HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION FOR OVERWORKED WOMEN AND THE GIRL-CHILD LIVING IN TRADITIONAL RURAL GAMBIAN SOCIETY
Eno-Obong Bassey Akpan
Research Partnership 1/2002 The Danish Centre for Human Rights
HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION FOR OVERWORKED WOMEN AND THE GIRL-CHILD LIVING IN TRADITIONAL RURAL GAMBIAN SOCIETY
Eno-Obong Bassey Akpan
Human Rights Protection for Overworked Women and the Girl-child Living in Traditional Rural Gambian Society Eno-Obong Bassey Akpan Research Partnership 1/2002, The Danish Centre for Human Rights 2002 The author and The Danish Centre for Human Rights Parts of the report may be photocopied or otherwise reproduced if author and source are quoted. Editorial preparations: Alex K. Tonnesen Print: Bencke og Syede, Copenhagen, Denmark ISBN 87 90744 53 5 ISSN 1600 5333 Bibliographic information according to the Huridocs Standard Format Title: Human Rights Protection for Overworked Women and the Girl-child Living in Traditional Rural Gambian Society Personal author: Akpan, Eno-Obong Bassey Corporate author: The Danish Centre for Human Rights Series title: Research Partnership 1/2002 Index terms: Women / Girl-child / Rural Areas / Labour / Human Rights Printed in Denmark 2002 The Danish Centre for Human Rights 8 H Wilders Plads 1403 Copenhagen K Tel: + 45 32 69 88 88 Fax: + 45 32 69 88 00 E-mail: center@humanrights.dk
About the Author
Ms. Eno-Obong Bassey Akpan is a Nigerian lawyer who has worked as a Legal Officer/Company Secretary in corporate sectors. She currently lives in The Gambia and works as a women's rights advocate and gender activist. Ms. Akpan has been involved in reviewing laws and making gender analysis of the implications of the laws on the rights of women. She has written academic articles on the effects of laws on Gambian women's rights. SPECIAL NOTE All views and even errors expressed in this study are those of the author and do not reflect the opinions of any individual or organisation.
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