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Islamist violence vs. counter-terrorism policies: a reciprocity of human rights violations : an emphasis on media as an agent (Case of Charlie Hebdo)
(2015)
Muslims’ lives have changed drastically since the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York. A US-led war on terror was waged to fight terrorism that threatens the peace and security of the world. ...
The role of national human rights institutions in ending impunity for human rights abuses during conflict: the case of Nepal
(2015)
Building on a case study of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Nepal, the thesis shows that the NHRC, in particular, and National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), in general, play a very important role in ...
Preventing human right violations in the global garment industry : analysing the case of corporate social responsibility and its further development
(2015)
The paper examines the global garment industry and the evolution of human rights protection in this industry through the use of corporate social responsibility (CSR). An analysis is made on the main human rights issues ...
A cry for help : the role of state and non state actors in human rights in Karamoja Uganda
(2015)
The people of Karamoja have gone through a lot of human rights violation in the past, present, therefore this is an in depth analysis on their culture, and underlying causes of their violations. They are also of indigenous ...
The donor ‘human rights’ schizophrenia : aid cuts for human rights violations or the high costs of having good intentions
(2014)
This thesis is devoted to challenging the idea that human rights violations should be a reason to cut foreign aid. While the issue is regarded as a matter of individual donor policy, if any, some provisional theoretical ...
From war crimes to organized crime: evolving international jurisdiction for human rights violations and the new Kosovo Court
(2017)
The measures and efforts the international community has implemented to prosecute, punish and prevent egregious human rights violations indicate a committed desire to evolve criminal jurisdiction to close impunity gaps ...
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 ...
L'enfer des autres : cosmopolitan memory and gross human rights violations in the world
(2016)
This study marks a first attempt to investigate on the relation between memory and Human Rights. More specifically it aims to find out more about the relation between cosmopolitan memory and Gross Human Rights Violations ...
Bodies in protest: understanding self-harm in immigration detention
(2016)
Self-harm in immigration detention is more than just a symptom of mental ill-health. This thesis argues that it should instead be seen as a form of communication – an act of resistance and protest by detainees in the face ...
Managing global economic crimes as human rights violations in a worldwide perspective : a study of the money laundering process in the international market
(2014)
The thesis provides an overview of the challenges brought about by money laundering in the present globalised world. The policies led to date at the international level for fighting economic crimes present shortcomings in ...