Women's New Power Came at Terrible Cost. / Sandra Marquez Garcia.
by Garcia, Sandra Marquez; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 68Global Issues. Publisher: Marquez/Sandra, 2002ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Genocide | Human rights -- Rwanda | Rape | Widows | Women -- Crimes against | Women -- Rwanda | Rwanda -- History -- Civil War (1991-1994) -- Atrocities | Rwanda -- Politics and governmentDDC classification: 050 Summary: "It's an odd paradox: being victimized yet empowered. For the first time in the country's history, women now have rights of inheritance, and a gender task force in parliament systematically reviews past and pending legislation to see whether the needs of women are reflected." (SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE) This article describes the role of women in Rwanda and portrays their history of torture.
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Originally Published: Women's New Power Came at Terrible Cost, April 9, 2002; pp. n.p..
"It's an odd paradox: being victimized yet empowered. For the first time in the country's history, women now have rights of inheritance, and a gender task force in parliament systematically reviews past and pending legislation to see whether the needs of women are reflected." (SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE) This article describes the role of women in Rwanda and portrays their history of torture.
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