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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Sexual violence against women"”.
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Sexual violence against women in armed conflicts: towards a transitional justice perspective
… while their men were forced to watch. Then the women were held as the men were shot and bayoneted. Rape was being used quite deliberately as a weapon of subjection. As the women were being raped so were the Highlands. These women weren’t mothers and sisters like their own. They were savages, …
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Sexual violence against women and the criminal justice system's response in Malawi
Sexual violence against women is an endemic problem globally. In Malawi, about 21% of women have experienced sexual violence at some point in their lives. However, there is limited literature investigating how the Criminal Justice System (CJS) responds to these cases. This thesis explores this …
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(Re)Presentations of Sexual Violence Against Women: An Analysis of Media Reports of Rape
… problem with attitudes that blame the victim of sexual assault: these attitudes are widespread and show popular adhesion to assumptions about rape that have been criticized and combatted by feminists. These assumptions are known as “rape myths.” It is important to look at the role newspapers play …
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A Phenomenological Study on the Culture Within the U.S. Military That Contributes to Sexual Violence Against Women
Sexual violence within the U.S. military has seen a rise in the number of reported cases since first being tracked 17 years ago by the Department of Defense. There is no clear understanding of why this problem persists and why it affects women more than men. Existing research consists primarily of …
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'One Stop Centres' and state accountability for sexual violence against women: comparing service integration models in Kenya and South Africa
There is increasing recognition that sexual violence victims have multiple and complex needs, requiring the joint intervention of multiple sectors to generate a more effective response. As such, multi-sector collaborations that integrate health, legal and psychosocial support services are …
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A study of sexual violence in the digital age: Working with technology-facilitated sexual violence against women within sexual violence support services
… is growing on the use of technologies to sexually exploit, harass and abuse individuals, with the majority of studies focusing on the experiences of young people. Less is known about the experiences of adult women and the subsequent impact of these events. Addressing this gap in the …
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The effect of making the issue of 'violence against women' salient on the gender identity of women from the Western Cape : an experiment study
… of my interest in the identity of South Mrican women. A specific area of interest was which part of South Mrican women's identity was more salient- race or gender. Another specific area of interest, based on the proposition of social identity theory that different aspects of identity could be …
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WOMEN, IMAGE BASED SEXUAL ABUSE AND THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE
… physical, and social impact of image based sexual abuse (IBSA) on women’s everyday lives, and identifies some of the key policing and legislative issues which prevent women from achieving justice within the criminal justice system. In doing so, this study is the first and one of the largest …
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Masculinities and Sexual Violence among a Sample of Clients of Street Prostitutes
… study was to determine the predictors of violent sexual ideology among a sample of clients of street prostitutes. Despite the abundance of feminist theory and research on prostitution and sexual violence, very little research examines clients of prostitutes, who have many opportunities to …
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(Not so) Silent Survivors: A Qualitative Intersectionality Study on Asian American Women Survivors of Sexual Violence
Sexual violence against women is a pervasive public health concern that significantly impacts women’s physical and psychological well-being. Despite the well-documented harmfulness of sexual violence, there is a dearth of research examining sexual violence against Asian American women. This study …
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Born of war in Colombia: Narratives of unintelligibility, contested identities, and the memories of absence
… about people born as a result of war-related sexual violence in Colombia. I focus on the social processes through which these individuals have become part of the realities of the armed conflict that are apprehended by the Colombian government, human rights organisations and transitional …
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International Law on Women's Human Rights on the concerns triggered by the introduction of sex robots into society
… the international human rights instruments on women's human rights relates to concerns raised by sex robots. The focus is mainly on whether sex robots exacerbate harmful gender stereotypes or can be considered discriminatory against women. Furthermore, it is examined whether a State is …