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1. 1. Are You Afraid of The Dark? Addressing women’s fear of sexual violence as a Human Rights concern in Sweden

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Talina Marcusson; [2015]
   Keywords : bodily integrity; capability approach; violence against women; women’s rights; gender inequality; fear of sexual violence;

   Abstract : This study is based on the statistical finding that every tenth women in Sweden refrains to go outside alone in their own residential area when it is dark because they are afraid (BRÅ 2015:88) and strives to discuss this problem further. The purpose of this study is to argue that there is a need to address women’s fear of sexual violence as a human rights concern in Sweden. READ MORE