NETHERLANDS QUARTERLY OF HUMAN RIGHTS

The Borders That Disadvantage Migrant Women in Enjoying Human Rights

This article focuses on the notion of “intersecting borders of equality” ––drawn from intersectionality theory and the concept of “normative boundaries of belonging” ––to show the disadvantages and human rights violations faced by migrant women. The author highlights that formal, normative, and practical borders construe migrant women as outsiders or lesser members in society.

Government-Sponsored Population Policies and Indigenous Peoples : Challenges for International Human Rights Law

This article challenges the legality of government-sponsored population policies targeting Indigenous people from an international human rights’ perspective. The paper analyzes state-sponsored forceful interference with Indigenous people’s reproductive rights across the world with a special focus on Australia and Peru.

A Woman' Right to Decide? The United Nations Human Rights Committee, Human Rights of Women, and Matters of Human Reproduction

The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action called upon the monitoring bodies of the international human rights treaties to include the human rights of women in their deliberations and findings. This article explores whether the Human Rights Committee sufficiently includes human rights related to the reproductive concerns of women in its work. The author argues that although the Human Rights Committee pays some attention to reproductive issues that affect women, it does not often acknowledge individual rights in this respect and as such does not fully promote and

Turning Paper Promises to Reality: National Human Rights Institutions and Adolescents' Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Africa

The article examines the history of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) in general, and their establishment in Africa in particular. Using examples from three countries - Malawi, Nigeria and South Africa - the article critically analyses the promotional and protective mandates of these institutions and argues that their experience over the years in promoting human rights in their domains can be similarly useful in advancing the sexual and reproductive rights of adolescents. The author acknowledges the challenges NHRIs may face in doing this,