Essays about: "Discrimination Act"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 51 essays containing the words Discrimination Act.

1. 16. “Girls for sale” : Understanding the difficulties in protecting girls in Nepal from being exploited for prostitution

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Natasha Semenets; [2019]
   Keywords : Prostitution; trafficking; internal trafficking; sex trafficking; Nepal; children’s rights; Convention on the Rights of the Child; Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children; child prostitution and child pornography; The Constitution of Nepal; Act Relating to Children; gender discrimination; social injustice;

   Abstract : The number of girls that are being exploited for prostitution in Nepal has increased in recent years, and girls suffer a high risk of being exposed when they come from already poorly conditions. Previously, uneducated girls could be found in the adult entertainment sector, but nowadays even educated girls are being exploited. READ MORE

3. 17. Sex, Love and Moral Control: Exploring the effectiveness and limitations of international and regional human rights law relevant to SOGIESC diverse groups in the quest to invalidate Zimbabwe’s “sodomy” law

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Farai Irene Chikwanha; [2019]
   Keywords : Zimbabwe; SOGIESC; sex; same-sex attracted persons; sodomy; carnal intercourse against the order of nature; international human rights law; regional human rights law; comparative law; human rights; privacy; equality; non-discrimination; dignity; consensual; morality; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : “Only in the most technical sense is this a case about who may penetrate whom where. At a practical and symbolical level it is about the status, moral citizenship and sense of self-worth of a significant section of the community. READ MORE

4. 18. A socio-legal study of the Swedish anti-discrimination policy and its implementation in the labour market : Discrimination against immigrants in the labour market and its affect

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Ahmedin Osman Ahmedin; [2019]
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   Abstract : Background: The point of departure for this study is that people with immigrant backgrounds are discriminated in the Swedish labour market and they are discriminated on several grounds. Discrimination is violation against human rights and it affects gender equality and integration policy negatively. READ MORE

5. 19. Leave No One Behind – But What About the ‘Scum of the Earth’? : A Discourse Analysis Based on Theories by Arendt and Agamben on Rohingya and Statelessness

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Evelina Eriksson; [2019]
   Keywords : Arendt; Agamben; Rohingya; Statelessness; Human Rights;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to understand the situation of Rohingya through the concept of statelessness and to illustrate the importance of citizenship in relation to human rights. The Rohingya minority has for a long period of time been victims of violence and discrimination by the Myanmar government and military. READ MORE

6. 20. The impact of the Equal Pay Act of 2003 on gender equality in the Illinois labour market

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Jon-Samuel Andersson; Gustav Ekman; [2018-07-02]
   Keywords : gender equality; Difference-in-Difference; Synthetic Control Method; Equal Pay Act; labour market; policy evaluation;

   Abstract : Using data extracted through the Current Population Survey (CPS), this thesis evaluates the effects of the Illinois 2003 Equal Pay Act and its amendments. This is done through studying the effects that the implementation of this legislation had on gender specific labour market outcomes. READ MORE