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  1. 1. The association between maternal experience of lifetime intimate partner violence and symptoms of common illnesses among under five-year-old children – A cross-sectional study of the 2019-20 Rwanda’s Demographic Health Survey

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : Christa Erkkilä; [2022]
    Keywords : Intimate partner violence; Physical violence; Sexual violence; Psychological violence; Symptoms of common illnesses; Under-5 child; Rwanda’s Demographic Health Survey;

    Abstract : Background Under five years of age child mortality rates and the violence against women are prevalent in Rwanda. The violence is known to negatively affect the women’s and their children’s health. READ MORE

  3. 2. What is an Attack? : A Study on the Necessary Prerequisite in Crimes Against Humanity

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Nathalie Ottosson; [2022]
    Keywords : Public International Law; International Criminal Law; Crimes Against Humanity; Attack; Gender Perspective;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to determine the meaning of the necessary prerequisite attack in the international core crime crimes against humanity. Based on this, the thesis also aims to determine how a Swedish court should interpret the necessary prerequisite attack. READ MORE

  4. 3. The systematic use of sexual violence in genocide : Understanding why women are being targeted using the cases of Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Viktoria Nicolaisen; [2019]
    Keywords : genocide; sexual violence; feminism; intersectionality; tactical rape; Rwanda; former Yugoslavia;

    Abstract : When describing sexual violence as a ’weapon of war’ or as systematic in the setting of a conflict, many times there is no distinction between how it is used during different types of conflicts. Moreover, they are often discussed as either a crime against the ”enemy” or a crime against women. READ MORE

  5. 4. Reflections on Women's Empowerment - A Minor Field Study Performed in Rwanda, April-May 2010

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ida Pettersson; [2010]
    Keywords : empowerment; women; acting space; Rwanda; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Rwanda har den högsta andelen kvinnliga parlamentariker i världen. 2008 antogs en ny lag om genusbaserat våld in Rwandas parlament. Den här kandidatuppsatsen undersöker hur kvinnor i Rwanda upplever effekterna av lagen i relation till deras handlingsutrymme och politiska självbestämmande, empowerment. READ MORE