International Human Rights

    Rights protected under international law include protection from genocide, protection of the wounded in armed forces, protection of the wounded and shipwrecked at sea, protection of prisoners of war, and protection from crimes against humanity (Mingst, McKibben, Arreguin-Toft, 370). These were drawn up under the Geneva Conventions of 1949. Other rights that are recognized by UN Human Rights conventions are protection from discrimination against race or women, protection from human trafficking, and protection from slavery (Mingst, McKibben, Arreguin-Toft, 372-373). These are generally recommended for sovereign states but aren't always enforced by international law.

    Because the sovereign is given so much authority on international rights, equal rights for women have not been recognized by many nations. A constructivist might consider how the cultural norms of traditionally patriarchal nations- particularly Islamic ones- generate identities about gender that differ from the international community. As for genocide, I think many times the international community fails to recognize it when it's happening. This is because the state involved might call it something other than what it really is to downplay the situation. Or the international community hasn't decided whether the event actually constitutes a genocide, such as the situation with the Rohingyas in Myanmar, where many have reduced it to a refugee crisis (Mingst, McKibben, Arreguin-Toft, 386). This kind of arbitrariness also applies to women's rights, where the definition of trafficking can be nebulous. Sometimes the two go hand in hand, like when rape is rampant during a genocide. Ignoring one right ignores the other in effect.

    This imbalance has a tremendous impact on people all over the world. Generally weaker, southern states have more minorities that are vulnerable to human rights violations against women and genocide. More attention is to paid to them by the international community, and they generally receive harsher punishments than stronger, northern states, especially in Africa. Violence against women is another key factor. One study found that "the best statistical predictor of state peacefulness is not democracy or wealth but the level of physical security for women" (Mingst, McKibben, Arreguin-Toft, 394). The study shows that wherever women's rights are strong there is generally less violence. Violence in the Middle East comes to mind as a good case study for that finding. And since genocide is an inherently violent act, we can expect that states engaging in it are more likely to violate women's rights.

Source:

Mingst, Karen A., McKibben, Heather Elko, Arreguin-Toft, Ivan M. Essentials of International Relations, 8th ed. W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. Canada