Gendered violence and human rights: An evaluation of widowhood rites in Nigeria
| Autor: | Adekunle Olanrewaju, Lady Adaina Ajayi, Faith Osasumwen Olanrewaju, Onwuli Nwannebuife |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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050101 languages & linguistics
lcsh:Fine Arts media_common.quotation_subject widowhood rites lcsh:A human rights State (polity) Political science lcsh:AZ20-999 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Local government area media_common Human rights lcsh:NX1-820 General Arts and Humanities 05 social sciences 050301 education lcsh:Arts in general lcsh:History of scholarship and learning. The humanities culture nigeria Political economy gendered violence women lcsh:N lcsh:General Works 0503 education |
| Zdroj: | Cogent Arts & Humanities, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2331-1983 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/23311983.2019.1676569 |
| Popis: | This paper evaluates the connecting fabric between gendered violence and human rights through the dire lenses of widowhood rites in Oshimili-North Local Government Area in Delta State, Nigeria. This evaluation stems from the Sustainable Development Goal-5 whose aim is the eradication of all forms of discrimination against women as well as harmful practices. Hinged on the theories of cultural relativism and universalism, the paper provides information on the existence of dehumanizing cultural practices related with widowhood rites despite the enactment of human rights instruments that are expected to address this form of discrimination targeted mostly against women. In-depth interviews were conducted among widows who voluntarily shared their experiences. Findings show widows’ acceptability of widowhood practices despite their educational and financial status notwithstanding. Also worthy of note is that women are perpetrators of these widowhood rites and they ensure its strict compliance among other widows. It recommends the dire need of the Nigerian government to domesticate the global rights regime into its legal framework, education of the populace through the interpretation, appropriation and the reconstructing of these transnational discourses into the indigenous and ensure that, effective monitoring mechanisms are in place to guarantee the effective protection of this vulnerable population. |
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