportunities relating to the advancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights in Africa.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Abortion and ‘conscientious objection’ in South Africa: The need for regulation  3. Addressing Maternal Mortality through decriminalizing abortion in Nigeria: Asking the "Woman Question"  4. Mainstreaming the ‘Abortion Question’ into the Right to Health in Uganda  5. Barriers to Access to Contraceptives for Adolescent Girls in Rural Zimbabwe as a Human Rights Challenge  6. It Takes Two to Tango! - The Relevance and Dilemma of Involving Men in the Realisation of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Africa  7. Positive Approaches to Childhood Sexuality and Transforming Gender Norms in Malawi  8. Addressing Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation (FGC/M) in The Gambia: Beyond Criminalisation  9. In Search of a Middle Ground: Addressing Cultural and Religious Influences on the Criminalisation of Homosexuality in Nigeria  10. A Case for Removing Barriers to Legal Recognition of Transgender Persons in Botswana  11. Advancing the Rights of Sexual and Gender Minorities under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights: The Journey to Resolution 275  12. Lessons from Litigating for Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in Southern Africa  13. Experiences from the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights KNCHR) on the Promotion and Protection of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights  14. Monitoring implementation of the sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescent children: the role of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child