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McDoom, Omar Shahabudin - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 58 (2014) 5, pp. 865-893

community that experienced violence during Rwanda's 1994 genocide, I show that individual participation in the violence was …

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Managing Threat, Cost, and Incentive to Kill: The Short- and Long-Term Effects of Intervention in Mass Killings

Kathman, Jacob D.; Wood, Reed M. - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 55 (2011) 5, pp. 735-760

How do third-party interventions affect the severity of mass killings? The authors theorize that episodes of mass killing are the consequence of two factors: (1) the threat perceptions of the perpetrators and (2) the cost of implementing genocidal policies relative to other alternatives. To...

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To Kill or to Protect

Colaresi, Michael; Carey, Sabine C. - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 52 (2008) 1, pp. 39-67

Contemporary studies of genocide have found military capabilities to be inconsistent predictors of state …. We hypothesize that unconstrained leaders are more likely to use their putative security forces to initiate genocide and … remain in power. An analysis of state failures that lead to genocide robustly supports the idea that the effect of increased …

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Testing the Double-Genocide Thesis for Central and Southern Rwanda

Verwimp, Philip - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 47 (2003) 4, pp. 423-442

Results of a research project with household-level data on the demographic impact of genocide and civil war in Rwanda … household survey project before the genocide. The absolute number of Hutu killed in the sample is half of the number of Tutsi …

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Legal aspects of trafficking for forced labour purposes in Europe

Malpani, Rohit - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2006

Reviews the current situation and trends regarding penal laws criminalizing trafficking for forced labour exploitation as well as protection and compensation measures for victims, and issues of immigration laws, employment tribunals, and work permits. Distinguishes between source, transit and...

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Le VIH/SIDA et les droits fondamentaux Le Recueil de directives pratiques du BIT sur le VIH/SIDA: un instrument au service de la promotion des droits fondamentaux

Chartier, Marie-Claude - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2002

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HIV/AIDS and human rights promoting human rights through the ILO Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS and the world of work

Chartier, Marie-Claude - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2002

Explains the connections between human rights and the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and examines relevant international instruments and their application in the context of HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support to the specific needs and circumstances of the world of work. Provides a detailed look...

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Le droit des personnes handicapées au travail décent

O'Reilly, Arthur - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2003

Summarises international legal instruments and policy initiatives concerning the right to work of persons with disabilities and outlines the options available for those who wish to work in open/competitive employment, sheltered employment, supported employment and social enterprises. Examines...

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Indigenous peoples and oil development : reconciling conflicting interests

Tomei, Manuela - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1998

Argues for an approach aimed not only at the material restoration of lost or injured assets, but also paving the way for social, economic and cultural rehabilitation of affected indigenous communities. Focuses essentially on Latin America and draws to an extent on the ILO's research and...

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Migrant workers in West Africa, with special reference to Nigeria and Ghana.

YF, Yeboah - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1986

ILO pub. Working paper on migrant workers in West Africa with special reference to Ghana and Nigeria - discusses effects of economic trends and labour market crisis on migration, the political problem of mass expulsion of irregular migrants from their host countries in 1969, 1983 and 1985; describes...

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