Human Rights Abuse and Deprivation of Childhood: A Case of Girl Mothers in Northern Uganda

2017 ◽  
pp. 227-249
Author(s):  
Sarah Kamya
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Northern Uganda ◽  
Human Rights Abuse

THE ROLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS IN PREVENTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND SEXUAL ABUSE IN JAMMU-KASHMIR CONFLICT

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Foday Yarbou
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Community ◽  
Theoretical Explanation ◽  
Territorial Disputes ◽  
Jammu And Kashmir ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
The People ◽  
Human Rights Abuse ◽  
United Nation

AbstractThe conflict between Jammu and Kashmir has acquired a multifaceted character. On one hand, the conflict involves national and territorial contestations between India and Pakistan, and on the other, it entails different kinds of human rights abuses and various political demands by religious, linguistic, regional, and ethnic groups in both parts. This article aims to portrait the images and human rights abuses meted on the people of Jammu and Kashmir. It also urges and pleads to India and Pakistan and all those countries who are taking part directly or indirectly in the territorial disputes or conflict in the region of Jammu and Kashmir to end the conflict. Human rights abuse such as torture, rape, sexual harassment, murder, and unnecessary killings of the people of this region were all condemned by the author of this article. He further requests the international community such as the United Nation to take a bold step in settling the conflict in that region by passing an effective resolution at the international level that will put an end to the conflict. In this article, the author uses a qualitative research method to explore different journals and write up of scholars in finding tangible solutions to the conflict in Jammu and Kashmir. The author also uses a theoretical explanation in the article. The result of this article intends to see that all the main concerning points raised in this write-up are fully considered and implemented by the United Nation in bringing peace and stability in the region of Jammu and Kashmir. Conflict in this region has become a worrying issue in the international community and the necessary steps should be taken to bring it to halt.

scholarly journals GOOD GOVERNANCE AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA: THE ROLE OF THE LEGISLATURE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
R K Salman
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
First Century ◽  
Modern Concept ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Level Of Functioning ◽  
Institutional Infrastructure ◽  
Human Rights Abuse ◽  
Effective Performance ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights

This article is intended to detail the extent of human rights abuse in Africa and broad conceptual issues of good governance and why it is needed in Africa. It commences with a belief that many African countries have been mis-ruled and as such needs good governance. It assumes that good governance on a continuing basis requires an effective institutional infrastructure and that functioning legislatures can help in that respect. It also contends that good governance and to a large extent some level of functioning democracy is related. The paper shows that effective legislature helps to sustain democracy where it exists and elsewhere help to democratize by fulfilling the promise inherent in the public’s right to be represented. If given necessary opportunity, representative institutions can connect people to their government by giving them a forum where their needs can be articulated. But to achieve this, cooperation of other institutional bodies are inevitable. Therefore, section I of the paper examines the African concept of human rights and chronicles the problems of Africa which is tagged violation of human rights and bad leadership. Sections II explores the concept of good governance, its genesis and what it entails. The section links human rights to good governance and states why it is needed in Africa. While section III explains the modern concept of legislature, what legislatures do, and how they do it. The section advocates for some mechanisms which will enhance effective performance of legislature. The paper concludes with a strong hope that the legislature can significantly impact on good governance and human rights if given cooperation by media, human rights bodies and other arms of government.

The Role of Information and Communications Technologies in Human Rights Monitoring and Advocacy

2010 ◽  
pp. 184-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Lannon
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Grassroots Organizations ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Human Rights Abuse ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Human Rights Standards ◽  
Tools And Techniques

This chapter analyses tools and techniques used to document human rights abuse. It outlines the opportunities and pitfalls associated with the use of information and communication technologies by human rights organizations, and it examines the importance of rigorous documentation to underpin human rights work. Tools developed to help grassroots organizations record usable and actionable information are contrasted with an initiative that actively involves citizens in the reporting of xenophobic attacks. The analysis shows that the tools and systems used to monitor human rights violations are essential to the effective implementation of human rights standards. It also shows that new technologies can empower ordinary citizens to become directly involved in awareness building and debate about human rights abuse.

Human Rights Litigation against Multinational Companies in Germany

2021 ◽  
pp. 254-277
Author(s):  
Miriam Saage-Maaβ‎
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
German Law ◽  
Multinational Companies ◽  
Collective Actions ◽  
Choice Of Law ◽  
Greenhouse Emissions ◽  
Human Rights Abuse ◽  
Injunctive Relief ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Legal Costs

Miriam Saag-Maaβ‎ reviews the potential for human rights and environmental cases against multinationals in Germany. Outlining the rules on jurisdiction as per EU and national law. The chapter discusses the application of the Rome II Regulation to choice of law and the potential relevance of overriding mandatory provisions of German law and the possibility of claims for impairment or interference with property including the injunctive relief to prevent flooding caused by greenhouse emissions in Lliaya v. RWE. It also outlines the elements for liability for corporate human rights abuse under section 823(I) BGB and for the omission to comply with safety duties, in particular the potential for claims against a parent or buying company for breach of a safety duty by subsidiaries and suppliers. It considers key issues arising in Jabbir v. KiK, including the application of the Pakistani law and outlines key barriers to justice relating to discovery, collective actions, recovery of legal costs and funding.

Transitional Justice

2018 ◽  
pp. 145-178
Author(s):  
Roman David ◽  
Ian Holliday
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Transitional Justice ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Political Prisoners ◽  
Historical Injustice ◽  
Half Century ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Political Determinants ◽  
Human Rights Abuse ◽  
Survey Experiments

Myanmar’s half-century of authoritarianism from 1962 to 2011 left a bitter legacy of gross human rights abuse and other historical injustice. One issue widely held by researchers to be a contributing factor to establishing a human rights culture and promoting democratization is dealing with the past. In this context, the chapter explores the demand for transitional justice in Myanmar, drawing on interviews with former political prisoners, surveys, survey experiments, and secondary sources. It reviews factors commonly associated with demand for transitional justice, examines the historical and political determinants of transitional justice in Myanmar, probes the authors’ surveys to investigate popular demand for transitional justice, uses interviews with former political prisoners to assess victims’ needs and their conception of justice, and connects a victim-centred approach with popular demand by examining support for transitional justice in light of experimental evidence simulating real-life resolution of historical injustice.

Introduction

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Shareen Hertel
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Grassroots Development ◽  
Economic Rights ◽  
Stakeholder Consultation ◽  
Business And Human Rights ◽  
Human Rights Abuse

This chapter provides an overview of the book, situating it as a contribution to debates in political science as well as business and human rights literatures. The puzzle central to the book is presented: Does the practice of “stakeholder consultation” contribute to fulfilling the economic rights of people who live in manufacturing communities integral to global supply chains? Why or why not, and under what conditions? This introductory chapter positions the book within broader scholarly debates over the nature of remedy for human rights abuse. It also explores why existing modes of consultation often fall short of addressing the underlying structural factors that perpetuate poverty in manufacturing communities globally (thus bridging literatures on the political economy of grassroots development and industrialization). The chapter previews the empirical contributions of the book—specifically, its engagement with multiple methods and multiple sources of data (e.g., historical, statistical, interview, and participant observation–based data) aimed at uncovering the challenges of stakeholder consultation in theory and practice. The chapter concludes by outlining the succeeding chapters briefly.

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