ABSTRACT The study is based on investigating the relationship between freedom of speech and peace promotion among news paper in Hargeisa Somaliland. The study significantly sought to determine the demographic profile of the employees, determine the extent to which the level freedom of speech among selected media organization specially Jamhuriya, and hatuf, to determine the level of peace promotion that can be obtained through media organization specially Jamhuriya and Hatuf and lastly to es...
ABSTRACT This study undertook to identify the challenges in protection of refugee rights and security in the great lakes region and the study was a case study of Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. The study objectives were to identify factors that contribute to the abuse of refugee rights, to identify potential security threats to refugees, find out the effectiveness of the strategies used to reduce such abuses and to suggest policy recommendations based on research findings. It is from these obje...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to examine the prioritizations of peace and justice in the perspectives of the Darfur war victims at Aboushock Camp in the North Darfur. The main focus of the study is the peace and justice’s correlational factors, mainly to assess on the one hand the kinds of the crimes committed, who committed them, and to assess on the other hand, the perspectives of the war victims regarding passed negotiations on peace and justice issues, what their attitudes have bee...
ABSTRACT This research established Socio-Cultural Violence and Discrimination against Women in Somalia. As specific objectives this study was set; to identify the major forms of socio cultural violence and discrimination against women in Mogadishu, Somalia; to examine the causes of violence and discrimination against women in Mogadishu; To establish the effects of socio-cultural violence and discrimination on the women in Mogadishu Somalia and to Suggest the possible ways of minimizing socio-...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to make an investigation of the influence of democracy on promotion of human rights in Unguja Island Zanzibar. The study focused on democracy and rights to freedom of warship, expression and fair trial. The objectives of the study were to; establish the relationship between democracy and the right to freedom of religion, freedom of speech and expression and between democracy and the right to fair trial. The concern of the researcher was the violation of ...
ABSTRACT The study seeks to analyze the human rights advocacy for prisoners by human rights organizations in the context of Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission .It majors on the impact of human rights organizations in line with ZHRC’s decision to engage in such advocacy. It analyzes the strategic tools and plans implored by humanitarian organizations to fight for human rights particularly related to prisoners .The research address the gap in the literature by assessing the existence of human r...
ABSTRACT Despite numerous occupational health and safety interventions made in recent years, poor occupational health and safety practices are still prevalent in Ghana’s informal sector. This study therefore sought to explore the main health and safety issues faced by informal manufacturing sector workers in Cape Coast metropolis in order to suggest preventive and control measures. The study adopted the qualitative research design to study 10 workers each from the informal food processing,...
ABSTRACT In this study, the researcher examined bullying as a human right abuse in selected second cycle institutions in the Birim Central Municipality. To achieve this goal, the following questions guided the study. That is, what are the lived experiences of victims of bullying in Secondary Schools in the Birim Central Municipality? What are the effects of bullying experiences in Senior High Schools? and to what extent does bullying constitutes a violation of the fundamental human rig...
ABSTRACT During Prophet Mohammad’s Prophet hood, many reforms were enacted to address the place of women in a patriarchal society. One of such reforms is the limits placed on polygyny as stipulated in Qur’an 4:3 which limit it to a maximum of four wives. However in this twenty first century, recourse is not made to the stipulation that makes polygyny the exception rather than the rule. Using Mariama Ba’s So long a letter as a basis; the researcher endeavours to find out Muslim feminist ...
ABSTRACT One of the most important means people can take part in decisions that affect their lives and hold their elected representatives accountable is through elections. Conflicts in Africa have been largely intra-state with election issues as the causal core and have consequently claimed thousands of lives, raising challenges for the African Union (AU) and the international community. Ghana has conducted several successful elections since 1992, but the country continues to face many threat...