Maze of Injustice

2007 Human rights

Author : Amnesty International
Release : 2007
Genre : Human rights
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Book Rating : 245/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Maze of Injustice written by Amnesty International. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More then 1 in 3 Native American or Alaska native women will raped at some point in their lives. Most do not seek justice as they know they will be met with inaction or indifference. Sexual violence against women is not only a criminal or social issue, it is a human rights issue. This report unravels some of the reasons why indegenous women in the USA are at such a risk and why survivors are so frequently denied justice. The voices of indigenous women in this report send a message of courage and hope.

The Never-Ending Maze

2022 Human rights

Author : Amnesty International
Release : 2022
Genre : Human rights
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Download or read book The Never-Ending Maze written by Amnesty International. This book was released on 2022. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sexual violence against American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/ AN) women is at epidemic proportions in the USA and survivors are frequently denied justice. Despite piecemeal efforts to address this, the USA is failing in its obligation to protect AI/ AN women from sexual violence and is actively restricting tribal governments from doing so. The high rates of violence faced by AI/AN women have been compounded by the USA's steady erosion of tribal government authority and refusal to untangle the complex jurisdictional maze that survivors face. Further, the federal government has exacerbated matters by chronically under resourcing law enforcement agencies and Indigenous health service providers. Amnesty International first reported on the crisis of sexual violence against AI/AN women in 2007, with the publication of a report entitled Maze of Injustice: The failure to protect Indigenous women from sexual violence in the USA. Nearly 15 years later, there has been no significant decrease in sexual violence against AI/AN women."--Executive summary.

Therapeutic Nations

2013-09-26 Social Science

Author : Dian Million
Release : 2013-09-26
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 173/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Therapeutic Nations written by Dian Million. This book was released on 2013-09-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self-determination is on the agenda of Indigenous peoples all over the world. This analysis by an Indigenous feminist scholar challenges the United Nations–based human rights agendas and colonial theory that until now have shaped Indigenous models of self-determination. Gender inequality and gender violence, Dian Million argues, are critically important elements in the process of self-determination. Million contends that nation-state relations are influenced by a theory of trauma ascendant with the rise of neoliberalism. Such use of trauma theory regarding human rights corresponds to a therapeutic narrative by Western governments negotiating with Indigenous nations as they seek self-determination. Focusing on Canada and drawing comparisons with the United States and Australia, Million brings a genealogical understanding of trauma against a historical filter. Illustrating how Indigenous people are positioned differently in Canada, Australia, and the United States in their articulation of trauma, the author particularly addresses the violence against women as a language within a greater politic. The book introduces an Indigenous feminist critique of this violence against the medicalized framework of addressing trauma and looks to the larger goals of decolonization. Noting the influence of humanitarian psychiatry, Million goes on to confront the implications of simply dismissing Indigenous healing and storytelling traditions. Therapeutic Nations is the first book to demonstrate affect and trauma’s wide-ranging historical origins in an Indigenous setting, offering insights into community healing programs. The author’s theoretical sophistication and original research make the book relevant across a range of disciplines as it challenges key concepts of American Indian and Indigenous studies.

The Beginning and End of Rape

2015-11-01 Social Science

Author : Sarah Deer
Release : 2015-11-01
Genre : Social Science
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Download or read book The Beginning and End of Rape written by Sarah Deer. This book was released on 2015-11-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Labriola Center American Indian National Book Award Despite what major media sources say, violence against Native women is not an epidemic. An epidemic is biological and blameless. Violence against Native women is historical and political, bounded by oppression and colonial violence. This book, like all of Sarah Deer’s work, is aimed at engaging the problem head-on—and ending it. The Beginning and End of Rape collects and expands the powerful writings in which Deer, who played a crucial role in the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act in 2013, has advocated for cultural and legal reforms to protect Native women from endemic sexual violence and abuse. Deer provides a clear historical overview of rape and sex trafficking in North America, paying particular attention to the gendered legacy of colonialism in tribal nations—a truth largely overlooked or minimized by Native and non-Native observers. She faces this legacy directly, articulating strategies for Native communities and tribal nations seeking redress. In a damning critique of federal law that has accommodated rape by destroying tribal legal systems, she describes how tribal self-determination efforts of the twenty-first century can be leveraged to eradicate violence against women. Her work bridges the gap between Indian law and feminist thinking by explaining how intersectional approaches are vital to addressing the rape of Native women. Grounded in historical, cultural, and legal realities, both Native and non-Native, these essays point to the possibility of actual and positive change in a world where Native women are systematically undervalued, left unprotected, and hurt. Deer draws on her extensive experiences in advocacy and activism to present specific, practical recommendations and plans of action for making the world safer for all.

Maze of Justice

1989 Arabic fiction

Author : Tawfīq Ḥakīm
Release : 1989
Genre : Arabic fiction
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Download or read book Maze of Justice written by Tawfīq Ḥakīm. This book was released on 1989. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Egyptian comedy of errors. Partly autobiographical, it is in the form of a diary by a young public prosecutor posted to a village in rural Egypt. Imbued with the ideals of a European education, he encounters a world of poverty and backwardness, red tape and incompetence of state officials.

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