Essays about: "circumcision."

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  1. 1. The effects of female genital mutilation among teenage girls and young women in Nigeria.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Rita Keredei; [2022]
    Keywords : Female Genital Cutting FGC ; Non-governmental organisation NGO ; perception; legislation; awareness; Gender-Based Violence GBV ; practice; UNICEF; World Health Organisation WHO ; traditional; women; health; girls; circumcision.;

    Abstract : Female genital cutting is a problem that has taken several dimensions and continues to be practiced despite enormous efforts and resources invested by governments,non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other stakeholders to ensure that the practice is discontinued worldwide. This study was conducted with the primary objective of assessing the views and perceptions of NGOs on the practice of female genital cutting in Nigeria. READ MORE

  3. 2. The experienced limitations on the right to religious freedom for Jews in Sweden : A critical study on the fulfilment on the right to religious freedom in a secular state

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Olivia Ekesand; [2022]
    Keywords : Judaism; Religious freedom; Discrimination; Antisemitism; Human Rights Limitations; Jewish Identity; Jewish Practices; Kosher; Circumcision; Israel-Palestine;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to answer, if and what, limitations Jews experience in a secular state such as Sweden. To answer this question this paper was made through a qualitative method and through the theory about “the other” by Kevin Kumashiro. READ MORE

  4. 3. The importance of including femalegenital mutilation into medical education : A qualitative study on Swedish universities midwifery program

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Elin Jansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Female genital mutilation; education; migration; gender; women´s health; violence against women; circumcision.;

    Abstract : This thesis will investigate to what extent the midwifery programme atselected Swedish universities is including the issue of female genitalmutilation (FGM) into their education and curriculum. This is an importantsubject to do research on since a lot of existing literature on the topic showsthat midwives in Sweden are seriously lacking in knowledge regarding thepractice of FGM. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Religious Practice to Circumcise Boys – Who’s Right Will Prevail? Balancing Child and Parental Rights Under the ECHR.

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

    Author : Linnea Jakobsson; [2021]
    Keywords : folkrätt; public international law; EKMR; ECHR; religionsfrihet; freedom of religion; barns rättigheter; child rights; autonomi; autonomy; manlig omskärelse; male circumcision; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Den religiösa seden att omskära pojkar är mycket omdiskuterad. Den ena gruppen ställer sig bakom föräldrarnas rätt till religionsfrihet, den andra ställer sig bakom pojkars rätt till kroppslig autonomi och religionsfrihet, det vill säga rätten att inte bli omskuren. READ MORE

  6. 5. Abolishing Female Genital Mutilation by Cultural Renewal? : An assessment of Alternative Rites of Passage in Kenya

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Franciska Reinholds; [2021]
    Keywords : Alternative rites of passage; female genital mutilation; female circumcision; Kenya; institutional bricolage;

    Abstract : Many attempts have been made to eradicate female genital mutilation over the past decades, yet the sustained practice continues to be a risk for women’s health and agency. In Kenya, an intervention with increasing proliferation is the alternative rites of passage. READ MORE