Human Rights of Refugees in Uganda: The CRRF Norm Translated into ReHoPE
Author
Pedersen, Joakim Anders Rimmer Lomelin Osuna
Term
4. term
Publication year
2018
Submitted on
2018-05-31
Pages
56
Abstract
Dette projekt undersøger, hvordan et FN-rammeværk (CRRF), der skal styrke flygtninges værdighed og selvhjulpenhed i værtslandet, omsættes til praksis i Uganda gennem UNHCR-strategien ReHoPE, som bygger på en af CRRF's søjler. Vi spørger, i hvilket omfang CRRF's menneskeretlige normer bliver oversat til ReHoPE's udformning og gennemførelse. Analysen bruger begreberne normoversættelse, appropriation og bestridelse — altså hvordan globale standarder tilpasses, overtages eller udfordres lokalt. Metodisk kombineres deltagerobservation og et intersektionelt blik (hvordan fx køn, alder og handicap påvirker oplevelser) med gennemgang af politikdokumenter og andet sekundært materiale for at sammenligne menneskerettigheder i praksis med det, CRRF og ReHoPE lover på papiret. Resultaterne peger på, at CRRF mangler klar, praktisk vejledning, og at CRRF bruges fragmenteret i ReHoPE. Selvom begge rammer sætter menneskerettigheder i centrum, bliver CRRF-normer omsat forskelligt og møder praktiske begrænsninger. Konklusionen er, at ReHoPE passer ind som en anvendelig del af CRRF i Uganda, men overser et centralt problem: vedvarende mangler i menneskerettigheder i de lokalsamfund, der huser flygtninge.
This thesis examines how a United Nations framework (CRRF) aimed at promoting refugees' dignity and self-reliance is put into practice in Uganda through a UNHCR strategy called ReHoPE, which is based on one of the CRRF's pillars. It asks to what extent the CRRF's human rights norms are translated into ReHoPE's design and implementation. The analysis uses the ideas of norm translation, appropriation and contestation — that is, how global standards are adapted, adopted or challenged in local settings. Methodologically, it combines participant observation and an intersectional perspective (how factors such as gender, age and disability shape experiences) with a review of policy documents and other secondary sources to compare human rights on the ground with what CRRF and ReHoPE set out on paper. The findings indicate that the CRRF lacks clear, practical guidance and that its use within ReHoPE is fragmented. Although both frameworks place human rights at the center, the way CRRF norms travel into ReHoPE differs across areas and faces practical limits. The thesis concludes that ReHoPE is a relevant, applicable part of the CRRF in Uganda but overlooks a key issue: persistent gaps in human rights protections in the communities that host refugees.
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