Kate Sheill
Biographic Data
| ID | 4075107 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kate Sheill |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kate |
| FAMILY NAME | Sheill |
| SIGNATURE | SHEILL K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Amnesty International |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Human Rights, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity at the UN General Assembly
The article is a brief reflection on the joint statement at the UN General Assembly on human rights, sexual orientation, and gender identity – signed by 66 states in December 2008
Losing out in the intersections
Advocacy for sexual rights, including the application of international human rights to sexual orientation and gender identity, has seen many gains but has failed to protect and promote lesbian rights adequately. This article explores some of the obstacles to making visible in international human rights law and activism women who transgress social norms around gender and sexuality: specifically, gendered understandings of privacy, the slow realiza…
Sexual Rights are Human Rights
In 1995, sexual rights were articulated in the Beijing Platform for Action. Now, however, principles agreed many years ago are being deemed too radical to be cited in new texts. In the face of these rollbacks, and at a time when activists are being silenced by funding restrictions, what possibility is there of progress? Drawing on examples from the Commission on Human Rights, the 49th Commission on the Status of Women (Beijing Plus Ten) and the C…
Losing out in the intersections
Advocacy for sexual rights, including the application of international human rights to sexual orientation and gender identity, has seen many gains but has failed to protect and promote lesbian rights adequately. This article explores some of the obstacles to making visible in international human rights law and activism women who transgress social norms around gender and sexuality: specifically, gendered understandings of privacy, the slow realiza…
Human Rights, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity at the UN General Assembly
The article is a brief reflection on the joint statement at the UN General Assembly on human rights, sexual orientation, and gender identity – signed by 66 states in December 2008
Sexual Rights are Human Rights
In 1995, sexual rights were articulated in the Beijing Platform for Action. Now, however, principles agreed many years ago are being deemed too radical to be cited in new texts. In the face of these rollbacks, and at a time when activists are being silenced by funding restrictions, what possibility is there of progress? Drawing on examples from the Commission on Human Rights, the 49th Commission on the Status of Women (Beijing Plus Ten) and the C…
Human Rights, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity at the UN General Assembly
The article is a brief reflection on the joint statement at the UN General Assembly on human rights, sexual orientation, and gender identity – signed by 66 states in December 2008
Losing out in the intersections
Advocacy for sexual rights, including the application of international human rights to sexual orientation and gender identity, has seen many gains but has failed to protect and promote lesbian rights adequately. This article explores some of the obstacles to making visible in international human rights law and activism women who transgress social norms around gender and sexuality: specifically, gendered understandings of privacy, the slow realiza…
Human rights (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Human Rights and Development (2 works) · International human rights law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Sexual orientation (2 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (1 work)