Human Rights of Women in Africa: A Prerequisite for Human Security

Abstract

This chapter examines the relationship between culture and the realization of the human rights of women in Africa. The chapter is organized a follows: Section 2 provides an overview of human rights of women in Africa, Section 3 examines prejudicial cultural practices as an obstacle to the realization of the human rights of women, and Section 4 provides some concluding observations, noting that the promotion of women's human rights advances society as a whole and contributes to attaining human security.