Critical Race Feminism and The International Human Rights of Women in Bosnia, Palestine, and South Africa: Issues for LatCrit Theory

The article describes Critical Race Feminism, a new offshoot of both Critical Race theory and feminism. The author applies a Critical Race Feminist analysis to the raping of Bosnian women and introduces the concept of "spirit injury". She also discusses how the concept of spirit injury might be used in the Latin American context. Critical Race Feminist principles are utilized to examine the situation of Palestinian women. The author explores the multiple levels of discrimination they face on the basis of custom, religion and gender. The role of ethnicity and colour, as well as custom, which impedes black South African women's achievement of human rights, is examined. The author concludes the article by stating more research is needed in the area of violence concerning Latinas.