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1. '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-

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. “We’re Out Here Talking About Life and Death”: Reparations for Human Rights Violations in Vieques, Puerto Rico

Morgan, Ryan
2016
Theses
Reparations for historical injusticesLiability for human rights violationsHuman rightsPolitical scienceArmed ForcesLawUnited States. Navy

6. Welcoming the Unwelcomed: the Role of Portugal in the European Refugee Crisis

Matias, Bárbara
2017
Theses
Human rightsRefugeesAsylum, Right ofInternational relations

7. “We Are Human Beings:” Humanitarian Confinement, Refugee Bodies, and Human Rights

Surie von Czechowski, Aditi
2018
Theses
EthnologyAfricansHuman rightsHumanitarian assistanceRefugees

8. “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

9. Violations of women’s rights while countering terrorism as a threat to collective survival: A case-study of the right to participation

Kumskova, Marina
2017
Theses
Human rightsWomen's rightsTerrorism--PreventionPolitical participation

10. Vernacularization of CEDAW in the United States: Localization Process and Sustainability of CEDAW Instruments to Prevent and Combat Violence against Women

Chouinard, Michelle
2017
Theses
Human rightsWomen--Violence against--PreventionHumanitarian lawUnited Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

11. 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

12. Use of Rights Language at the International Criminal Court: A Revealing Closer Look at ICC Transcripts

Bailoun, Zeinab
2017
Theses
Human rightsInternational Criminal CourtLaw--LanguageLaw

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Uncontrolled Women: Coloniality, Human Rights And The Eradication Of Female Genital Mutilation In Kenya

Onsando, Aisha Kwamboka
2016
Theses
Female circumcisionCivilizationWomen's rightsHuman rightsPolitical scienceWomen's studies

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

Kim, Seo In
2020
Theses
Human rightsImmigrant childrenDetention of persons

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

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

19. Trauma and the Paradox of Asylum Seekers’ Credibility

Umberg, Jennifer
2017
Theses
Human rightsPsychic traumaPolitical refugees--Mental healthPolitical refugees--Legal status, laws, etc.Asylum, Right of

20. 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

21. Traditional Midwives a Link Between Cultural Rights and Women’s Rights

Flores, Marina Gonzalez
2017
Theses
Human rightsWomen's rightsMaya womenMidwivesMidwifery

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

Sieber, Alexander
2018
Theses
Human rightsDignityNeoliberalismSpirituality

23. Toward a Buddhist Philosophy and Practice of Human Rights

Kelley, Christopher
2015
Theses
ReligionPhilosophyHuman rightsBuddhismMādhyamika (Buddhism)Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations. General Assembly)

24. To Be Out and In: Influencing factors in the recognition of SOGI-based asylum claims in South Africa and Kenya

Kremin, Marijke
2017
Theses
Human rightsRefugeesRefugees--Government policyRefugees--Civil rightsRefugees--Social conditionsSexual minoritiesCivil rights

25. To Be Human in A Dehumanizing World: Black Lives Matter and the Human Rights Framework

Rohani, Maria
2017
Theses
Human rightsBlack lives matter movementRace relationsRacism--Political aspectsRacismAnti-racismSocial justice

26. The Voices of Street Educators Working for the Successful Trajectory of Girls in Street Situations: A Rights-Based Approach

Mills, Melody
2017
Theses
Human rightsStreet childrenStreet children--EducationStreet children--Services forGirlsGirls--EducationHomeless girlsGirls--Services for

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. The United States Response to Sex Trafficking Survivors

Brown, Patrice
2017
Theses
Human rightsHuman trafficking victimsVictims of crimes--Services forVictims of crimes--Government policy

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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)

33. The Right to No Longer be a Refugee: The Legal Empowerment of Syrian Refugees in Jordan

Mayer, Rachel
2016
Theses
Refugees--Legal status, laws, etc.Human rightsPolitical sciencePeace

34. 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

35. The rights of people with intellectual disabilities in the post-conflict context: Constructing a framework for inclusion

Galbraith, Heather
2016
Theses
People with mental disabilities--Social conditionsTransitional justiceSocial integrationHuman rightsPolitical scienceSocial structure

36. The Responsibility to Protect Indigenous Peoples: A Study of R2P’s Potential Application in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh

Halliwell, Shayna
2016
Theses
Indigenous peoples--Crimes againstResponsibility to protect (International law)GenocideHuman rightsPolitical scienceEthnology

37. The Rapid Development of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: The case study of Mexico City and its particularities for the advancement of rights

Manzur-Soda, Michel E.
2017
Theses
Human rightsCivil rightsSexual minoritiesGay rightsTransgender people--Legal status, laws, etc.Gay liberation movement

38. 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

39. The Mixed Race Experience in America: Double Exclusion

Cohen, Kimberly
2017
Theses
Human rightsRacially mixed peopleRacially mixed people--Civil rightsMinoritiesMinorities--Civil rightsMinorities--Social conditions

40. The (Mis)application of the Western Concept of “Resilience” to Non-Western Crises: South Sudanese Women as Case Study

Euber, Stephanie
2017
Theses
Human rightsResilience (Personality trait)South SudaneseWomen--Violence against

41. 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

42. 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)

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

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

44. The Harms of Orphanage Voluntourism: Misperceptions among Volunteers

Havens, Holly
2017
Theses
Human rightsVolunteer tourismOrphanagesOrphansVolunteers

45. 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

46. The Fight for a Right out of Sight: The Under-Prioritization of Attacks on Schools and the Lack of Accountability under the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism...

Shevell, Meaghan
2016
Theses
Children--Crimes againstWar (International law)SchoolsHuman rightsPolitical sciencePeaceInternational relationsUnited Nations

47. The Evolution of the 1267 Sanctions Regime: Challenges & Prospects

Marchetti, Rebecca N.
2017
Theses
Human rightsTerrorism--PreventionTerrorismTerrorism--Government policyDue process of law

48. 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

49. The Double-edged Sword of a Successful Securitization: the Trade Off of Human Rights for a Flawed Sense of Security? The Case of the Securitization of Refugees From Syria in Lebanon Since 2011

Khouri, Andrea
2017
Theses
Political refugeesHuman rightsPolitical refugees--Government policyPolitical refugees--Civil rightsRefugeesRefugees--Government policyRefugees--Civil rightsRefugees, ArabRefugees, Arab--Government policy

50. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers: a cooperative framework in Florida’s tomato fields

Lasio, Georgia Rae
2016
Theses
Labor laws and legislationSocial responsibility of businessHuman rightsPolitical scienceIndustrial relationsCoalition of Immokalee Workers

51. 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

52. The Art of Reconciliation in Rwanda

Shepard, Meredith
2019
Theses
African literatureComparative literatureReconciliationHuman rightsArt

53. The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development: A Turning Point in the Evolution of Women’s Reproductive Rights

Cerullo, Isadora
2013
Theses
International Conference on Population and DevelopmentReproductive rightsHuman rightsWomen's studies

54. Thailand in the 21st Century: Discriminatory Policies and Cultural Practices Force Tens of Thousands of ‘khun mae wai sai’ to Leave School Each Year

Kateratorn, Juthaporn
2017
Theses
Human rightsTeenage mothers--EducationTeenage pregnancy--Social aspectsEducational law and legislation

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. Teaching after a violent past: the secondary school history curriculum and a child’s right to education in present day Rwanda

Henry, Marina
2016
Theses
History--Study and teaching (Secondary)--CurriculaRight to educationHuman rightsPolitical scienceEducation, Secondary

57. Target Practice: On the Intersection of Race, Class, Gender, Public Housing, and “The War On Drugs”

Carpenter, III, George Edward
2016
Theses
Drug controlPublic housing--Government policyRace discriminationHuman rightsPolitical scienceSocial structure

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

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

59. 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

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

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

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

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

62. 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

63. Should religious and philosophical objections outweigh societal health and wellbeing? An analysis of the elimination of nonmedical vaccine exemptions in the United States

Vasanthan, Sivanthy
2020
Theses
VaccinesVaccines--Government policyMedical policyPublic health lawsHuman rights

64. 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-

65. Shed-DNA, Body Boundaries and Identity Rights for Argentina’s “Living Disappeared”

Bracken, Kathleen
2016
Theses
DNA fingerprintingIdentity (Philosophical concept)Dirty War (Argentina : 1976-1983)Human rightsPolitical sciencePhilosophyLatin Americans

66. Sexual Violence in Civil Wars: Strength, Organizational Control, and Rebel Groups

Thompson, Sarah F.
2016
Theses
Human rightsNational Patriotic Front of LiberiaInsurgencySex crimesPolitical science

67. Sexual Violence Beyond the War: Dismantling and Addressing Domestic Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Beya, Grace K.
2016
Theses
Family violenceSex crimesFamily violence--PreventionWar and societyHuman rightsPolitical scienceAfricans

68. Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by UN Peacekeeping Personnel: The Impact of Troop Contributing Countries’ Societal Norms

Nanji, Safiya
2017
Theses
Human rightsPeacekeeping forcesPolice misconductSex crimesUnited Nations

69. 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

70. Seeking Accountability for Rape Committed by Indian Armed Forces in Jammu and Kashmir: An International Law Perspective

Clark, Lauren
2017
Theses
Human rightsInternational lawRape as a weapon of war

71. SCOFFLAW: International Law and America’s Deadly Weapons in Vietnam

Garfinkel, Ariel
2017
Theses
Human rightsWomen and warInternational lawVietnam War, 1961-1975

72. Savings Groups: Integrative Services Spark Women’s Social Empowerment

Lawson, Kayla M.
2016
Theses
Women--Social conditionsMicrofinanceWomen--Economic conditionsHuman rightsPolitical scienceWomen's studiesEconomics

73. 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

74. 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

75. Revolution Shale Gas: The Right Energy Path?...

Frederiksen, Mette
2016
Theses
Hydraulic fracturingHuman rightsPolitical scienceEnvironmental engineering

76. Resourcing Global LGBTI Movements: Systems Philanthropy for Social Justice

Heman, Ryan
2017
Theses
Human rightsSexual minoritiesGay rightsTransgender people--Legal status, laws, etc.Intersex peopleSystem theory

77. (Ref)Using Human Rights: Indigenous Activism and the Politics of Refusal in Settler Colonial Contexts

Wyman-McCarthy , Timothy
2016
Theses
Indigenous peoples--Politics and governmentColonizationDecolonizationHuman rightsIndiansIndians of North AmericaHistory

78. Refugees Seeking Asylum Without Healthcare in the United States: Establishing International Guidelines for the Right to Emergency Medical Services

Minhas, Mandeep
2016
Theses
Refugees--Medical careAsylum, Right ofEmergency medical services--International cooperationHuman rightsPolitical scienceHealth services administrationMedical careEmergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (United States)

79. (Re)framing Sexual Violence in Prison (SVP)

Jones, Adam Stephen
2016
Theses
Sex crimesPrison violenceHuman rightsPolitical scienceLaw

80. Redefining State Sovereignty: International Tribunals and Human Rights

Fry, Carissa Rae
2016
Theses
International courtsSovereigntyResponsibility to protect (International law)Human rightsPolitical scienceInternational relationsLaw

81. Recognizing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as Persecution Grounds for Women Seeking Refugee Status and Asylum

Sahar, Hana
2017
Theses
Human rightsSex crimesSexual abuse victimsRefugees--Civil rightsRefugees--Government policyRefugees--Legal status, laws, etc.Women refugeesWomen refugees--Legal status, laws, etc.Women refugees--Government policyRefugees

82. Realizing the Right to Education for NYC’s Homeless Children: Identifying and removing barriers

Teall, Emily
2017
Theses
Human rightsHomeless children--EducationEducational equalizationEducation and statePublic schools

83. Race, Nationality and Anti-Haitianism in the Dominican Republic

Comenencia Ortiz, Valerie D.
2014
Theses
Haitians--Social conditionsHaitians--Legal status, laws, etc.Laws, etc. (Dominican Republic)Human rights

84. Pushing Boundaries: Islamic Feminism in Iran

Aslam, Fatima
2017
Theses
Human rightsFeminism--Religious aspects--IslamIslamMuslim women

85. Pure-istan: Identity, Secularism and Pakistan’s Contested Struggle: The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

Ahmed, Sania N.
2016
Theses
AhmadiyyaSecularization (Theology)Human rightsIslamic civilizationIslam--Customs and practicesReligionSouth Asians

86. Public Vs. Private: The Effect of Profit Seeking in Caring for America’s Mentally Ill Incarcerated Youth

Lunde, Gry Hanna
2016
Theses
Juvenile delinquents--Mental health servicesHealth facilities, ProprietaryMedical careHuman rightsPolitical scienceMental healthHealth services administration

87. Protection Vs. Empowerment: the State of the LGBT Child in Russia

Tereshonkova, Alexandra
2016
Theses
Sexual minority youthChildren--Sexual behaviorSexual rightsSex and lawHuman rightsPolitical scienceGay and lesbian studiesSexual minorities

88. 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

89. “¿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

90. 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

91. 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

92. Online Radicalization of White Women to Organized White Supremacy

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

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

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

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

2020
Theses
Human rightsCollective bargainingManagementWal-Mart (Firm)

95. “No Matter Which Socio-legal Regime is Put into Place, People Continue to Sell and to Buy Sex Wherever They Can”: A Comparative Analysis of the Relationship Between Prostitution Laws and Discourse

Zigel, Achinoam
2017
Theses
Human rightsProstitution--Law and legislationProstitution--Social aspects

96. 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

97. Natural Resource Control and Indigenous Rights in Bolivia’s Santa Cruz Department: Post-neoliberal Rhetoric and Reality

Howroyd, Hannah
2017
Theses
Human rightsSocial movementsNatural resources—ManagementIndigenous peoples--Civil rightsAgricultural industries

98. Muslim Integration in Europe: Stereotypical Views and Documented Facts

Popovici, Carolina
2016
Theses
Muslims--Social conditionsSocial integrationHuman rightsPolitical scienceInternational relations

99. 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

100. 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