Browsing Human Rights by Author "University of Gothenburg/School of Global Studies"
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A CASE STUDY OF ATTACKS AND PROTECTIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN POST-EUROMAIDAN UKRAINE
Nilsson, Louise Helen Elisabeth (2022-01-21)The efforts of human rights defenders play a crucial part in advancing human rights around the world. For these efforts, many defenders are at risk. In light of many attacks in recent years, it is clear that defenders are ... -
A Human Rights Based Approach: An Option for Attaining Sustainable Development in Cameroon
Mbeng, Peaceful B. (2018-03-15)This dissertation discusses the importance of human rights to the attainment of development. All human rights are indivisible, whether they are civil and political rights, such as the right to life, equality before the law ... -
A Qualitative Approach to Refugee Law and International Migrant Legislation: The Life Stories of Venezuelan Emigrants
Santamaría García, Lis Cristina (2017-10-04)This research studies the Venezuelan emigrants’ case in order to contest refugee law and international migrant legislation. Fragments-of-life-stories & semi-structured interviews were used as bottom-up approach, and document ... -
Access to Healthcare in the USA: the case of trans people of colour
Johansson, Magnus (2024-11-14)Transgender people all around the world still face discrimination, threat and violence. Despite the efforts of many states in the United States of America to address these issues, previous studies revealed that, particularly ... -
Allmänhetens försvarare eller statens förlängda arm?: Lokala antidiskrimineringsbyråers arbete mot diskriminering i Nederländerna
Elb, Petra (2021-10-04)Local actors working with human rights and legal aid are common in most countries. One ex-ample is local antidiscrimination agencies which can be found in countries such as Sweden, Spain and the Netherlands. The local ... -
Am I not a woman even when I am pregnant?: An analysis of the development of fetal rights in policy documents in Europe and how pregnant women are fetal containers and second-class citizens
Fröstad, Danielle (2021-10-14)This thesis focuses on the development of fetal rights in policy documents in Europe and how fetal rights and the protection of fetal life can be a part of the discussion of how pregnant women are associated with being ... -
Are polygamous marriages to be considered a human rights violation or a human rights realization in the contexts of Sweden and Tanzania?
Lothe Nordvik, Christine (2017-06-28)This two-case study “Are polygamous marriages to be considered a human rights violation or a human rights realization in the contexts of Sweden and Tanzania?” focuses on whether polygamous marriages can be considered a ... -
”Att försvara människors rätt och stå på de förtrycktas sida” En kvalitativ studie om implementering av mänskliga rättigheter i Svenska kyrkan
Theil, Erika (2020-11-27)In order for human rights to be fully realized, the responsibilities of the civil society are increasingly being discussed. There is, however, a lack of research on the implementation of human rights within civil society ... -
Att tolka och arbeta med mänskliga rättigheter: en jämförelse mellan förvaltningar och bolag i Göteborgs Stad
Olténg, Sara (2015-11-04)Human rights is a broad concept which can be interpreted and implemented in many different ways. Human rights in public management is a growing research area, but many aspects are still not well researched. One of these ... -
Är barnets bästa något annat än barnets delaktighet och respekt för barnets frihetsrättigheter?: En kritisk diskursanalys för att förstå statens och riksdagens språk om barnets bästa
Boroumand Jazi, Shadi (2024-09-23)The best interest of the child is a concept clearly expressed in Swedish legal texts. However, there are still challenges in the Swedish welfare system that lead to neglect and violations of children's rights. This thesis ... -
Är ID-kontrollagen (2015:1073) i konflikt med flyktingarnas rättigheter?
Endresen, Philip Fredrik (2017-12-06)In December 2015 the Swedish Parliament passed a law that gave the Government extensive rights to limit the high flow of refugees/migrants coming into Sweden that autumn. The impact of the law could potentially impact the ... -
Är skadereduktion en norm inom den svenska narkotikapolitiken?: Debatten om cannabisens legala status
Petersson, Emelie (2024-09-23)The most recent Swedish Drug Commission of Inquiry, grounded in the right to life and the right to health as well as the three international drug conventions, proposed a change in the national objective of drug policy from ... -
Bare Life of Unaccompanied Children: A Critique on the Human Rights State-Centrism and the Right to Asylum in Sweden
Vasheghanifarahani, Hamidreza (2018-09-25)The question of asylum seekers and refugee rights is one of the main examples which reveals the paradox of the citizen rights and human rights. This thesis aims to analyse the U-turn asylum policy of Sweden regarding ... -
Barns rätt till skydd och barns rätt till delaktighet - (o)förenliga rättigheter? En kvalitativ intervjustudie om socialsekreterares beskrivningar av att arbeta med barn och ungas delaktighet vid LVU-ärenden
Sylten, Rebecca (2022-02-08)Several investigations and reports show that Swedish social services do not sufficiently provide children’s and young people’s right to participation in cases of care of young people (special provision) act. The aim of ... -
Bör sexköpslagen skärpas? En diskursanalys om straffpåföljden för sexköp.
Gomero Paz, Giuliana (2022-06-03)The penalty of the Sex Purchase Act has almost exclusively resulted in fines for the accused perpetrator since it came into force in 1999. This despite that prison has always existed as an alternative sentencing. This study ... -
Breaking the barriers and enhancing the enablers: A qualitative study on the state of adolescent girls’ education and the positive influence of NGO initiatives in Karnataka, India
Nelander, Nadine (2024-11-07)India, with a population of approximately 1.429 billion people and 65% under the age of 35, hosts one of the largest education systems in the world. This demographic presents both opportunities and challenges, such as ... -
Categorization of Human Beings versus The Universality of Human Rights
Cronström Beskow, Xzenu (2014-09-05)The principle of non-discrimination is central to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to the human rights discourse that surrounds it. The principle that no distinction should be made between people based on ... -
Changing Norms about Life Skills and Sexuality Education through Empowerment: A study of public secondary life skills teachers’ experiences and perceptions in Zanzibar
Fristrand, Jenny (2019-08-13)Formal life skills education, including topics related to sexuality, was developed in the 1990s to prevent HIV/AIDS as well as a method to strengthen ‘good’ behaviours among students in schools. In Zanzibar, life skills ... -
Children's rights in Swedish judiciary: A qualitative study of the construction of the child's best interest with a particular focus on the child's participation and exposure to violence in court cases.
Stojanova, Stefanija (2024-09-16)The purpose of this study is to investigate the human rights of children in the Swedish judiciary. Specifically, it examines how the child's best interests are constructed and how children's participation and exposure to ... -
Closing the Gap: An interview study with Swedish newspaper publishers and editors on the lack of consistency between commitments on media and gender and actual representation
Jacobsson, Josefine (2016-09-12)Women are grossly underrepresented as news subjects globally. This is a direct violation of the universal human right of freedom of expression, as well as a major hindrance to global sustainable development and societal ...