Women’s socio-economic rights in the context of HIV and AIDS in South Africa: thematic focus on health, housing, property and freedom from violence

Women’s socio-economic rights in the context of HIV and AIDS in South Africa: thematic focus on health, housing, property and freedom from violence

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The thesis finds that the majority of women affected by HIV and AIDS in South Africa still live in conditions of poor access to health services, inadequate access to housing, limited access to property and live amidst gender-based violence. Nevertheless, there exist legal protections and jurispruden...

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Main Author: Amollo, Rebecca
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2011
Subjects:
HIV and AIDS
Gender
Right to health
Right to housing
Right to property
Gender-based violence
Human rights
Feminism
Capabilities approach
South Africa.
Online Access:http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_4390_1325753859
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topic HIV and AIDS
Gender
Right to health
Right to housing
Right to property
Gender-based violence
Human rights
Feminism
Capabilities approach
South Africa.
spellingShingle HIV and AIDS
Gender
Right to health
Right to housing
Right to property
Gender-based violence
Human rights
Feminism
Capabilities approach
South Africa.
Amollo, Rebecca
Women’s socio-economic rights in the context of HIV and AIDS in South Africa: thematic focus on health, housing, property and freedom from violence
description The thesis finds that the majority of women affected by HIV and AIDS in South Africa still live in conditions of poor access to health services, inadequate access to housing, limited access to property and live amidst gender-based violence. Nevertheless, there exist legal protections and jurisprudential developments in the country that are significant for the realisation of women’s rights in the context of HIV and AIDS. The thesis concludes that the law is not the ultimate site for change to improve women’s lives, but that applied with other efforts, can be transformative.
author Amollo, Rebecca
author_facet Amollo, Rebecca
author_sort Amollo, Rebecca
title Women’s socio-economic rights in the context of HIV and AIDS in South Africa: thematic focus on health, housing, property and freedom from violence
title_short Women’s socio-economic rights in the context of HIV and AIDS in South Africa: thematic focus on health, housing, property and freedom from violence
title_full Women’s socio-economic rights in the context of HIV and AIDS in South Africa: thematic focus on health, housing, property and freedom from violence
title_fullStr Women’s socio-economic rights in the context of HIV and AIDS in South Africa: thematic focus on health, housing, property and freedom from violence
title_full_unstemmed Women’s socio-economic rights in the context of HIV and AIDS in South Africa: thematic focus on health, housing, property and freedom from violence
title_sort women’s socio-economic rights in the context of hiv and aids in south africa: thematic focus on health, housing, property and freedom from violence
publishDate 2011
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