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  1. 11. Approach, Adjust or Avoid? : A descriptive case study on how women human rights defenders in Colombia cope with political violence

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Karin Carlsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Colombia; Women human rights defenders; coping strategies; political violence;

    Abstract : Violence targeting politically active women is increasingly researched and recognised as a barrier to gender equal political participation. Previous studies on political violence targeting women have tended to focus on women in formal politics and mostly on the prevalence of violence rather than the impact it has on actors who continue to navigate violent political contexts. READ MORE

  3. 12. Without women there cannot be real peace: A study on Colombia’s feminist activisms for peace

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

    Author : Alicia Rijlaarsdam; [2020]
    Keywords : Colombia; Feminism; Gender; Implementation; Peace negotiations; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The 2016 peace agreement between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) is said to be the most inclusive peace deal in history. This study explores how feminist organisations for peace view and acted on the peace accord, the changed gender discourse, and its current implementation. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Silencing of the Lamb : a critical conceptual study of subjectivity, right–holders, and human rights

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Morgan Björö; [2019]
    Keywords : Subjectivity; Human Rights; moral rights; the animal; interest; Other; Other– as–subject; language; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : It is widespread human doxa that moral concern towards the animal is less important than what we direct towards our fellow human–beings. The animal is avowedly less rational, less susceptible to pleasure, and less capable of creating meaningful interactive relationships, or so widely accepted at least. READ MORE

  5. 14. Is the Democratic Space Shrinking? - Human Rights Implementation in Viet Nam : A Case Study of the Democratic Space for Civil Society in Viet Nam

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Pearl Mulkerrins; [2018]
    Keywords : democratic space; shrinking space; human rights; human rights defender; civil society organisation; Vietnam;

    Abstract : The democratic space for civil society has become a topic of significant international debate. Particular concern has been raised toward a worsened situation for human rights defenders and civil society organisations. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Right to Freedom of Association of Human Rights Defenders in Cambodia: Implications of the Law on Non-Governmental Organizations and Law on Unions of Enterprises

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Boravin Tann; [2016]
    Keywords : Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : .... READ MORE