Essays about: "Fear of sexual violence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Fear of sexual violence.

1. 1. Safety in Urban Spaces using Urban Planning: a Comparative Study in Bogotá, Colombia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Sara Sandefeldt; [2023]
   Keywords : Urban planning; Bogotá; Colombia; safety; urban design; urban spaces; women; gender; fear Stadsplanering; trygghet; publika rum; kvinnor; kön; rädsla; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : Many cities around the world are facing the same challenges when it comes to the ability for women to move around and feel safe in public spaces. For women, using public spaces entails fear of sexual violence and of being attacked, which forces them to always be vigilant and reduces their quality of life. READ MORE

3. 2. Not All Girls: Addressing Sexual and Violence-related Stigmatisations Of Former Female Child Soldiers and Children Born of War in Sahelian Crisis Mali

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Matthew Anthony Gallo; [2023]
   Keywords : Former Female Child Soldier; Children Born of War; Humanitarian INGO; Mali; Education; Economic; Stigma; Violence; Sexual; GBV.; Social Sciences; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : Non-state armed groups in Mali have recruited female child soldiers for the past 12 years in its Central and Northern regions. Some of these now-former female child soldiers (FFCS) have given birth to children of these combatants, so-called “Children Born of War” (CBOW). Both mothers and their children may experience sexual (ex. READ MORE

4. 3. Fear Ends Where Faith Begins : A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of Religion in Armed Conflict on Violence Against Civilians

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Marina Matic; [2022]
   Keywords : religious armed conflict; violence against civilians; one-sided violence; conflict-related sexual violence;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to observe and analyze the effects of religious dimensions in armed conflict on violence against civilians. Focusing on rebel groups in intra-state conflicts, quantitative statistical analysis in form of Ordinary Least Squares multivariate regression, is utilized to examine data onreligious wars, one-sided violence, and conflict-related sexual violence. READ MORE

5. 4. An Inquiry Into State Responsibility Through the Lens of the Social Contract Theory and Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights : A Single Case Study Analysis of the Swedish Serial Rapist “Hagamannen”

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   Author : Nadja Carlborg; [2022]
   Keywords : Fear of sexual violence; freedom from fear; Hagamannen; violence against women; Article 5 ECHR;

   Abstract : This study is a single case study to investigate the connection between women's fear of sexual violence, human rights, and the state's responsibility to protect women from the fear of sexual violence. The thesis accomplishes this by combining existing research on sexual violence and fear of sexual violence, as well as its relationship to human rights, with a case study based on the Haga Man, a serial rapist in Sweden. READ MORE

6. 5. “It’s not a compliment! It’s a crime” : How young women in the UKare talking about street harassment

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

   Author : Mullane Nicole; [2021]
   Keywords : men’s violence against women; street harassment; sexual harassment; public space; fear and safety work; gender relations; feminist phenomenology; collective story telling; Sarah Everard; United Kingdom;

   Abstract : This study explores experiences of public sexual harassment among young women in the UKin light of a renewed focus on violence against women after Sarah Everard was raped andmurdered while walking home during lockdown. Thirteen young women were interviewed while this case dominated British media and public debate. READ MORE