Essays about: "honor killing"

Found 3 essays containing the words honor killing.

1. 1. A comparative discourse analysis of honor-based violence in a Swedish media context

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

   Author : Fredrik Larsson; [2021]
   Keywords : honor-related violence; honor culture; Sweden; majority; minority; violence; honor killings; kvinnomord; hedersvåld; hederskultur; hedersrelaterat våld; hedersmord;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to highlight the complexity of honor-related violence and femicide in Swedish society and how it is represented in media based on who the victim and perpetrator is depending on ethnic and religious backgrounds. The thesis will be based on a comparative discourse analysis of forty Swedish media articles concerning honor killings (hedersmord) and femicide (kvinnomord) in Swedish translated to English. READ MORE

3. 2. State Responsibility for Eliminating Violence against Women with a Focus on Afghanistan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Marjillah Akbary; [2019]
   Keywords : Women Rights; State Responsibility; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Violence against women is a serious human rights violation and a major cause of reduced of life, distress, injury and death for female. According to World Health Organization, 1 in 3 women around the world experience physical or sexual violence, mostly by an intimate partner. READ MORE

4. 3. Dödlighet hos gepardungar

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Maja Jansson; [2015]
   Keywords : gepard; dödlighet; ungar; Acinonyx jubatus; cheetah; mortality; cubs;

   Abstract : Geparder minskar i antal och dödligheten hos ungarna är väldigt hög. Syftet med denna litteratursstudie är att ta reda på varför gepardungar dör och vad som är de största orsakerna. Geparder är utsatta för predatorer på två sätt; rovdjur kan stjäla deras byten eller döda geparder. READ MORE