Perspective
Dec. 30, 2009
Women's Rights as Human Rights
M.C. Sungaila of Horvitz & Levy says a landmark human rights decision against Mexico further defines women's rights and remedies under international law.
By M.C. Sungaila
On December 10, World Human Rights Day, the Organization of American States' Inter-American Court of Human Rights made public its decision holding Mexico responsible for failing to respond to the disappearances of three young women, part of a wave of unsolved slayings of hundreds of women and girls in the border city of Ciudad Juárez over the past 15 years. The Court found Mexico violated human rights laws by failing to diligently investigate these killin...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In