Essays about: "Female genital mutilation"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 44 essays containing the words Female genital mutilation.

  1. 36. Female Genital Mutilation and Refugee Status in Swedish Asylum Cases - A Critique from a Gender Perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Svantesson; [2013]
    Keywords : Public international law; migration law; asylum law; gender-related persecution; female genital mutilation; refugee status; Sweden; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : There has been an increased awareness during the past decades of how structural gender inequalities have negatively affected women’s ability to claim refugee status as defined in the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. In Sweden, this discussion led to an amendment of the Immigration Act in 2005, where gender-related persecution was added as a ground for refugee status. READ MORE

  3. 37. When culture harms : A case study on Female Genital Mutilation in Ethiopia and reverberations felt in a wider context from a political and ethical perspective

    University essay from Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS)

    Author : Petra Spencer; [2012]
    Keywords : law; policy; genital mutilation; circumcision and culture;

    Abstract : Purpose and Questions: The purpose with this thesis is to explore why female genital mutilation (FGM) persist in Ethiopia, and secondly to explore reverberations felt in a wider context from a political and ethical perspective. The aim of this paper is not to argue that traditional female genital mutilation ought to be legalized, but to highlight the double standards of moral involved. READ MORE

  4. 38. Nursing students´knowledge of and attitudes towards female genital mutilation : a quantitative study in Ghana

    University essay from Röda Korsets Högskola

    Author : Johanna Avén; Christel-Anne Jacobson; [2011]
    Keywords : female genital mutilation; attitude; knowledge; nursing students; Ghana;

    Abstract : The topic of this study was Female Genital Mutilation, a crime against human rights and a severe problem in parts of Africa. Laws against FGM have had limited effect and nurses are faced with many opportunities to inspire behavioral changes in individuals, making the aim of this study to explore Ghana’s nursing students’ knowledge of and attitudes towards female genital mutilation. READ MORE

  5. 39. Justice Denied in the Name of 'Honour':A Study of Honour Killing between Human Rights and 'Shari'a' in Egypt

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Rasha El-Shehawy; [2009]
    Keywords : International Human Rights Law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Throughout the world, harmful traditions to women are carried out within the family, e.g., female genital mutilation, forced marriage and dowry murder. Honour killing practice is considered to be the extreme form thereof for its violent consequences on females' right to life. READ MORE

  6. 40. Assessing the Relevance of International Standards for the Protection of Children from Recruitment and Use as Child Soldiers, with a focus on Non-State Actors Armed Groups in Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Theodore Ouete; [2008]
    Keywords : International Human Rights Law and International Labour Rights; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : It is frustrating for every reasonable human being to observe scenes of exploitation around the world in respect of children, because of their either naivety or vulnerability. It is unacceptable that still in the 21st century, children do not benefit from the protection, attention and love they deserve. READ MORE