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Watching the watchmen : the defense and promotion of human rights by human rights defenders in local, national and international contexts and the protection of their activity
(2011)Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) have emerged as a single cathegory that includes all those who defend and promote human rights and other universally recognized rights and freedoms. The United Nations Declaration on Human ... -
Water and the Arab Uprisings: the human right to water and sanitation in post-transition Egypt
(EIUC, 2014-10)This thesis analyses the water and sanitation crisis through the human rights lens in the context of the Egyptian uprisings of 2011. It introduces a tripartite approach, the water – human rights – governance nexus offering ... -
We are all in this together: benefits and challenges of business-NGO collaboration on women’s rights for sustainable development
(2018)International corporations have become as powerful as many states around the world, but they often remain detached from respecting, protecting, and fulfilling human rights. In this thesis, engagement of a broader range of ... -
We are hungry in three languages : potentials for change in the 2014 uprisings in Bosnia-Herzegovina
(2014)Bosnia-Herzegovina has seen major uprisings and protests early this year. Parallel to a violent challenge to the power, a network of citizen assemblies, plena, has developed across the country, giving cause to the ... -
We must talk about the discourse : the changing European landscape : a critical discourse analysis of Danish law amendments from 2015-2018
(2019)The objective of this research is to gain understanding of the contemporary discursive landscape and the legitimation strategies used, when arguing in favour of laws and amendments which is criticized by the human rights ... -
Weak and traumatized: an examination of child soldiers after Lumbanga
(2014)The global focus on recruitment and use of child soldiers is dominated by a highly normative, rather than evidence-based, rhetoric advocating for the vulnerable and traumatized child victim. Against the Western conceptualisation ... -
A welcome reception? : a child rights-based analysis of the direct provision scheme for asylum seekers in Ireland
(2015)Direct Provision is a scheme in Ireland in which asylum seekers are accommodated in reception centres while awaiting determination of their refugee status. Over one third of such asylum-seekers are children, many of whom ... -
A well-being approach to human rights: broadening the recovery paradigm. Employing "happiness" for optimising post-traumatic growth and resiliency after adversity
(2012)This paper analyses how “happiness” can prove useful in providing solutions to resiliency, post-traumatic recovery, and access to a broader range of human rights. It argues for the importance of a paradigm shift away from ... -
West Papua and the paradox of plenty : a case study of one of the world's least known conflicts
(2016)The conflict in West Papua is frequently described as one of the world’s most forgotten conflicts. This thesis is made up of two research questions. The first question aims to understand if the conflict in West Papua has ... -
What is so scary about gender equality education in France? : analysing a French education program to promote equality and its consequences
(2015)This thesis analyse a French education program, which aims to further equality between girls and boys, to fight against sexist stereotypes and to promote at school critical thought concerning gender issues. The program ... -
What is the most appropriate transitional justice model in addressing historical human rights abuses? A comparative analysis of the experiences of Australia and the Republic of Ireland
(2019)Transitional justice as a restorative framework may be used to address past, endemic human rights abuses in both transitional and non-transitional contexts. Different forms of transitional justice mechanisms—including ... -
When a journey becomes a nightmare: states obligations related to trafficking in forced migrants. The case of Eritrean refugees falling prey to traffickers on their journey from Eritrea to and through Sudan and Egypt
(2016)As a result of increasing political oppression and gross human rights violations in Eritrea, many Eritreans clandestinely leave their country with the help of smugglers and their middlemen. While some Eritrean refugees ... -
When the battle continues : the (lack of) protection of LGBT asylum-seekers in the EU asylum system
(2016)This thesis gives an overview of the multi-fronted battle LGBT* asylum-seekers must often fight to receive protection from discrimination and violence. As an introduction, it discusses the kinds of homo- and transphobic ... -
When the EU funds meet the Charter of Fundamental Rights: on the applicability of the Charter of Fundamental Rights to EU funds implemented at the national level
(Global Campus, 2017)When does the Charter apply to Member States implementing EU Funds? This is the core question addressed by this article following the Poclava judgement, whereby the Court of Justice of the European Union (the CJEU) held, ... -
When the forest screams : the rights of nature and indigenous rights as a mutually reinforcing resistance platform for the indigenous peoples of the Ecuadorian Amazon
(2019)Indigenous peoples from the Ecuadorian Amazon have historically been dispossessed from their cultural heritage and ancestral territories. In the past, these actions have been justified by the need for natural resources ... -
"Where are the now" : listen(ing) to the children: a holistic perspective on children and youth participation
(2011)This interdisciplinary research study looks into the possibility of closing the gap between child rights ratification and rights implementations by proposing a holistic approach to children’s full and meaningful participation ... -
Who are we together if "we" are all different? : constructions of cultural diversity and the multicultural society in Dutch educational material
(2016)This thesis attempts to explore the ways in which cultural diversity and the multicultural society are constructed in educational material of Dutch high schools. The research was motivated by a) a growing interest by ... -
Who killed Mario Andrés? : Aggressions against human rights defenders in Colombia: is the protection framework working?
(2017)To what extent is Colombia’s protection programme effective in protecting human rights defenders in the post-demobilisation scenario? This is the main question that guides the content of the thesis are focused on the extent ... -
Who protects the Palestinians in Gaza? : analysis of the legal basis for responsibility of the international community and obstacles to its implementation
(2015)The question this paper addresses is “Who should protect the people of Gaza and on which legal basis?”.The question refers to the heated debate about the application of the Responsibility to Protect regime in Palestine in ...
