Human rights education : does human rights education lead to mobilization of women in rural Senegal?

Abstract

RESEARCH QUESTIONS Does human rights education lead to mobilization of women in rural Senegal? To answer this question, the research undertaken seeks to measure1 changes - in women's activity space - in women's relations towards their husbands, relatives and society - in women's outlook as a result of human rights education (HRE) in the village of Tene Toubab in western Senegal. Mobilization is operationalized and understood as changes in these three dimensions. HRE is operationalized by the human rights knowledge as a result of the HRE. HRE is here understood as teaching human rights based on the content of international human rights documents formulated in the context of the UN. This practice is exemplified by the HRE conducted by the non-governmental organization (NGO) Tostan.