Citation

McGovern TM. Health Hum. Rights 2006; 9(2): 234-255.

Affiliation

Women's Health and Human Rights Initiative, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA. terrymcgov@aol.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Harvard School of Public Health, François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17265762

Abstract

This author has found through professional and personal experience that throughout the world, women directly affected by injustice have led demands for accountability. The purpose of this article is to challenge mainstream human rights groups to create a different type of partnership between themselves and the people for whom they advocate by seeking the involvement of "victims", including leaders of successful "victim-led" initiatives. This approach will result in more appropriate policy recommendations and will enhance both entities' capacity for outreach. Moreover, it will bring mainstream human rights organizations into greater compliance with their own stated values, as well as exemplifying the same respect, flexibility, and accommodation that these groups often recommend to governmental, political, and institutional entities.

Language: en