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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Sexual and Gender-Based Violence"”.
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The Road Less Travelled: Exploring Socio-Spatial Barriers to Accessing Sexual-and Gender-Based Violence Support Sexual- and Gender-Based Violence Support Services in Rural Southern Ontario
This doctoral thesis, presented in a manuscript-based format, examines how geography, identity, and structure intersect to shape access to care for survivors of sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV) in rural Ontario. The dissertation explores three key questions: (1) How have geographic methods …
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The South African police service's response to sexual and gender-based violence: the experience of survivors
… government's attempts to address the scourge of violence against women and children, although laudable in theory, have not materialized as effectively as intended. The shortcomings of the South African Police Service (SAPS) as the first point of contact in the Criminal Justice System have …
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Gendered Violence: An Analysis of State Legal Accountability for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Amongst Refugee Women
<p>Sexual and gender-based violence is a rampant issue affecting women internationally. Its incidence is exacerbated by conflict and the disruption of social patterns caused by displacement. Refugee women are often at greater risk of violence, due to their transient status in their countries of …
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A new beginning: a case for establishing a sexual and gender-based violence truth commission in South Africa
Globally, civil society and the media have drawn increasing attention to alarmingly high sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and femicide rates. This is particularly true for South Africa, having hosted two presidential summits on the topic, having produced a national action plan (NAP) …
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From Trauma to Chronic Health: The Role of Stressors from Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Across Gender and Race.
North Carolina State University Theses Sociology.
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Sexual and gender-based violence and its effects on married women: A case of Ngombe compound in Lusaka district
Sexual and gender-based violence is not only a pervasive and extensive worldwide problem but also a human rights violation. This fact is acknowledged by the UN. This study was conducted from September to November 2013 in Ngombe Compound which is an unplanned settlement in Lusaka City of Zambia. …
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Sexual and gender-based violence and its effects on married women: A case of Ngombe compound in Lusaka district
Sexual and gender-based violence is not only a pervasive and extensive worldwide problem but also a human rights violation. This fact is acknowledged by the UN. This study was conducted from September to November 2013 in Ngombe Compound which is an unplanned settlement in Lusaka City of Zambia. …
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Much to be done: towards an effective transitional justice model for dealing with conflict-related crimes of sexual and gender-based violence
… human rights violations, including widespread and systematic sexual and gender-based violence. Several of these are currently grappling with the difficult issue of addressing the wrongs of the past while at the same time trying to secure a stable and democratic future. This study considers what …
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From Wronged to Rights: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Freetown, through the lens of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Sexual and gender-based violence against girls and young women is an entrenched and widespread problem in Sierra Leone. In this qualitative research, conducted in two Freetown slum communities, girls and young women faced sexual and gender-based violence in both their private and public spheres: in …
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"They Just Looked At Me Like I Didn't Matter"- The Experiences Of Assaulted LGBTQ+ Women With The Police
… that LGBTQ+ women are subjected to high rates of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). It is widely known that most victim-survivors of SGBV do not report it to the police and when they do, they usually have negative experiences, often due to the influence of myths and stereotypes on police …
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“Rape and GBV is part of the TRC's unfinished business!”: Illuminating a culture of impunity through tracing the legacy and collective memory of sexual violence in contemporary South Africa
The proliferation of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in South Africa has ranked it as one of the countries with the highest rates of violence against women in the world – with interventions to address SGBV failing dismally to do so. A cursory glance at this issue may reveal that South …
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Assessing South Africa’s rape laws against due diligence criteria
… rape laws, employing African feminist theory and international due diligence standards as analytical frameworks. The research explores the enduring influence of patriarchal biases in the South African judicial system and their disproportionate impact on female rape survivors, particularly …
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The Impact of State Violence on Women During the 22 Years of Dictatorship in The Gambia
<p>This thesis investigates the gendered dynamics of dictatorship in The Gambia by exploring the impact of state sanctioned violence on women during former President Yahya Jammeh’s twenty-two years of tyranny in the country. During the two-decade long brutal reign under Jammeh, Gambians from all …
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“I've never felt physically unsafe, but I've felt mentally and professionally unsafe”: Teaching Assistants' Affective Experiences with Safety and Student Incivility
… TAs perceive their labour to be safe or unsafe, and why. It also examined the impact of campus culture and sexual violence on perceptions of safety. TAs hold unique perspectives of the institution, as they as both employees and students and there occupy a “liminal” space. This research examined …
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Post-conflict gender-justice: access of women survivors of gender-based violence to the judicial system: a case study of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
… security systems resulting form the social and political troubles, exposes women to more violation of their human rights in the postconflict setting. During the last decade, the international community has employed noteworthy efforts to protect women from the effects of armed conflicts, and …
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Post-conflict gender-justice: access of women survivors of gender-based violence to the judicial system: a case study of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
… security systems resulting form the social and political troubles, exposes women to more violation of their human rights in the postconflict setting. During the last decade, the international community has employed noteworthy efforts to protect women from the effects of armed conflicts, and …
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The Securitisation of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in the United Nations Women, Peace and Security Agenda: The Case of Liberia, 2000-2013
This thesis explores the securitisation of sexual violence in the United Nations Women, Peace and Security agenda, drawing on the Liberian experience. This study is conducted through a critical discourse analysis of the resolutions adopted by the United Nations Security Council from 2000 to 2019, …
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Vulnerability and risk to HIV infection in Uganda: multilevel modelling of Uganda AIDS Indicator Survey Data
… 70 percent of all cases, 73 percent all deaths, and 70 percent of all new infections. Although some progress has been made in the response to the epidemic, major challenges remain. For example, even though new infections have been declining in some countries, these are being offset by increases …
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Refugee woman and the experiences of local integration in Nairobi, Kenya
… or legal label but also experiential. Understanding the concept refugee is very much an outcome of empirical enterprise which locates those who bear the refugee status in specific contexts. The study draws attention to cases of targeted rape, raids, exclusionary discourses epitomised by …
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Systematic Gender Violence and the Rule of Law: Aboriginal Communities in Australia and Post-War Liberia
The gender-agenda is borderless. Arguably, legal justice for Indigenous girls and women survivors of violence is unfair, inequitable, and sometimes arbitrary. Systematic violence against girls and women pervades cultures and societies; operates at three main levels: institution and state, …
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