What happens to women whose lives are transformed by human rights violations? What happens to the voices of victimized women once they have their day in court or in front of a truth commission?

Women face a double marginalization under authoritarian regimes and during and after violent conflicts. Nonetheless, reparations programs are rarely designed to address the needs of women victims. What Happened to the Women? Gender and Reparations for Human Rights Violations argues for the introduction of a gender dimension into reparations programs. The volume explores gender and reparations policies in Guatemala, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Timor-Leste.

The first volume of the International Center for Transitional Justice’s Advancing Transitional Justice Series.

Published with the support of the International Development Research Centre

December 2006 | 364 Pages | 978-0-9790772-0-3 | The Social Science Research Council | $30.00 | Buy this book

Publication Details

Title
What Happened to the Women? Gender and Reparations for Human Rights Violations
Authors
Rubio-Marin, Ruth
Publisher
Social Science Research Council
Publish Date
2006
ISBN
978-0-9790772-0-3
Citation
Rubio-Marin, Ruth, What Happened to the Women? Gender and Reparations for Human Rights Violations (Social Science Research Council, 2006).
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