Women's Rights and Security in Central Asia. Belinda Cooper and Isabel Traugott.
by Cooper, Belinda; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 47Human Relations. Publisher: World Policy Journal, 2003ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Human rights -- Central Asia | Human rights -- Uzbekistan | Islamic fundamentalism -- Central Asia | Muslim women | Terrorism -- Prevention | United States -- Foreign relations -- Central Asia | Uzbekistan -- Politics and government | Uzbekistan -- Social life and customs | War on Terrorism (2001- ) | Women -- Afghanistan | Women -- Uzbekistan | Women's rightsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Since September 11 [2001], the five culturally Islamic former Soviet republics of Central Asia--Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan--have emerged as important partners in the struggle against terrorism, despite records of serious human rights abuses. Yet in setting aside concerns about human rights generally, the United States is jeopardizing the support of a key group that could aid its antiterrorism efforts in these countries: women." (WORLD POLICY JOURNAL) The authors, focusing on Uzbekistan as their example, stress the importance of women's rights in helping improve overall security and stability in the former Soviet Central Asian republics.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Women's Rights and Security in Central Asia, Spring 2003; pp. 59-67.
"Since September 11 [2001], the five culturally Islamic former Soviet republics of Central Asia--Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan--have emerged as important partners in the struggle against terrorism, despite records of serious human rights abuses. Yet in setting aside concerns about human rights generally, the United States is jeopardizing the support of a key group that could aid its antiterrorism efforts in these countries: women." (WORLD POLICY JOURNAL) The authors, focusing on Uzbekistan as their example, stress the importance of women's rights in helping improve overall security and stability in the former Soviet Central Asian republics.
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