Sexuality
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- Challenges faced by women and girls with disabilities in the Pacific
- ( D. Stubbs;S. Tawake / United Nations Development Programme , 2009)
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Women and girls with disabilities experience disadvantages and discrimination based on the combination of both disability and gender-based discrimination, known as ‘intersectional discriminat...
- Progressive transsexual laws in Iran lead to greater oppression
- ( R. Bahreini (ed) / Muslim World Journal of Human Rights , 2009)
- The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) punishes homosexuality with death but acknowledges transsexuality, and partially funds sex change operations. This article examines how this seemingly progressive st...
- Sexual and gendered violence in Argentina
- ( S. Elizalde / Women and International Development Center, Michigan State University , 2008)
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Institutional violence directed against young people in Argentina has involved a specific dimension of sexual and gendered violence. This article analyses some of the ideological effects and practi...
Preventing gender based violence in Kenya
- ( J. Crichton;C. N. Musembi;A. Ngugi / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2008)
- Intimate-partner violence involves multiple violations of sexual and reproductive rights, with devastating impacts on the health and wellbeing of those affected. This paper from the Institute of Devel...
- Empowering young women
- ( C. Ricardo;al et / Instituto PROMUNDO , 2009)
- Although there has been a significant amount of work done to promote women’s empowerment, most of it has been geared towards the experiences of adult women. This manual, part of an initiative ca...
Male attitudes to HIV-AIDS and health issues in South Africa
- ( D. Peacock;J. Redpath;M. Weston / US Agency for International Development , 2008)
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Although attitudes are changing, many South Africans of both sexes see men as superior to women and believe that men should dictate many decisions that affect health, including sexual decisions. A ...
- Identity and transgender in Peru
- ( G. Campuzano / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2008)
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Sexuality issues have gained considerable discursive space in the last two decades in the context of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. However this debate has largely framed men, both homosexual and heterosex...
- Supporting women human rights defenders
- ( Oxfam Novib , 2007)
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Women human rights defenders are women who defend human rights as well as those who defend sexuality-related rights. This guidebook is designed to support the ongoing process of enhancing the under...
Why is access to female condoms failing?
- ( Oxfam , 2008)
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Since the beginning of the HIV pandemic, many girls and women have struggled to protect themselves from infection, even when fully aware of the facts of HIV transmission. This report highlights how...
- Advocating a sexual and reproductive health agenda for Africa’s children.
- ( S.C. Thomsen / Child Rights Information Network , 2007)
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This report is an overview of the strategies children adopt for dealing with sexuality and relationships in the face of the HIV/AIDS scourge in sub-Saharan Africa. It is aimed at providing stakehol...
