Essays about: "lgbt rights"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 36 essays containing the words lgbt rights.

  1. 16. Fear and Loathing in the Iron Closet: The right to freedom of assembly for LGBT rights activists in the Russian Federation, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, and the role of the Moscow Patriarchate in the invention of “gay propaganda” legislation

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

    Author : Simon Andersson; [2018]
    Keywords : public international law; human rights; human rights law; echr; ecthr; european court of human rights; council of europe; european convention on human rights; lgbt rights; lgbt; lgbtq; lgbti; lgbt ; russian orthodox church; moscow patriarchate; freedom of assembly; pride; gay propaganda; moldova; ukraine; russia; russian federation; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The Iron Closet has always been deep, and although never leading to Narnia it has on occasions had the potential to be a one-way ticket to a forced labour camp. After the decline of the Soviet Union, however, the Western world rejoiced; the second parenthesis had been set out and we now lived in the main narrative again where everything ought to make sense. READ MORE

  3. 17. Transnationalism, an idea of human rights approach to violence against vulnerable groups (case study LGBT communities in Uganda)

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Peter Obenga; [2018]
    Keywords : Transnational networks; LGBTI communtities; social networks; human rights activism;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the development of transnational human rights activists’ networks and how they operate and influence LGBTI human rights activist networks in Uganda against violence on the Ugandan LGBTI communities. The case study, employs semi structured interviews to investigate, how transnational networks are used as a mobilization too in promoting LGBTI human rights in Uganda. READ MORE

  4. 18. Today's problem does not have to be tomorrow's concern : A qualitative study about social conditions the organization Young Queer Alliance works under to monitor and secure their rights

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Sandra Gnanzi; Cecilia Öberg; [2017]
    Keywords : LGBT; power; inclusion exclusion; social mobilization; human rights; social sustainability;

    Abstract : This bachelor thesis in sociology is based on participatory observation and interviews in Mauritius done by two Swedish students who are studying Social change and social sustainability at the University of Halmstad. The aim of this study was to understand the social conditions that affect the organization Young Queer Alliance and their work to monitor and secure human rights regarding discrimination against sexual orientation in Mauritius today. READ MORE

  5. 19. What are the systematic needs andexperiences of LGBTQ humanitarian workers?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Iain McLellan; [2017]
    Keywords : LGBTQ; Gay; Lesbian; Bisexual; Transgender; Queer; Homosexuality; Culture; Religion; Heteronormativity; Sexual Orientation; Disclosure; Policy; NGOs; UN; Agencies; International; Humanitarian; Data; Diversity; Institutional Support;

    Abstract : This thesis is the product of the author’s personal experience as a gay person working in the humanitarian sector who has experience of the challenges faced in countries of conflict and in countries where the rights of LGBTQ people are not assured. LGBTQ people have specific needs that are documented through research, highlighting the risks they face while working in high risk locations. READ MORE

  6. 20. LGBT Representations on Facebook : Representations of the Self and the Content

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Yawen Chu; [2017]
    Keywords : LGBT; Self-representation; Media-representation; Facebook; Identity; Power;

    Abstract : The topic of LGBT rights has been increasingly discussed and debated over recent years. More and more scholars show their interests in the field of LGBT representations in media. However, not many studies involved LGBT representations in social media. READ MORE