Essays about: "religion and human right"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words religion and human right.

1. 1. “Make the (S)wedish Church Swedish Again” : Reflections on the relationship between Theology and Populism of the Sweden Democrats.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Adrian Smith; [2022]
   Keywords : Systematic Theology; Sweden Democrats; Far Right Populism;

   Abstract : The aim of this paper is twofold. Firstly, a systematic theology of the Sweden Democrats is reconstructed from the party’s party program (Valplattform 2021) and Swedish Church election pamphlet (En kyrka för Sverige). READ MORE

3. 2. Making the Right Choice: the polarized US abortion debate and its transnational implications

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Olivia Murdock; [2022]
   Keywords : Abortion; Social Movement; Pro-life; Pro-choice; United States; Transnational; Human rights; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The abortion debate in the United States has become increasingly polarized where the legality and morality of abortion is continuously discussed. This has given rise to an abortion movement and countermovement, commonly referred to as the pro- choice movement and pro-life movement. READ MORE

4. 3. The Right to Spiritual Health During a Pandemic : An Analysis from a Human Rights Perspective

   University essay from

   Author : Mona Gustavsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Church of Sweden; spiritual health; human rights; freedom of religion; capabilities; pandemic.;

   Abstract : During the pandemic of Covid-19 the restrictions changed the abilities of gatherings, so also for the members of the Church of Sweden, and questions arose from spokesperson of the Church of Sweden on the behalf of the members regarding injustice or discredit of the right of freedom of religion. This thesis handles how the restrictions affected the Church of Sweden, if there was any discredit for the freedom of religion and if people in Sweden found other alternatives during the pandemic to express spiritual life outdoors when there were limitations indoors for gatherings. READ MORE

5. 4. The White Supremacist Movement as a Threat to Freedom of Religion in the United States : An Analysis of Current Threats to Jews' Freedom of Religion and the Response of the Federal State

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Agnes Hornsved; [2022]
   Keywords : freedom of religion; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; ICCPR; critical race theory; the white supremacist movement; white supremacy; antisemitism; human rights; religionsfrihet; Internationella konventionen om medborgerliga och politiska rättigheter; ICCPR; critical race theory; vit makt-rörelsen; antisemitism; mänskliga rättigheter;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the impacts of white supremacy on Jews’ freedom of religion in the United States. In what ways is the American white supremacist movement a threat to Jews’ freedom of religion, and to what extent is the federal state protecting this right in accordance with Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)? By using the Legal Analytical Method, and by applying Daniel Ian Rubin’s approach to Critical Race Theory (CRT), this thesis finds that the white supremacist movement is threatening Jews’ freedom of religion in three main ways: through physical attacks, psychological intimidation, and economic effects. READ MORE

6. 5. A Cishet Man’s Poland : Compulsory Heterosexuality in Polish Legislation on Reproductive and Sexual Rights

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Lina Lodenius; [2022]
   Keywords : Abortion; compulsory heterosexuality; LGBTQIA ; Poland; queer theory; gender; gender studies; queer; EU; Europe; sexuality; ivf; surrogacy; in vitro fertilization; religion; human rights; ECHR; family; family rights; family law; LGBT; LGBT free zones; LGBTQIA; LGBTQ; right wing; populism; qualitative content analysis; thematic content analysis; genusvetenskap; genus; HBTQ; HBTQIA ; HBTQI; Polen; mänskliga rättigheter; abort; ivf; compulsory heterosexuality; queer teori; queer; ECHR; EU; Europa; europastudier; juridik; kvalitativ innehållsanalys;

   Abstract : This thesis analyzes how compulsory heterosexuality is present in Polish legislation on women* and trans* people’s reproductive and sexual rights. The aim of this study is to increase an understanding of how compulsory heterosexuality’s presence in legislation regarding reproductive and sexual rights can consequently affect women* and trans* people in practice. READ MORE