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When reasons to dance are taken away A review of the effect of systematic persecution of the Hazaras on their traditional dance
(2024-03-15)This thesis examines the status of traditional Hazara dances in Afghanistan, which are gradually disappearing as an artistic genre. Anthropological studies highlight that dancing is an essential aspect of human behaviour, ... -
“Mäns våld mot kvinnor ska upphöra” En kritisk diskursanalys av Sveriges nationella våldsförebyggande program på området mäns våld mot kvinnor (2022)
(2024-03-15)Combating men’s violence against women has long been on the political agenda in Sweden and has intensified over the years. A national violence prevention program in the area of men’s violence against women has been in place ... -
Marginalisation of bisexual asylum seekers: a discourse analysis of Swedish case law
(2024-03-15)Bisexual individuals are often construed as ‘half homosexuals’, and thus seen as less vulnerable to sexual minority intolerance and persecution. According to bisexuality scholars, however, bisexual individuals are subjected ... -
Mäns våld mot kvinnor i nära relationer - En kvalitativ intervjustudie om socialsekreterares upplevelser av att arbeta med våldsutsatta kvinnor
(2024-03-15)Men`s violence against women is a global problem and it is something that has existed for many years. It is a problem that many human rights organizations highlight and that the Women`s Convention works to abolish all ... -
The Convention on the Rights of the Child in practice: Social workers’ experience and acting space when implementing the Convention within the City of Gothenburg
(2023-01-26)The aim with this thesis is to examine how social workers, who work in short-term and long term residential housing activities within the City of Gothenburg and meet children in their work with adults, experience the ... -
Lärares gemensamma teoretiska utgångspunkt i att arbeta mot rasism i undervisningen: En idéanalys av Lgr22
(2022-12-22)Sweden has ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), which both establish every person’s rights in the conventions without any ... -
Rätt till hälsa efter sexuellt våld: En kvalitativ undersökning om unga kvinnor med migrantbakgrund och deras erfarenheter
(2022-08-24)Health is a universal human right, and in contrast sexual violence is a human rights violation, which affects millions of women globally. Thus, numerous United Nation conventions condemns sexual violence and demands ... -
Bör sexköpslagen skärpas? En diskursanalys om straffpåföljden för sexköp.
(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 ... -
Small Islands Developing States: The need for International Climate Change Action.
(2022-06-01)This thesis focuses on Small Islands Developing States, SIDS, and their need for international climate change action. The aim is to explore what arguments have been used to advocate for international action to support SIDS ... -
“They’re not granted human rights in our EU”. A study of actors’ responsibility for vulnerable EU citizens in Gothenburg.
(2022-06-01)Who is responsible for vulnerable EU citizens in Gothenburg? The aim of this study is to explore how different local actors perceive their responsibility, and possibility to affect the situation, for vulnerable EU citizens. ... -
Indigenous justice in Guatemala: Indigenous women’s access to justice versus indigenous communities’ collective rights
(2022-05-20)In 2016, the Constitutional Court of Guatemala ruled in favor of validating the application of ancestral justice by the indigenous authorities of the community of Comitancillo, San Marcos, to an individual who raped a ... -
The Swedish Migration Court of Appeal position on the principle of the best interests of the child. A qualitative content analysis on how the principle of the best interests of the child is interpreted after the Swedish incorporation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
(2022-05-12)As of 2020, the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was incorporated into Swedish law. The Swedish media has since then reported about the lack of consideration for children's rights in the Swedish migration process. ... -
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
(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 ... -
I skuggan av en brottsutredning: En rättssociologisk undersökning om Polismyndighetens brottsofferstöd
(2022-02-03)The judicial system in Sweden has a tradition of focusing on the perpetrator of the crime. The lesser focus on victims may lead to a decreased focus on victims’ human rights. This raises the question of how victims of crime ... -
A CASE STUDY OF ATTACKS AND PROTECTIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN POST-EUROMAIDAN UKRAINE
(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 ... -
I don’t see a future being gay in this country: A non-legally binding charter and its consequences for queer women in Poland.
(2021-10-14)LGBTQ rights are under attack in Europe. Poland is one of its most homophobic countries and many municipalities have announced themselves ‘LGBT-free zones’ by adopting the Family Charter (henceforth the Charter), which is ... -
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
(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 ... -
Förbud mot rasistiska organisationer i Sverige (?) : En idealtypsanalys av den svenska riksdagsdebatten 1968-2019
(2021-10-14)In 1971, Sweden ratified The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), without making a reservation to Article 4b. This particular article obliges all ratified states to ... -
Allmänhetens försvarare eller statens förlängda arm?: Lokala antidiskrimineringsbyråers arbete mot diskriminering i Nederländerna
(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 ... -
The Wall: The Right to Liberty and Security at the US–Mexico Border
(2021-07-01)The migration and refugee situation on the US–Mexico border has been heavily debated and caused a lot of controversy in the last couple of years, much as a consequence of the Trump administration’s immigration policy and ...