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International Feminist Journal of Politics, 2010

On the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, feminists are at a crit... more On the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, feminists are at a critical juncture to re-envision and re-engage in a politics of human rights that underscores the creative displays of grassroots resistance by women globally and affirms transnational feminist solidarity. In highlighting feminisms and human rights that are antiracist and social justice oriented, this issue highlights new research that reveals the transformative potential of a feminist human rights praxis that embraces collective justice. In this introduction, we discuss dominant critiques of human rights frameworks and explore critical human rights activism ‘from below’ in order to establish the context for this special issue on new directions in feminism and human rights.

Societies Without Borders, 2009

In February 2008, over 120 members of US civil society representing a range of domestic non-gover... more In February 2008, over 120 members of US civil society representing a range of domestic non-governmental organizations attended a United Nations hearing regarding the US government's compliance with the International Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Racial Discrimination. In this article, I analyze a distinct form of transnational activism that requires US racial justice activists to identify human rights standards and principles upon which to build their assertions of racial injustice, necessitating a fl uency in the language of human rights and the ability to negotiate and lobby with members of a UN committee.

Journal of Women's History, Dec 2012

This article examines the organizing efforts of North American feminists from Canada, the United ... more This article examines the organizing efforts of North American feminists from Canada, the United States, and Mexico during the preparatory period prior to the 2001 United Nations World Conference Against Racism held in Durban, South Africa. Preparing for the world conference fostered a process where new transnational coalitions and new articulations of racism flourished; these often overlooked outcomes remain fundamental to understanding transnational feminist interventions at the UN world conference. A tremendous amount of strategizing and preparation preceded the successes that feminist activists achieved at the
Durban conference. Based on qualitative methodology, which includes in-depth interviews and participant observation, my research shows that engaging with a contextualized form of intersectionality enables more complex dialogues about racism. Moreover, by highlighting women’s activism in three distinct social locations, this article also encapsulates how national contexts shape feminist activists’ goals and experiences in transnational spaces.

This research paper examines multiple forms of discrimination against women and considers a holis... more This research paper examines multiple forms of discrimination against women and considers a holistic approach to addressing the ways in which this discrimination operates in cases of violence against women and girls. The purpose of this research paper is to understand violence against women in all its complexity, which requires addressing the conceptual and institutional challenges regarding its elimination. This research paper follows the current Special Rapporteur's initial thematic report to the Human Rights Council in April 2010, which focuses on the human right to reparation for women subjected to violence in contexts of peace and postconflict.

Societies Without Borders, 2011

Community service-learning (CSL) courses provide opportunities in which students engage in learni... more Community service-learning (CSL) courses provide opportunities in which students engage in learning outside of the normative college classroom and are sites in which students can learn as a collective. In this article, we argue for a human rights pedagogy that considers how a critical engagement of CSL projects has fostered a bridging moment between academic and non-academic communities and offers new possibili-ties for building community. We analyze CSL projects with the American Indian Recruitment Programs - a grassroots, non-profit organization based in San Diego, California. We conclude our article with a human rights-based pedagogical model that is built upon the idea of interwoven liberation.

In this article, the author proposes a confluence of W. E. B. Du Bois’s “double consciousness” (1... more In this article, the author proposes a confluence of W. E. B. Du Bois’s “double consciousness” (1903/1982) and Gloria Anzaldúa’s “mestiza consciousness” (1989) to analyze the experiences of three Afro-Peruvian women. The merging of double and mestiza consciousness is necessary to holistically understand how gendered racism shapes their lives and why they have a desire to forge transnational solidarity with other women in the African Diaspora of the Americas. By gendering double consciousness and expanding mestiza consciousness beyond the United States and the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, we can better understand how women’s agency plays a role in what the author refers to as mestiza double consciousness.

In February 2008, over 120 members of US civil society representing a range of domestic non-gover... more In February 2008, over 120 members of US civil society representing a range of domestic non-governmental organizations attended a United Nations hearing regarding the US government’s compliance with the International Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Racial Discrimination. In this article, I analyze a distinct form of transnational activism that requires US racial justice activists to identify human rights standards and principles upon which to build their assertions of racial injustice, necessitating a fluency in the language of human rights and the ability to negotiate and lobby with members of a UN committee.

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International Feminist Journal of Politics, 2010

On the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, feminists are at a crit... more On the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, feminists are at a critical juncture to re-envision and re-engage in a politics of human rights that underscores the creative displays of grassroots resistance by women globally and affirms transnational feminist solidarity. In highlighting feminisms and human rights that are antiracist and social justice oriented, this issue highlights new research that reveals the transformative potential of a feminist human rights praxis that embraces collective justice. In this introduction, we discuss dominant critiques of human rights frameworks and explore critical human rights activism ‘from below’ in order to establish the context for this special issue on new directions in feminism and human rights.

Societies Without Borders, 2009

In February 2008, over 120 members of US civil society representing a range of domestic non-gover... more In February 2008, over 120 members of US civil society representing a range of domestic non-governmental organizations attended a United Nations hearing regarding the US government's compliance with the International Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Racial Discrimination. In this article, I analyze a distinct form of transnational activism that requires US racial justice activists to identify human rights standards and principles upon which to build their assertions of racial injustice, necessitating a fl uency in the language of human rights and the ability to negotiate and lobby with members of a UN committee.

Journal of Women's History, Dec 2012

This article examines the organizing efforts of North American feminists from Canada, the United ... more This article examines the organizing efforts of North American feminists from Canada, the United States, and Mexico during the preparatory period prior to the 2001 United Nations World Conference Against Racism held in Durban, South Africa. Preparing for the world conference fostered a process where new transnational coalitions and new articulations of racism flourished; these often overlooked outcomes remain fundamental to understanding transnational feminist interventions at the UN world conference. A tremendous amount of strategizing and preparation preceded the successes that feminist activists achieved at the
Durban conference. Based on qualitative methodology, which includes in-depth interviews and participant observation, my research shows that engaging with a contextualized form of intersectionality enables more complex dialogues about racism. Moreover, by highlighting women’s activism in three distinct social locations, this article also encapsulates how national contexts shape feminist activists’ goals and experiences in transnational spaces.

This research paper examines multiple forms of discrimination against women and considers a holis... more This research paper examines multiple forms of discrimination against women and considers a holistic approach to addressing the ways in which this discrimination operates in cases of violence against women and girls. The purpose of this research paper is to understand violence against women in all its complexity, which requires addressing the conceptual and institutional challenges regarding its elimination. This research paper follows the current Special Rapporteur's initial thematic report to the Human Rights Council in April 2010, which focuses on the human right to reparation for women subjected to violence in contexts of peace and postconflict.

Societies Without Borders, 2011

Community service-learning (CSL) courses provide opportunities in which students engage in learni... more Community service-learning (CSL) courses provide opportunities in which students engage in learning outside of the normative college classroom and are sites in which students can learn as a collective. In this article, we argue for a human rights pedagogy that considers how a critical engagement of CSL projects has fostered a bridging moment between academic and non-academic communities and offers new possibili-ties for building community. We analyze CSL projects with the American Indian Recruitment Programs - a grassroots, non-profit organization based in San Diego, California. We conclude our article with a human rights-based pedagogical model that is built upon the idea of interwoven liberation.

In this article, the author proposes a confluence of W. E. B. Du Bois’s “double consciousness” (1... more In this article, the author proposes a confluence of W. E. B. Du Bois’s “double consciousness” (1903/1982) and Gloria Anzaldúa’s “mestiza consciousness” (1989) to analyze the experiences of three Afro-Peruvian women. The merging of double and mestiza consciousness is necessary to holistically understand how gendered racism shapes their lives and why they have a desire to forge transnational solidarity with other women in the African Diaspora of the Americas. By gendering double consciousness and expanding mestiza consciousness beyond the United States and the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, we can better understand how women’s agency plays a role in what the author refers to as mestiza double consciousness.

In February 2008, over 120 members of US civil society representing a range of domestic non-gover... more In February 2008, over 120 members of US civil society representing a range of domestic non-governmental organizations attended a United Nations hearing regarding the US government’s compliance with the International Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Racial Discrimination. In this article, I analyze a distinct form of transnational activism that requires US racial justice activists to identify human rights standards and principles upon which to build their assertions of racial injustice, necessitating a fluency in the language of human rights and the ability to negotiate and lobby with members of a UN committee.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/kzscfm/Patricia\_Pinho-podcast-Feb\_8\_2018.mp3