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political prisoners during the Chilean dictatorship (1973–1990) and that of the people detained within the context of the social protest of October 18, 2019. The methodology used for this study includes desk
should entail the establishment of legal frameworks that promote accountability for political actors and protect the rights of the poor. ... state action, not just in finely crafted policies but demonstrated by the political will of the State (Ekhator, 2019) . It is argued, and rightly so, that lack of awareness of human rights by the
a constructivist research philosophy to be engaged. Synonymous with the interpretivist philosophy, the constructivist philosophy is attributed to Max Weber and his concept of ‘verstehen’ meaning the ... Constitution which states that every woman has full and equal dignity of the person with men, and this includes equal opportunities in political, economic, and social activities. To that effect, this implies
for community and collective and political empowerment especially among vulnerable individuals and groups (Turner & Maschi, 2015) . The empowerment is also explained in the context that the ... District trading in commercial sex work is severely affected by the deepening poverty levels in Zimbabwe because of the decaying socio-economic and political environment. The research findings are similar
Rights and the two international covenants: The Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CPR) and The Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR). These place duties on governments to promote ... rare in modern UK political history. Following the 2010 General Election, a coalition of Conservatives and Liberal Democrats took office. The Coalition presented itself as a government formed in response
despite the 16% increase in the number of women elected to political offices from 2015 to 2023, women only represent 26.5% of parliamentary members (United Nations, 2023) . Most people are surprised to ... also changing communities and countries—the personal and the political (Global Fund for Women, 2023) . Gender equality will not exist until women and girls have rights to equal pay, education
provides suggestions for local and international practice. Mandatory lockdowns and movement restrictions created negative implications for women’s attainment of economic, social, cultural, political and ... women and girls’ rights in the political, economic and social spheres. For instance, the Universal Primary Education (UPE) programme increased the overall enrolment of women from 2.7 million in 1995 when
or, as we refer to them here, “environmental integrity mechanisms” (EIMs), which are designed to provide greater certainty about the resulting quantity of emissions. We propose three political economy ... political economy reasons—as well as one practical reason relating to international climate agreements—that EIMs are likely to be an important component of any politically successful carbon tax (or fee
or rights holders. Scholars in international law and the philosophy of law have identified five ways to derive the right to a healthy environment: from (1) civil and political rights; (2) economic ... can be considered human rights holders in general. This question has often been discussed in philosophy, international law, and political sciences (see for example Lohmann, 2012; Shue, 2015; Woods
altruism and a creative imagination that envisions better future lives for other North Korean people. Based on this, I propose altruistic political imagination (API) as a concept that captures North Korean ... practitioners who work with forced migrants and/or marginalised communities. Altruism; Altruistic political imagination; Human rights activism; Imagination; North Korean refugees Introduction This paper
isolation as a result of the lockdown. For healthcare providers worldwide, the epidemic poses numerous personal, professional, and political concerns (Banks et al., 2020) . Every nation carefully considers ... public debates or policy discussions in addressing the adverse impact of the pandemic. A study from Albania suggests that social workers ought to engage themselves more systematically in political spaces
impact on citizens and affected economic sectors failed due to a lack of political reform and the weak economic and social structures in place before the crisis. The Jordanian government should now ... Department of Political Science, The University of Jordan, The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Amman , Jordan Although the COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan was largely contained, the response of the Jordanian
Social Restrictions on socio-economic and socio-political rights and the government’s failure to overcome the Covid-19 outbreak with an interdisciplinary perspective. Findings from studies on the number of ... increased and expanded across regions and the country and affected the political, economic, social, cultural, defence and security lives, as well as community welfare in Indonesia (Cabinet Secretariat of the
following president Carlos Menem intended to make an olvido politico (political forgetfulness) (Jelin, 2001) . The first president issued two impunity laws and the following president, Carlos Menem, signed ... of dealing with the justice system, with important considerations around the reciprocal links between human rights, war crimes, and reasserting democratic order after a period of extreme political
” (IFSW, 2014, para. 8) , social work should provide leadership in times of increasing poverty, political tyranny, and violence. Denying people of their basic rights and humanity allows others to ... racial, social, economic, civil, political, and environmental justice. Actively confronting the discrimination and oppression of people who seem different from us is a core value in social work, one that
Cultural Rights. The main question is what impact does the right to social security have on socio-political action in Germany and Finland. The results of the analysis, which was based on the objective ... three-generation concept of human rights: the first generation is so-called civil and political rights, the second are social, economic and cultural rights and the third are collective human rights (cf
averse to their standing as economic actors within much broader configurations of political economy. Hence, our focus is purposively centred on their use of not only endogenous solutions to risk (proceeds ... not only survive but thrive in a harsh economic and political environment. For instance, the criminalisation of survivalist business enterprises, banning of street vending, coupled with the destruction
strengths that youth possess to resist even the most severe human rights abuses. I also write to show the inextricable political link between individuals and societal structures and systems and to challenge ... . White social workers must also reject political moderatism. In his Letter from Birmingham Jail, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote that the white moderate impedes Black liberation, even more so than white
(PVE) scholarship. Though the profession is referenced frequently in the PVE literature, it is dominated by those in psychology and political science. Few articles in major social work journals have ... reintegration process controlled by others. Traumatization is not a static event; it is a dynamic process that becomes more complex over time, and living with violent conflict in unstable political or social
taking place is a process of cultural mixing or hybridization across locations and identities” (p. 90). From a political perspective, Beck (2000) notes that globalization implies the weakening of state ... , cultural, social, and political gains that outweigh any negative consequences (Fukuyama, 1992) . Skeptics, however, argue that individual states still wield a great deal of influence and globalization is
