Violence

When I Dare to be Powerful - Sex Worker Oral Herstory

Год: 
2010

Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) created this document as a way to provide context for the sex worker rights movement by sharing the life stories of sex workers with others, in their own words, allowing them to share their dreams and experiences with others to help them better understand sex workers, and to help other sex workers find the value and power in their own experiences. Chapters include stories of sex workers, a guide to risk management tips for sex workers to have safer work lives, and a sex workers pledge.

Appendix B - Integration of the Human Rights of Women and the Gender Perspective: Violence Against Women

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Год: 
2000

Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, on trafficking in women, women's migration and violence against women, submitted in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 1997/44.

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From Russia With Love? Newspaper Coverage of Cross Border Prostitution in Northern Norway, 1990-2001

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Год: 
2001

This article examines national news reports on prostitution of Russian women in northern Norway between 1990 and 2001. Applying critical discourse analysis, the author shows how this particular type of cross-border, rural prostitution is represented as sexual transaction, as a sociopolitical problem (of public order, public health, social/moral breakdown and stigma), and as a symbolic issue used to legitimize stricter border controls. Images of prostitutes, pimps and customers are also discussed.

Trabajo sexual y violencia contra las mujeres: ¿Visiones utópicas o batalla de los sexos?

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Год: 
2001

En el movimiento social para construir un discurso de ‘violencia contra las mujeres’ y sensibilizar a la sociedad sobre algunos tipos de maltrato que antes no eran reconocidos, se ha llegado a un momento en que el objetivo se centra en definir crímenes y aplicar castigos. Mientras sí constituye un progreso concientizar sobre la violencia y la explotación para intentar impedir que se cometan delitos, espero mostrar que el énfasis actual en la disciplina está lejos de una visión utópica y que existe la posibilidad de abordar soluciones más humanas.

Olvidar la Victimización: Los Migrantes Como Protagonistas

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Год: 
2003

injusticia y el sufrimiento. No planteo ninguno de éstos en este ensayo. Tampoco

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