Subjects of rights: reclaiming the female narrative in the formation of the concept of human rights
UN Charter; Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Gender; Women; UN
The aim of this dissertation is to offer a reflection on the construction of the concept of human rights from the perspective of Latin American feminist theory. In doing so, it aims to see the presence of women delegates from the Global South in the formation of the UN Charter, since it is understood that the concept of human rights created by the United Nations is formed in this document. Firstly, the context of the formulation of the UN system and the presence of Bertha Lutz and Minerva Bernardino, representatives of the Global South in the debate, is presented. Secondly, the theoretical and methodological bases of the work are presented, which follow the line of post-colonial theories, Latin American feminist theories and Thompsonian historiography. And finally, starting from the question of what is the history of the concept of human rights that is interesting to tell, the work reflects on the vindication of these women in historiography and the formulation of the concept of human rights.