Kränkningar av mänskliga rättigheter är ett återkommande problem inom den psykiatriska vården. Detta för att människor som söker vård inom psykiatrin ofta har nedsatt möjlighet att föra fram sina åsikter, vilket gör det svårt att involvera dem i vården. Syftet med studien är att undersöka patienters upplevelser av den psykiatriska vården i förhållande till värden i mänskliga rättigheter. Det empiriska materialet har samlats in genom 5 kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer med individer som har erfarenhet av psykisk ohälsa och psykiatrisk vård. Materialet har analyserats utifrån en tematisk analys med hjälp av värdena värdighet och empowerment, jämlikhet och icke-diskriminering, delaktighet och inkludering samt transparens och ansvarstagande. Dessa värden har även legat till grund för de teoretiska utgångspunkter som har använts för att analysera materialet. Resultatet visar att det finns både positiva och negativa erfarenheter av den psykiatriska vården. Något som framgår som positivt var att ett gott bemötande från personal som präglas av lyhördhet och bekräftande är något som stärker individens självkänsla och tillit till psykiatrin. Det som beskrivs som negativt är bland annat långa väntetider, brist på kunskap och kompetens hos personal och att inte bli tagen på allvar. Detta bidrar till minskad tillit till psykiatrin och dess personal samtidigt som det sänker individens självkänsla och förmåga att fatta självständiga beslut angående sin egen vård. Utifrån studiens resultat och tidigare forskning krävs ytterligare forskning kring hur det rättighetsbaserade förhållningssättet ska implementeras i praktiken och att det ställer krav på ökade resurser samt kunskap och kompetens hos psykiatrins personal. / Violations of human rights are a recurring problem in psychiatric care. This is because people who seek medical care psychiatry often have reduced opportunities to express their opinions, which makes it difficult to involve them in their own care. The purpose of the study is to examine patients' experiences of psychiatric care in relation to human rights values. The empirical material has been collected through 5 qualitative semi-structured interviews with individuals who have experience of mental illness and psychiatric care. The material has been analyzed based on a thematic analysis using the values of dignity and empowerment, equality and non-discrimination, participation and inclusion as well as transparency and responsibility. These values have also been the basis for the theoretical starting points that have been used to analyze the material. The results show that there are both positive and negative experiences of psychiatric care. Something that appears to be positive is that good treatment from staff that is characterized by responsiveness and confirmation is something that strengthens the individual's self-esteem and trust in psychiatry. What is described as negative are, among other things, long waiting times, lack of knowledge and competence among staff and not being taken seriously. This contributes to reduced trust in psychiatry and its staff at the same time as it lowers the individual's self-esteem and ability to make independent decisions regarding their own care. Based on the results of the study and previous research, further research is required on how the human rights-based approach should be implemented in practice and that it requires increased resources as well as knowledge and competence of the psychiatric staff.

The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the understanding of human rights in Agenda 2030 and the role of companies by adopting a human rights-based approach to sustainable development. It applies a qualitative idea analysis of the primarily material where central concepts are operationalized by constructing a model of analysis based on dimensions. The dimensions of human rights as moral, politics and law, derives from previous research by the ethical theorist Elena Namli. A potential fourth dimension, the economic dimension of human rights, is further developed, applying research of the economists Dan Seymour and Jonathan Pincus. Furthermore, this research considers what Agenda 2030 indicates in terms of human rights obligations for companies and the impacts the perceived role of companies may have for human rights. Therefore, the theoretical framework is complemented by research of the political theorist Thomas Pogge's, and international lawyer Andrew Clapham’s ideas of human rights obligations for companies. The results show that Agenda 2030 encourages a multi-stakeholder approach and addresses companies as partners in order to achieve a sustainable development based on human rights. This can be regarded as an opportunity to enhance the respect, protection and fulfillment of human rights, inviting more actors to contribute in a complementary way to states. At the same time challenges remains in creating policies, accountability and monitoring mechanisms towards companies bothin terms of human rights and companies’ performance on the SDGs. Until there is more legal clarity, the moral question of what is good and fair business practice becomes central.

Yes / As of April 2020, the IMF categorised seven African countries as being in debt distress, whilst identifying twelve more that were at high risk of becoming distress. It is no longer a secret that considered immutable and eternally binding, debt by the global south (i.e., poor developing African countries) has become a tool for imperial powers in the post-colonial world to enforce and perpetuate their dominance over the global south. This is despite serious global crises that emerge from, and/or were caused by the rich countries of the global north; specifically, the negative effects of the global financial crisis of 2008, devastating impact of Covid-19 pandemic, and impact of Russia-Ukraine war on the African economies and contribution to these debt vulnerabilities. Yet, the rich countries of the global north have insisted on these poor countries to continue financing their debts. The paper considers how African countries could legally cancel the repayment of the debts by relying on the principles of international law (such as pacta sunt servanda, limit to legal obligation to pay, force majeure, State of Necessity or rebus sic stantibus) and States’ declarations to commitment to sustainable development agenda (such as the European Union’s response to the adoption of the 2030 Agenda featured in its Commission’s 2016 Communication) could be used as justifying grounds for cancellation of Africa debts. The paper draws on international law and development in the light of dependency and postcolonial theories and employs the human rights-based approach, interdisciplinary and critical-analytical perspective and using qualitative empirical evidence from rich countries and institutions of the global north and poor developing countries of the global south for analysis.

Inequality of power between the global North and the global South are negative aspects of globalisation, leading to increasing inequalities, disregard of human rights and impeding human development. Voluntary work is considered to play an important role in the local and global enforcement of human rights. This dissertation focuses on the importance of voluntary civic engagement in the social justice sector. An empirical study was carried out on the basis of qualitative research among German volunteers of the human rights NGO International Justic Mission (IJM) Deutschland in order to identify motivating factors that contribute to civic engagement. Social justice, the concept of IJM and faith were identified as most important motives. The opportunity of flexible, self-determined involvement and the provision of good support foster volunteer engagement. The study helps human rights NGOs to gain a deeper understanding of how volunteering for human rights can be encouraged. / Development Studies / M.A. (Development Studies)