Essays about: "human rights defenders HRDs"

Found 3 essays containing the words human rights defenders HRDs.

1. 1. At Risk for Aiding the Vulnerable : A Critical Discourse Analysis on Legal Discourse for the Case of Protecting Human Rights Defenders

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Maria Mihail; [2023]
   Keywords : Human rights defenders; peaceful action; international law; protection; freedom of expression;

   Abstract : Abstract This study investigates the legal discourse in case law regarding the violation of freedom of expression for human rights defenders, in order to examine how they are represented by states and within an international legal framework. There are still gaps in research trying to explain how and why HRDs get prosecuted for their work of promoting and continuing the respect for human rights. READ MORE

3. 2. Human Rights Defenders in Colombia : Adaptive mobilization as a tool for territorial peace during the post-conflict

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

   Author : Robayo Serrano Maria Catalina; [2023]
   Keywords : human rights defenders HRDs ; adaptive strategies; peacebuilding; qualitative in-depth comparison; post-conflict; territorial peace;

   Abstract : While existing literature has made significant contributions on violence against human rights defenders (HRDs), there remains a gap in understanding local perceptions, leadership roles, responses to violence, and their impact on collective action for peacebuilding. This research investigates the role of HRDs in promoting territorial peace in post-conflict Colombia, addressing the question of which type of HRDs mobilization strategy increases the likelihood of territorial peace during the post-conflict. READ MORE

4. 3. Support and protection for Human Rights Defenders : To what extent can the international instruments and their corresponding mechanisms provide support and protection for HRDs, especially those that are submitted to criminal prosecution within the national legal systems?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Virginia Matamoros Alas; [2016]
   Keywords : Human Rights Defenders; Guatemala; Support; Protection;

   Abstract : This study has aimed at examining the nature and function of the support and protection that is offered and provided to human rights defenders trough a selected few international as well as regional human rights instruments and mechanisms, among them the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders as well as the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court on Human Rights. In order to conduct such a study in a fairly limited and concrete way a number of cases were selected of human rights defenders who have undergone or are currently undergoing criminal prosecution and are incarcerated in Guatemala. READ MORE