For our next class, we will be taking our discussion to an international level. We will be looking at the basis of women's rights through a variety of international treaties, and how those concepts are applied in our country through our asylum and human trafficking laws. See you all on Feb. 2!
I am posting a few resources for your review to prepare for our next class meeting. You can just skim the resources attached (no need to read in-depth as we'll be discussing the topics in class).
Please look at:
The Human Rights of Women
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/women/engl-wmn.html
Gender Guidelines for Asylum and Refugee law
http://cgrs.uchastings.edu/law/gender_guidelines.php
A Short History of Gender Asylum in the United States: Resistance and Ambivalence May Very Slowly Be Inching Towards Recognition of Women’s Claims, by Karen Musalo (I will email you all a copy of this article)
Plyler v. Doe
http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/457/202/case.html
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