Essays about: "human rights-based approach"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 63 essays containing the words human rights-based approach.

1. 26. Access to Justice for Young Refugee Women in Nakivale Refugee Settlement : A Human Rights-Based Approach

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Johannes Larsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Access to justice; Refugee women; Human rights-based approach; Refugee Welfare Committee; Nakivale refugee settlement; Uganda.;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates young refugee women’s experience of the process of seeking access to justice for cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Nakivale refugee settlement in Uganda. A Human Rights-based Approach (HRBA) is chosen as an analytical framework to help conceptualise access to justice and to recognise Uganda’s commitment to refugees. READ MORE

3. 27. Girl Empowerment and Child Marriage: Empowering girls to prevent and end child marriage in Zambia

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Namwiinga Chitempa; [2018-07-23]
   Keywords : Child marriage; Empowerment; girl child; significance.;

   Abstract : Child marriage is human rights violation that violates the rights of a girl child and robs her of her innocence. It is a widespread social problem that cuts across the globe. The purpose of the research was to investigate the significance of using empowerment as a strategy towards preventing and ending child marriage in Zambia. READ MORE

4. 28. A Human Rights Based Approach: An Option for Attaining Sustainable Development in Cameroon

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Peaceful B. Mbeng; [2018-03-15]
   Keywords : Human Rights; Human Rights Based Approach; Sustainable Development; Collective participation to decision-making; Non-Discrimination;

   Abstract : This dissertation discusses the importance of human rights to the attainment of development. All human rights are indivisible, whether they are civil and political rights, such as the right to life, equality before the law and freedom of expression; economic, social and cultural rights. READ MORE

5. 29. Human Rights Cities: Local Governance or a Way of Life? - A study of the historical conception of human rights cities and their progressive potential in promoting a more inclusive and participatory human rights paradigm today

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Sofie Viborg Jensen; [2018]
   Keywords : Sociology of Human Rights; Critical Theory; Human Rights; Local Governance; Community Development; Cities; Human Rights Education; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In a time where political populism and critiques against the international human rights paradigm has resulted in a global backlash against global governance systems, including human rights, the thesis sets out to explore the notion of human rights cities as a prospective mean to confront contemporary social challenges related to social inclusion and participation. The thesis relies on an emerging human rights-oriented sociological framework, emphasising a critical tradition, which view human rights as relevant for the study of welfare policies and management. READ MORE

6. 30. Agenda 2030 for sustainable development and the role of companies : A human right based approach to sustainable development

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Mikaela Engwall; [2018]
   Keywords : Non-state actors; Private sector; Human rights; Human rights-based approach; Sustainable development; Corporate responsibility; Multi-stakeholder approach; Agenda 2030; Sustainable development goals; SDG Compass; United Nations; Human rights obligations; Idea analysis;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the understanding of human rights in Agenda 2030 and the role of companies by adopting a human rights-based approach to sustainable development. It applies a qualitative idea analysis of the primarily material where central concepts are operationalized by constructing a model of analysis based on dimensions. READ MORE