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1. Accessing the Human Right to Education: The Contributions of Non-Formal Education for Refugees on the Greek Island of Lesvos

Schiro, Tiffany
2020
Theses
Human rightsRefugees--Social conditionsRefugees--EducationMarginality, Social

2. A Comparative Analysis of Mandatory Arrest and Police Response to Domestic Violence in Torrington, CT, and New York, NY

Fogle De Souza, Rachel
2020
Theses
Human rightsFamily violencePoliceArrest

3. Afghan Women in Governance: Balancing Politics and the Predicament of Vernacularization of Human Rights Discourse on the Ground

Yousafzai, Neelab
2020
Theses
Human rightsAfghansWomen's rightsEqualityWomen politiciansTwenty-first century

4. An Analysis of Intergenerational Transmissions of Cultural Knowledge from Resettled Somali Bantu Women to Their Children in Buffalo, New York

Bailey, Madison Taylor
2020
Theses
Human rightsBantu-speaking peoplesWomen refugeesImmigrants--Cultural assimilation

5. A Postcolonial Analysis of the Genocide Convention With Reference to the Lived Experiences of the Palestinian People Under Settler Colonial Rule

Bell, Claudia Laurel
2020
Theses
Human rightsImperialismGenocideIndigenous peoples--Social conditionsMarginality, Social

6. Collective Action Behind Bars: Examining the Conditions Under Which Incarcerated Individuals Strike

Crutchfield, Candice Nicole
2020
Theses
Human rightsStrikes and lockouts--PrisonsPrisonersSocial movementsPrison riots

7. Comparison of immigration laws and remedies for victims of human trafficking in Poland and Italy

Kacprzak, Oliwia
2020
Theses
Human rightsHuman smugglingHuman trafficking--Law and legislationEmigration and immigration law

8. Conflict in Eastern Ukraine: War, Displacement, and National Identity

Dodson, Mark
2020
Theses
Human rightsRefugees--Social conditionsPeaceEconomic stabilizationWar

9. Domesticated: The Right to Education for Domestic Workers in Tanzania

Mpango, Bwiza
2020
Theses
Human rightsGirls--EducationRight to educationHousehold employeesChild laborSexism

10. Doubly Deviant? An Examination of Reentry Services for Crossover Youth Exiting the Justice System in New York City

Padmanabhan, Kavya
2020
Theses
Human rightsJuvenile justice, Administration ofHalfway housesDeinstitutionalizationFoster home care

11. Emerging Voices: How Transitional Justice Can Transform the Congolese Diaspora into Agents of Change

Douge, Taina
2020
Theses
Human rightsEthnic conflictImperialismSocial justiceTransitional justice

12. From a Nation’s Secret to Pillars of Social Movements: “Comfort Women” at the Crossroads of Nationalism and Feminism

Park, Se Won
2020
Theses
Human rightsSlaveryNationalismFeminismSocial movementsJapan. Rikugun

13. Human Rights and Art Activism: The US-Mexico Border

Seyal, Mira
2020
Theses
Human rightsRefugeesArt--Political aspectsArtists--Political activity

14. "It’s Not a Ghost. It’s Right There": The Twilight Zone of Lesbian and Bisexual Women, Intimate Partner Violence and Research Possibilities

Morris, Sarah
2020
Theses
Human rightsIntimate partner violenceFamily violenceLesbiansBisexual womenHomophobiaSexism

15. Mapping Violence Along the Balkan Route: The Tensions Between Humanitarian Assemblages, Securitization Policies, and the Experiences of Refugees and Migrants

Charney, Laura
2020
Theses
Human rightsRefugeesImmigrantsViolenceHumanitarianismHuman smuggling

16. Non-union Organizing at Walmart: Governance Structures and Worker Perception

2020
Theses
Human rightsCollective bargainingManagementWal-Mart (Firm)

17. Out with the Old, In with the New: Youth-Led Approaches to Transitional Justice from Tunisia

Robinson, Lawrence
2020
Theses
Human rightsYouth--Political activitySocial movements--Political aspectsTransitional justiceTwenty-first century

18. Rome II Regulation and Liability of Multinationals for Human Rights Violations in Third Countries: Irreconcilable Differences? The Public policy exception to the application of the "host countries" legislation under Rome II Regulation

Pérez Adroher, Ana
2020
Theses
Human rightsLiability for human rights violationsTort liability of corporationsEuropean Court of Human Rights

19. Sexual Abuse of Children in U.S. Schools: A Case Study of Presentation High School

Ronco, Alexandra
2020
Theses
Human rightsChild sexual abuseHigh schoolsTeacher-student relationshipsCatholic high schools

20. Shepherding the Student Lambs to the Wolves of Wall Street: The Human Rights Implications of the Privatization of the College Loan Program in the United States

Weir, Megan
2020
Theses
Human rightsStudent loans--Government policyPrivatizationDebtClinton, Bill, 1946-

21. The Attitudes and Perceptions of Emirati Employers Towards Domestic Workers as Deserving Rights Holders

AlZaabi, Sarah Salem
2020
Theses
Human rightsHousehold employeesWork--Moral and ethical aspects

22. The Downfall of Commercial Surrogacy in Mumbai: Disparities in Wealth and Education, and the Persistence of Traditional Gender Roles

Trahan, Claudia
2020
Theses
Human rightsSurrogate mothers--Moral and ethical aspectsPatriarchySex roleMothers--Social conditions

23. The Lebanese Legal System’s Contribution to Child Marriage

El Kobrousli, Nadine
2020
Theses
Human rightsChild marriage--Law and legislationRefugeesWomen's rightsSyrians

24. The Migrant Caravan in Mexico: Refuge or Transit? Analysis of Local Attitudes towards Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Mexico

Birkl, Noura Lea
2020
Theses
Human rightsRefugeesAsylum, Right ofImmigrantsTwenty-first century

25. The Road to Rights: Protecting On-Demand Workers in the United States Gig Economy

Pitlik, Viktoria
2020
Theses
Human rightsLabor laws and legislationFederal governmentUber (Firm)

26. The role of Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council in atrocity prevention

Rossetti, Clarissa
2020
Theses
Human rightsAtrocitiesWar crimesGenocideUnited Nations Human Rights Council

27. The Unsolved Legacy of Forced Labour during World War II in Asia

Lee, Juana Wai Sum
2020
Theses
Human rightsForced laborWorld War (1939-1945)War reparationsShin Nihon Seitetsu Kabushiki Kaisha

28. Unaccompanied Alien Children in the United States: Apprehension, Detention, and Post-Release

Kim, Seo In
2020
Theses
Human rightsImmigrant childrenDetention of persons

29. Understanding the Security Community in Thailand: How to Improve Human Rights Education for Thai Security Personnel

Dumkhum, Napat
2020
Theses
Human rightsArmed ForcesMilitary educationLaw enforcement

30. When “Self-Sufficiency” Is Not Sufficient: How the American Refugee Resettlement System Fails to Protect and Fulfill Refugees’ Social and Economic Rights

Renfroe, SaraJane
2020
Theses
Human rightsRefugeesImmigrants--Civil rightsUniversal Declaration of Human Rights

31. 'You Arrogant Racist, We are All Darfur': Human Rights Protests as Nation-Building in Sudan

Latif, Dena
2020
Theses
Human rightsRevolutionsProtest movementsTwenty-first centuryBashīr, ʻUmar Ḥasan Aḥmad, 1944-

32. Assessing Attitudes of Syrian-Armenian Refugees toward Redress and Justice in Post-Conflict Syria

Baghdassarian, Anoush
2019
Theses
Human rightsCivil War (Syria : 2011-)ArmeniansMinorities--Legal status, laws, etc.Transitional justice

33. Bodies of Civility: Exploring Menstrual Experiences of Women in Beijing, China

Jiang, Meng
2019
Theses
Human rightsMenstruationMenstruation--Social aspectsStigma (Social psychology)

34. Children Born of the ISIL Conflict in Iraq

Gill, Lilly
2019
Theses
Human rightsChildren and warRefugee children--Legal status, laws, etc.StatelessnessRegisters of births, etc.

35. Clinical Trans/Aesthetics: the Knowledge Re/production of Transgender Womxn who Exchange Sex

Mintzer, Benjamin I. J.
2019
Theses
Human rightsTransgender peopleTranssexualsSex workersQueer theoryCritical theory

36. Comparing and Contrasting Korean and Japanese Government Responses to Sex Trafficking

McFarland, Siri Kim
2019
Theses
Human rightsHuman trafficking--Law and legislationLaw enforcementEconomic interest groupings

37. Constitutionalizing Access to Health Care and Its Impacts

Huo, Jingru
2019
Theses
Human rightsRight to healthCivil rights

38. Constructing a Transnational Understanding of the New Sanctuary Movement

Nadadur, Sandhya
2019
Theses
Human rightsHumanitarian assistanceRefugees--Services forSocial movementsSocial movements--International cooperation

39. Despite Haiti Abolishing Slavery, Why is The Restavek System Still in Place?

Vidal de la Pena, Lucia
2019
Theses
Human rightsChild slavesChild laborChildren's rights

40. Getting to What Matters: The ICERD, Racism in the United States, and the Moral Language of Human Rights

Torero, Sebastian
2019
Theses
Human rightsHuman rights--Moral and ethical aspectsRacismRace relations--Moral and ethical aspectsInternational Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1965 December 21)

41. How have recent human rights and legal innovations regarding sexual and gender-based violence been interpreted by International Criminal Court prosecutors?

Errington, Claire
2019
Theses
Human rightsInternational criminal lawSex crimes--Law and legislationBemba (African people)International Criminal Court

42. Human Rights in Humanitarian Policy: Dissecting the Catalysts and Barriers to Employing a Human Rights-Based Approach in Drafting Menstrual Health into the Sphere 2018 Handbook

Amoakoh, Sydney
2019
Theses
Human rightsHumanitarian assistanceMenstruationFacebook (Firm)United States. National Security AgencyNew York (N.Y.). Police Department

43. Human Rights in the ‘Green New Deal’ Narrative: Grassroots Climate Activism and Constructions of Human Rights in ‘Creative Social Praxis’

Precht-Rodriguez, Zina
2019
Theses
Human rightsHuman rights--Social aspectsClimatic changes--Law and legislationEnvironmental justice--Political aspectsGreen movement

44. Human Rights in the Space of No Longer and Not Yet State Actors, NGOs and the Refugee Camp in Samos

Sisto, Elisa
2019
Theses
Human rightsPolitical refugeesNon-governmental organizationsRefugees--Civil rightsRefugee camps

45. In the Vernacular: Indonesian Women’s Rights Activists Challenging the Anti-Pornography Bill

Hellman, Isabel
2019
Theses
Human rightsWomen political activistsHuman rights workersPornography--Law and legislationHuman rights--Cross-cultural studies

46. Listening to the Girls of Benin City: Human Rights, Trafficking and Victimhood in the Italian Sex Industry

Riva, Sofia
2019
Theses
Human rightsHuman traffickingHuman trafficking--Law and legislationSex workersImmigrants

47. Moving Past the Stigma?: The Narrative of Menstruation in Wash and MHM Organizations

Miller, Victoria
2019
Theses
Human rightsMenstruationStigma (Social psychology)Women--Health and hygiene

48. Moving Towards a More Inclusive Reintegration: The Case of Demobilized Afro-Colombian Girl Child Soldiers

Nguyen, Kenny
2019
Theses
Human rightsVeteran reintegrationChild soldiersAfrican American girls

49. North Korean Women and Victimhood: Selling Legitimacy and Shaping Advocacy

Hong, Yoona
2019
Theses
Human rightsWomen--Crimes againstWomen refugees

50. Online Radicalization of White Women to Organized White Supremacy

Badalich, Savannah
2019
Theses
White supremacy movementsWomen, WhiteSocial mediaRadicalizationGender identity--Political aspectsHuman rights

51. Our Vulnerable Privacy: The Effects of Ubiquitous Techno-Surveillance Programs on Sociological Expectations of Privacy

Choksi, Madiha Zahrah
2019
Theses
Human rightsPrivacyElectronic surveillanceDigital communications--Social aspects

52. Rhetoric to Reality: The Participation of Refugees in Gender-Based Violence Programs in Dadaab

Cronin-Webb, Morgan
2019
Theses
Human rightsWomen--Violence againstWomen refugees--Services forWomen refugees--Social conditionsWomen--Violence against--Government policyDadaab Refugee Camp

53. Socially Engaged Art and Human Rights: a Critique of Legalism

Porter, Dakota
2019
Theses
Human rightsSocial practice (Art)Law

54. State-by-State Abolition of Juvenile Life without Parole Sentences in the United States since Miller v. Alabama (2012)

Kim, Gina
2019
Theses
Human rightsJuvenile correctionsCriminal justice, Administration ofParole

55. Technoethics and Human Rights: The Metaethical Implications of Crisismapping and the Right to Privacy in Post-Disaster, Post-Conflict Scenarios

Rodgers, Nicole
2019
Theses
Human rightsEmergency managementEmergency management--Data processingPrivacy, Right ofComputer security

56. The Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill: Nigeria’s Track Record of its Commitment to Women’s Rights

Mohammed, Amal
2019
Theses
Human rightsWomen's rightsEquality before the lawInternational obligations

57. The Maria da Penha Law and the Media: Understanding the Adoption of Human Rights Norms on Domestic Violence in Brazil

Wilbraham, Marina
2019
Theses
Human rightsFamily violence--Law and legislationFamily violence--Public opinionHuman rights in mass mediaLei no. 11,340, de 7 de agôsto de 2006 (Brazil)

58. The Press as a Pawn: An In-Depth Study of the Impact of the 2011 Arab Uprisings on Press Freedom Restrictions in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Beiter, Katie
2019
Theses
Human rightsArab Spring (2010-)Freedom of the pressGovernment and the press

59. The Right to Family: Bringing Human Rights to Bear on Racial and Socioeconomic Discrimination in the U.S. Child Welfare System

Silverman, Tessa
2019
Theses
Human rightsChild welfareRace discriminationDiscrimination--Social aspectsFamily policy

60. The Role of Human Rights in Reducing Maternal Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa Approaches of Development NGOs

Guerra, Laura
2019
Theses
Human rightsMothers--Mortality--PreventionNon-governmental organizationsWomen's rights

61. The San Francisco Housing Crisis (1985–2015): How Policies Have Ignored the Human Right to Housing with Suggestions for a Remedy

Rambo, Obai
2019
Theses
Human rightsRight to housingHousing policyHousing

62. Unpaid care work and women’s economic empowerment from a rights-based approach: A case study of the Dominican Republic

Dominguez Cisneros, Lucia
2019
Theses
Human rightsUnpaid laborCaregiversWorking mothers

63. “Water Is a Human Right” – Exploring the Paradox of Framing Water as a Human Right in a Hostile Political Climate

Kozikis, Sabrina
2019
Theses
Human rightsRight to waterHuman rights workersWater resources development--Citizen participation

64. Women’s Empowerment Through the Lens of the Private Sector: Are Corporate Gender Initiatives A Sustainable And Effective Development Tool From A Human Rights Perspective?

Sattar, Tanya
2019
Theses
Human rightsEmployee empowermentSocial responsibility of businessWomen

65. Abortion as a Human Right in the United States: Exploring the Role of CEDAW Cities in Challenging the Hyde Amendment

Pierson, Jessica
2018
Theses
Human rightsAbortion--Law and legislationWomen's health servicesConstitutional lawUnited Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against WomenConvention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979 December 18)

66. Actuarial Injustice: Discrimination in Crime Prediction Software

Ciccolini, Julie
2018
Theses
Human rightsDiscrimination in criminal justice administrationCriminal behavior, Prediction ofCriminal justice, Administration ofComputer software

67. Brown Vs. Brownsville Why Today’s Black Activists Are Challenging The School Desegregation Paradigm

Moreno Coplon, Jacob
2018
Theses
Human rightsSchool integrationBlack powerBlacks--EducationBlacks--Political activity

68. Deportation Under Obama and Trump: A Contrasting Examination of Immigration Legislation and Their Real and Perceived Impact Under Different Administrations

Roe, Stephanie
2018
Theses
Human rightsEmigration and immigration--Government policyDeportationEmigration and immigration lawObama, BarackTrump, Donald, 1946-

69. Development with culture and identity and regional Human Rights bodies: a comparison on the concept of development adopted by decisions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the African Commission and Court on Human and Peoples Rights in light of indigenous-peoples’ self-determined development.

Pecora, Luiz Henrique R.
2018
Theses
Human rightsInternational lawCity planningIndigenous peoples--Civil rights

70. Evaluating the Effects of Possible Religious Incitement to Discrimination on the Human Capabilities of Khawaja siras in Pakistan

Paul, Omair
2018
Theses
Human rightsPakistanisDiscrimination--Religious aspectsGender identity

71. Human Rights in Non-International Armed Conflicts

Malek-Ahmadi, Pegah
2018
Theses
Human rightsArmed ForcesHumanitarian lawWar

72. Interrogating Impact: A Critical Analysis of Donor Support for Projects supporting Women in Afghanistan

Yari, Gaisu
2018
Theses
Human rightsCharitiesWomen--Social conditionsWomen--Charities

73. Navigating the System: How LGBTQI Youth Who Engage in Exchanging Sex Seek Support

Hanser, Raviva S.
2018
Theses
Sexual minorities--PopulationHuman rightsSexual minority youthProblem youthGay youth--Services forMinority youth--Services for

74. “¿Por qué Migrar? Porque Quise Correr y Volar”: An Exploration of Women’s Motivations for Mexico-U.S. Migration

Altamirano Marin, Jacqueline
2018
Theses
Human rightsWomen immigrantsEmigration and immigration--Social aspectsMexican American women

75. Preventative or Performative? Assessing the Role and Intention of the UK’s ‘Hostile Environment’ Since 2010

Weisz, Adam
2018
Theses
Human rightsEmigration and immigration lawCivil rightsPolitics and government

76. Silencing “Breaking the Silence”: The Israeli government’s agenda respecting human rights NGOs activism since 2009

Dembin, Ido
2018
Theses
Human rightsArab-Israeli conflictFreedom of speechNon-governmental organizationsDemocracy

77. Special Operations Forces: Guardians of Human Rights and Our Constitutional Legitimacy

Heitz, Michael Paul
2018
Theses
Human rightsConstitutionsSpecial operations (Military science)Human rights--Philosophy

78. Tamil Eelam: Inevitably a Dream? Tamil Nationalism and the Right to Self-Determination

Sivanayagam, Shibanee
2018
Theses
Human rightsSelf-determination, NationalTamil (Indic people)Nationalism

79. Towards Spiritual Dignity, Opting Out of Neoliberalism’s Cultural Imperialism

Sieber, Alexander
2018
Theses
Human rightsDignityNeoliberalismSpirituality

80. Translating Intercultural Bilingual Education into Practice: The Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Mexico City

Quezada, Marial
2018
Theses
Human rightsIndigenous peoples--Civil rightsEducation and stateMulticultural educationEducation, Bilingual

81. Turkey under Emergency Rule: Politicized Terrorism Prosecutions and Criminalized Dissent

Zingg, Genevieve
2018
Theses
International law and human rightsHuman rightsTerrorismDissentersPunishment--Public opinionAuthoritarianism

82. Unsustainaburger: SDGs and the links between migrant labor, industrial livestock, and the environment

Manucci, Iame
2018
Theses
Human rightsMigrant LaborFactory farmsEnvironmental degradationSustainable developmentSustainable Development Goals

83. Valuing Vigilance: Confronting the role of Canadian mining companies in resource colonialism in Guatemala, an analysis of the viability of human rights impact assessments in operationalizing the right of Indigenous peoples to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)

McNabb, Chase
2018
Theses
ImperialismMining corporationsHuman rightsIndigenous peoplesLand use

84. White-collar Gender Discrimination in China: How legal system fails to protect women’s employment rights?

Zhang, Yiruo
2018
Theses
Human rightsSex discrimination in employmentSex discrimination against women

85. Accountability for the Human Right to Sanitation in South Africa’s Informal Settlements: Strategies of Civil Society Organizations

Ambrecht, Jaclyn
2017
Theses
Human rightsSanitationCivil societySquatter settlements

86. A Gender Analysis of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Health System Reform: An Opportune Moment to Build a Just and Inclusive Health System

Bilsky, Christine
2017
Theses
Human rightsMedical careHealth care reformWomen's health services

87. Airbnb’s Complicity in Human Rights Violations in Israel’s West Bank Settlements

Riegelhaupt, Rachel
2017
Theses
Human rightsArab-Israeli conflictInternational law and human rights

88. “An Autistic Man Lives Here Cops No Excuses… Oh Yes He Is Black Too”: Cognitive Disability, Race and Police Brutality in the United States

Abramov, Elinoam
2017
Theses
Human rightsPolice brutalityDiscrimination against people with disabilitiesRacismCognition disorders--Patients

89. Beyond Linear Transition(s) to Justice: Intra-Urban Displacement and Transmission of Memories in Medellin, Colombia

Fischer, Anna Rahel Eva
2017
Theses
Human rightsInternally displaced persons

90. Bits of Life: Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Improve the Livelihoods of Refugees

Pakzad, Roya
2017
Theses
Human rightsRefugees--Economic conditionsRefugeesInformation and communications technologies

91. Blockchain as an Instrument for Human Rights Business Practice

Graham, Amanda
2017
Theses
Human rightsBlockchains (Databases)Business logistics

92. Collective Identity and its Impact on Indian Farmer Movements

Edwin, Renita
2017
Theses
Human rightsGroup identityFarmers--Political activity

93. Conceptualizing Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Interpreting Interpretations of FPIC

Petkar, Ishita
2017
Theses
Human rightsIndigenous peoplesIndigenous peoples--Government relationsIndigenous peoples--Civil rightsCivil rights

94. Deconstructing Pakistan’s education policy within the Gender and Development Framework: The cases of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Kazi, Aasiya
2017
Theses
Human rightsEducation and stateGirls--EducationCivil rights

95. Democratizing National Security: Implications of Human Security Framework on Human Rights and Civil Society in the Republic of Korea

Kim, Yoo Jin
2017
Theses
Human rightsNational securityCivil societyHuman security

96. Education for Human Rights: How a Refocusing of the Right to Education Can Magnify its Impact

Fukumoto, Lauren Ryoko
2017
Theses
Human rightsEducation--CurriculaRight to education

97. Empowering Women’s Labor Mobilization in Cambodia: The Role of Global Enterprise

Rullo, Matthew
2017
Theses
Human rightsClothing workersFreedom of associationInternational business enterprises

98. Ending Child Marriage in Malawi: A Gatekeepers Approach to Changing Norms

Richardson, Caitlin
2017
Theses
Human rightsSocial normsChild marriageCivil society

99. Food Politics in the US: A Case Study of Civil Society Discourses around the Right to Food

Klotz, Christine
2017
Theses
Human rightsFood securityRight to foodFood relief--Political aspectsFood banks

100. Green Governmentality: China and the Environmental Politics of Pastoralism

Pierre, Naika C.
2017
Theses
Human rightsForced migrationTibetansEvacuation of civiliansCommunism