Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-326) and index.

Pt. I. International instruments -- International human rights law: the relevance of gender / Christine Ainetter Brautigam -- Human rights of women at the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations / Dorota Gierycz -- Charter-based activities regarding women's rights in the United Nations and specialized agencies / Dorothea Gaudart -- Prohibition of gender-specific discrimination under the international covenant on civil and political rights / Manfred Nowak -- Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women / Andrew Byrnes -- Women and humanitarian law / Françoise Hampson -- European system of protection of human rights and human rights of women / Wolfgang Benedek -- Pt. II. African experiences -- Introduction to the African system of protection of human rights and the draft protocol / Henry Onoria -- Women's rights under Islam / Khadija Elmadmad -- Women, culture and human rights: female genital mutilation, polygamy and bride price / Esther M. Kisaakye -- Modern-day missionaries or misguided miscreants? NGOs, the women's movement and the promotion of human rights in Africa / J. Oloka-Onyango -- Women in the armed forces in Uganda: human rights issues / Apollo N. Makubuya -- Women prisoners and female staff in Ugandan prisons / Kurt Neudek