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Open Letter on MLK Day About Human Rights Violations in Honduras [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide.
International Labor Rights Forum   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Masculinities on the Continuum of Structural Violence: The Case of Mexico’s Homicide Epidemic [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Through the theoretical lens of a “violence continuum” we explore how, in many of the most marginalized areas of Mexico, global and regional historical and contemporary structures have shaped and constrained men’s ability to achieve the hegemonic ...
Gamlin, JB, Hawkes, SJ
core   +1 more source

"But the law won't help us":challenges of mobilizing Law 348 to address violence against women in Bolivia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Drawing on findings of an original 12-month ethnographic study, this article presents the challenges that Bolivian women face in accessing a new law that has been designed to protect them, Law 348 to "Guarantee Women a Life Free from Violence." Data ...
Rogers, Ashley
core   +3 more sources

Death Threats and Attempted Femicide in the Context of Domestic Violence in Portugal

open access: yesSocial Sciences, 2022
Domestic violence is a serious problem in Portugal, affecting mainly women. The significant number of femicides in the context of intimate partner violence has been showing not only the severity of the crime, but also the necessity to reinforce ...
Sofia Neves   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Comparative Analysis of the Critical Resilience and Gender Equity of Mothers Impacted by Albinism: Promising Practices From Tanzania and South Africa

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
Women bear the brunt of human rights violations faced by persons with albinism. Our ethnographic study showed that critical resilience comes about through social relationships, collective practices, and identities present in communities (local and national). We identified six promising practices in Tanzania and South Africa to strengthen gender equity.
Sheryl Reimer‐Kirkham   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

The unsaid in Corazón de Kaláshnikov by Alejandro Paéz Valenzuela. Characters, causalities, parataxis.

open access: yesLiteratura Mexicana, 2015
A stylistic analysis of Corazón de Kaláshnikov (2009) by AlejandroPáez Varela highlights that the novel is extremely elliptic: the focalization of thecharacters is external, the causal relations are implicit and the style is very muchparatactic.
Kristine Vanden Berghe
doaj   +1 more source

A Body Speaks: State, Media, and Public Responses to Femicide in Guatemala

open access: yesLaws, 2021
In 2008, Guatemala passed the Law against Femicide and Other Forms of Violence against Women, establishing the gender-based killing of women (femicide) as a unique crime. Since then, over 9000 Guatemalan women and girls have died violent deaths.
Erin Beck, Amir Mohamed
doaj   +1 more source

Toward a feminist geo‐legal reading: US country‐of‐origin information in asylum adjudication

open access: yesArea, Volume 58, Issue 2, June 2026.
Abstract In this article, we offer what we call ‘a feminist geo‐legal reading’ of documents used in spaces and practices of law. Legal cases and decisions are often based on different legal and non‐legal documents, including laws, explanatory memorandums, testimonies, medical reports, and so forth. In contemporary asylum adjudication, country‐of‐origin
Malene H. Jacobsen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research and prevention of femicide across Europe [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Includes Contents, Acknowledgements, Notes on editors, Figures and tables.Femicide is the intentional killing of women and girls because of their gender.
Weil, Shalva
core  

Psychopathological profiles of inmates convicted for femicide, other familial homicides, or attempted homicides

open access: yesJournal of Forensic Sciences, Volume 71, Issue 3, Page 1304-1313, May 2026.
Abstract Femicides and family‐related homicides represent a significant concern, with over 50% of homicides occurring within the family setting. This study aimed to explore the complex factors, including psychological aspects, behind such crimes, focusing on a sample of inmates incarcerated for homicide, attempted homicide, or femicide.
Biancamaria Treves   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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