Differences between the Principle and Practice

ISBN-13: 9783838379777 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 80 str.

Paola Gomez

Opis

This work analyses the gaps between the principle and the practice of human rights, using the study case of indigenous women in Mexico. The point of departure is international jurisprudence; here failures in human rights mainstream to encompass indigenous womens experiences are highlighted; since indigenous women are not accurately portrayed as right holders. The role of indigenous peoples and womens human rights instruments is crucial for the analysis. The obstacles for effective implementation of indigenous womens human rights at State, local and municipal levels are discussed. Mexican public policies are revised; the argument sustained is that these policies are inaccurate to tackle indigenous womens issues. The role of NGOs and grassroots groups is also stressed. It is argued that indigenous women are setting their human rights claims in alliance with indigenous peoples movements to profit of the momentum they have at the national and international arenas. Lastly, this work enhances potential contributions to human rights jurisprudence and develops a proposal of creating an indigenous womens movement to improve particular concerns.

O autorze

Paola Gomez studied a BA in International Relations at ITESM CCM; she holds a degree from the Institut D études Politiques, Paris, and an MA in Human Rights from the University of Manchester. She worked at the OECD in México. She was legal intern of the Jerome N.Frank LSO, Yale Law School. Since 2007, she works for the UN in Mexico.