Essays about: "indigenous girls"

Found 2 essays containing the words indigenous girls.

1. 1. Indigenous justice in Guatemala: Indigenous women’s access to justice versus indigenous communities’ collective rights

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Mónica Alejandra Escobedo Reyes; [2022-05-20]
   Keywords : indigenous justice; indigenous women; indigenous girls; Guatemala; legal pluralism; feminism; human rights; women’s rights; indigenous peoples’ rights;

   Abstract : 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 10-year-old girl. In addition to recognizing the application of an ancestral punishment that consisted in asking for forgiveness and receiving some lashings from members of his family as valid, the court ordered the dismissal of the case in the legal ordinary system, claiming the aggressor had already been judged and punished. READ MORE

3. 2. A Feminist Mixed Methods Analysis of Gender Equality Concepts and Data for Sustainable Development Goal 5 Baseline Indicators in Kenya

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

   Author : Anne Stella Muchiti Mulama; [2021]
   Keywords : Gender equality; feminist; evaluation; mixed methods; Sustainable Development Goal 5; indicators; Kenya.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Background: The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched in 2015 to be achieved by 2030. Goal 5 aims to achieve gender equality and empower women and girls. This study conducts a feminist analysis of gender equality concepts and data with the aim of finding adequate baseline indicators for measuring SDG 5 progress in Kenya. READ MORE