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1. 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)

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Actuarial Injustice: Discrimination in Crime Prediction Software

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. A History Of Activism Of The Guamanian Women’s Social Movement: From The Fourth World Conference On Women In Beijing 1995 To Present

Lai, Breanna G.
2016
Theses
Women's rightsChamorro (Micronesian people)FeminismHuman rightsPolitical scienceWomen's studies

9. A Human Rights Based Approach to Trade: An Analysis of Labor Provisions in US Trade Agreements

Dalton, Jessica
2016
Theses
Commercial treatiesFree tradeLabor laws and legislationCollective labor agreementsHuman rightsPolitical scienceIndustrial relations

10. Aiding and Abetting Egypt: The Impact of U.S. Foreign Aid on Human Rights Conditions in Egypt from 2001 to 2010

Atanda, Oluwadamisi
2016
Theses
Democratization--International cooperationInternational relationsEconomic assistance, American--EvaluationHumanitarian assistance, AmericanHuman rightsPolitical science

11. 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

12. All Quiet on the Domestic Front The Household Exemption, Private and Public Spheres, and Social Media: The Third Theater of the Privacy Wars

Jackson, Gabriel
2014
Theses
Data protection--Law and legislationHuman rightsPolitical scienceInformation scienceLawEuropean Union directive on data protection (European Parliament)

13. 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

14. “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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

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

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

19. Blockchain as an Instrument for Human Rights Business Practice

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

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

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

21. 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

22. 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.

23. Choosing “Home”: Refugee Rights to Resettlement and Secondary Migration in the United States

Macchi, Victoria
2016
Theses
Refugees--Legal status, laws, etc.Emigration and immigrationHuman rightsPolitical sciencePeace

24. Civil Society and Blasphemy Laws Following the Arab Uprisings: Cases From Egypt and Tunisia

Williams, Alan
2016
Theses
Civil societyDemocracyBlasphemy--Law and legislationHuman rightsPolitical scienceNorth Africans

25. 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

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

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

27. Collective Identity and its Impact on Indian Farmer Movements

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

28. 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

29. 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

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

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

31. Concerning the persistent problem of sexual violence in the New York City subway system: Has the MTA shown discrimination against the female ridership?

Briggs, Nicola
2016
Theses
Sex crimesSubways--Safety measuresHuman rightsPolitical sciencePublic healthNew York City Transit Authority

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

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

33. Constitutionalizing Access to Health Care and Its Impacts

Huo, Jingru
2019
Theses
Human rightsRight to healthCivil rights

34. Constructing a Transnational Understanding of the New Sanctuary Movement

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

35. Convergence, Confusion, Conflation - An Analysis of the Intersection of Human Rights and Humanitarian Discourses

Comninos, Alexis
2016
Theses
Humanitarian assistanceHuman rightsHuman rights advocacyLawAmnesty InternationalHuman Rights Watch (Organization)International Committee of the Red CrossMédecins sans frontières (Association)

36. 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

37. Defining Statelessness: The Conception of the Definition and Why It Matters Today

Ustymenko, Kateryna
2013
Theses
StatelessnessStateless persons--Legal status, laws, etc.Human rightsPolitical scienceInternational law

38. 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

39. 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-

40. 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

41. 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

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

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

43. 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

44. 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

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

Douge, Taina
2020
Theses
Human rightsEthnic conflictImperialismSocial justiceTransitional justice

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

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

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

Richardson, Caitlin
2017
Theses
Human rightsSocial normsChild marriageCivil society

48. 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

49. 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

50. Freedom From Domestic Violence as a Human Right: Evaluation of the use of the Due Diligence Standard within Local Contexts across the United States

Houchins, Kristina B.
2016
Theses
Family violence--Law and legislationCriminal investigationHuman rightsPolitical scienceLaw