Women’s Role in Violence and UN Women, Peace, and Security Agenda by Çağlayan Başer

“…These reasons encompass assessing: 1) women’s contributions to armed organizations, 2) their exclusion from post-conflict rehabilitation programs, 3) the limited visibility of human rights violations by women and the underrepresentation of male civilians as victims, and 4) “saving vulnerable women” rhetoric as a justification for Western power involvement. …”
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Spending blood for oil in Nigeria: a frame analysis of Shell’s neutralisation of acts that led to corporate-initiated state crime by Enes Al Weswasi

“…Accusations have been levelled against Shell for liability for human rights violations, but the company has denied responsibility. …”
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President Erdogan’s Discourse on the Kurdish Issue by Ayşe İrem Aycan Özer

“…The state authorities acknowledged Kurds as a distinct ethnic minority, admitted the previous human rights violations, and tried to make up for past mistakes. …”
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The essence and significance of ensuring the independence of the prosecutor’s office in Ukraine by O. M. Shumilo

“…It is determined that the importance of ensuring the independence of the prosecutor's office is due to the following factors: prevention of political influence on the investigation process, which ensures the objectivity and integrity of justice; improves the effectiveness of the fight against corruption and crime; acts as an additional guarantee of protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens, since an important task of the prosecutor's office is to ensure legal equality, combat human rights violations and protect the interests of society as a whole; ensures increased public confidence in justice and the system of law enforcement.…”
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Safeguarding Fishermen's Livelihoods: A Human Rights Approach Against Coastal Reclamation by Toar Neman Palilingan, Josepus Julie Pinori, Natalia Lana Lengkong, Ahsan Yunus, Donna Okthalia Setiabudhi

“…On one hand, it offers significant economic benefits to the state, but on the other hand, it poses a risk of human rights violations, particularly for coastal fishermen. …”
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“The state has a debt to us, it ended our dreams, our life projects”: Reconstructing life projects after torture by Anne Sønneland

“…Discussion: The concept of “life project”, originating from the inter American Court of Human Rihgts, is useful for grasping how peoples’ lives are impacted by imprisonment and torture, and has become part of the legal consciousness of persons affected by serious and systematic human rights violations in Peru.…”
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Medicalização do parto: a apropriação dos processos reprodutivos femininos como causa da violência obstétrica by Kenia Martins Pimenta Fernandes, Carlos Mendes Rosa

“…The discussion proposed in this article is the result of a qualitative research based on a bibliographic review, with the objective of uncovering the historical outline of the process of medicalization of childbirth, verifying its influence in the appropriation of female reproductive systems and the consequent reduction of women’s autonomy over their own bodies, and of pointing out women’s humans rights violations that have occurred since then that must be recognized as obstetric violence. …”
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Prevention of domestic violence against the elderly by O. O. Volodina, T. M. Malynovska

“…Domestic violence is one of the most common forms of human rights violations. Illegal actions against a family member are in most cases accompanied by acts of aggression, humiliation and abuse. …”
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The Role of Concerned Countries in the Effectiveness of Unilateral Sanctions (Relying on the Unilateral Sanctions of the United States of America Against Iran) by Ahdieh Zangi Ahrami, Ahad Bagherzadeh, Hamid Azizi Moradpour

“…So far, most of the books and articles written in the field of sanctions have examined sanctions and human rights violations from the point of view of the sanctioning country, and limited research sources have also examined sanctions from the perspective of the target countries and third countries. …”
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The Tensions between Ukuthwasa and Labour Laws in South Africa: A Human Rights-Based Approach by Stewart Lee Kugara, Melisa Mutsa Chawaremera

“…A critical human rights-based analysis, reveals that the failure to balance cultural rights with workplace obligations can lead to significant human right violations, including unlawful dismissals or infringement of religious and cultural freedoms. …”
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The Role of Commissions of Inquiry in Advancing Socio-economic Transformation: Traversing through the Limitations by Norless Zibele Nodangala

“…The paper examines how commissions of inquiry have handled systemic issues, including corruption, economic inequality, and human rights violations. This paper will explore the potential for future policy formation and execution based on the impact of their recommendations. …”
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Strengthening Human Rights Protection in Nigeria: Safeguards Under the Police Act 2020 by Ugochukwu Godspower Ehirim, Morrison Ossai, Patrick Chukwunonso Aloamaka, Nwanneka Flora Ehirim

“…It identifies factors which have contributed to inefficient policing and ever-increasing cases of human rights violations by the police and recommends sticking with the extant legal reforms for a better Nigeria Police Force. …”
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MILITARY RULE WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM: THE GAMBIA’S EXPERIENCE OF COMBINING THE INCOMPATIBLES UNDER THE AFPRC/ APRC ADMINISTRATIONS (1994-2017) by ABOUBACAR ABDULLAH SENGHORE

“…They accused the military government of serious human rights violations, abuse of rule of law, suppression of the Media, frequent and irrational hiring and firing of judges and top civil servants. …”
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Civil substantive and procedural legal means of securing reparations for Ukraine by O. G. Bortnik

“…The author identifies the types and role of legal immunities and amnesties as means of reconciliation, their conditions of implementation and application in relation to the effectiveness and availability of reparations for gross human rights violations and war crimes. The forms of reparations that should be guaranteed to victims for the relevant crimes have been investigated. …”
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Zionism and Academic Hegemony: The Intersection of Power, Knowledge, and Suppression in the United States Universities by Mehmet Rakipoğlu

“…This manipulation often serves to marginalize, silence, or delegitimize critical perspectives that oppose or challenge Israeli policies and actions, especially those related to the occupation of Palestinian territories and human rights violations. This paper analyzes certain instances highlighting these dynamics, such as the rescinded job offer to Steven Salaita at the University of Illinois following his criticism of Israel’s genocide in Gaza on social media. …”
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Retrospective of Human Rights Activities of the World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations by I. V. Periv

“…In addition, SFUZHO actively draws the attention of the world community to human rights violations in Ukraine. The organization acts as an initiator and participant of international conferences, protest actions, publications in international media and advocacy campaigns in leading world institutions. …”
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LEGAL ASSESSMENT OF RUSSIAN CRIMES IN UKRAINE by Andrukhiv O.

“…The purpose of our research is to form a legal assessment of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, including on the basis of the historical retrospective of human rights violations that took place in the Soviet era. …”
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Prosecutor as a Subject of Guaranteeing Human Rights in Ukraine by V. V. Chumak

“…Thus, it can be stated that the prosecutor as a subject of guaranteeing human rights in Ukraine must take all necessary and possible measures to prevent any human rights violations, i.e. the creation of such conditions, when other public authorities will respect human rights, and in case of their violation – the prosecutor immediately responds to all such manifestations and takes measures to prevent violations of human rights and freedoms. …”
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Information Access and Promotion of Human Rights: A Case Study of High Court Kabale Municipality. by Akwasiibwe, Bonitah

“…The study results on the state of access to information and promotion of human rights at the High Court in Kabale Municipality were; availing of information through constitutions, provision for the timely processing of requests for information, provision of the right to truth about human rights violations and ensuring inaccessible laws under the principle of ignorance of the law is no excuse. …”
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Navigating ethics in HIV data and biomaterial management within Black, African, and Caribbean communities in Canada by Rusty Souleymanov, Bolaji Akinyele-Akanbi, Chinyere Njeze, Patricia Ukoli, Paula Migliardi, Linda Larcombe, Gayle Restall, Laurie Ringaert, Michael Payne, John Kim, Wangari Tharao, Ayn Wilcox

“…Their worries centered on the handling of biological samples, data misuse, potential human rights violations, HIV criminalization, deportations, challenging consent, privacy, and bodily autonomy principles. …”
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