Engendering Human Rights brings together distinguished scholars and feminist activists in a collection of essays on human rights in Africa. Contributors explore the formulating, monitoring, reporting, and implementation of human rights in Africa and the African Diaspora. The individual chapters examine how human rights frameworks and practices differ in various political, economic, social, cultural, racial and gendered contexts througout Africa.

OBIOMA NNAEMEKA is a Professor of French and Women's Studies and President of the Association of African Women Scholars, Indiana University, USA.

JOY EZEILO is a Human Rights Lawyer and activist. She is also the Executive Director of Women's Aid Collective.