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Where are the mothers? Interrogating maternal mortality as a violation of the rights to life and health : a Nigerian and Ethiopian perspective

A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervision of Dr. Salah Hammad, Faculty of Law, Addis Ababa University, Addis

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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/12432 Where are the mothers? Interrogating maternal mortality as a violation of the rights to life and health : a Nigerian and Ethiopian perspective Hammad, Salah Okwor, Uchechukwu Victoria UCTD Maternal mortality Right to health Womens rights -- Nigeria Womens rights -- Ethiopia A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervision of Dr. Salah Hammad, Faculty of Law, Addis Ababa University, Addis Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa))--University of Pretoria, 2009. The author argues that maternal mortality can easily be avoided and that the right to health and life is as much a developmental issue as it is one of human rights. Focuses on the maternal mortality ratio and relevant laws protecting women’s right to life and health in Nigeria and Ethiopia. http://www.chr.up.ac.za/ Centre for Human Rights LLM 2010-01-06T13:09:09Z 2010-01-06T13:09:09Z 2009 2009 Mini Dissertation Okwor, UV 2009, Where are the mothers? Interrogating maternal mortality as a violation of the rights to life and health : a Nigerian and Ethiopian perspective, LLM Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12432> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12432 en LLM Dissertations Centre for Human Rights, Law Faculty, University of Pretoria application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle UCTD
Maternal mortality
Right to health
Womens rights -- Nigeria
Womens rights -- Ethiopia
Where are the mothers? Interrogating maternal mortality as a violation of the rights to life and health : a Nigerian and Ethiopian perspective
title Where are the mothers? Interrogating maternal mortality as a violation of the rights to life and health : a Nigerian and Ethiopian perspective
title_full Where are the mothers? Interrogating maternal mortality as a violation of the rights to life and health : a Nigerian and Ethiopian perspective
title_fullStr Where are the mothers? Interrogating maternal mortality as a violation of the rights to life and health : a Nigerian and Ethiopian perspective
title_full_unstemmed Where are the mothers? Interrogating maternal mortality as a violation of the rights to life and health : a Nigerian and Ethiopian perspective
title_short Where are the mothers? Interrogating maternal mortality as a violation of the rights to life and health : a Nigerian and Ethiopian perspective
title_sort where are the mothers interrogating maternal mortality as a violation of the rights to life and health a nigerian and ethiopian perspective
topic UCTD
Maternal mortality
Right to health
Womens rights -- Nigeria
Womens rights -- Ethiopia
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12432