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Title The case of LGBT rights in Morocco. Explaining the contrary position of Morocco's international position towards LGBT rights by exploring the United States ' Morocco relation.
Full text http://rudar.ruc.dk/handle/1800/24379
Date 2015
Author(s) Vossebeld, Hendrika Maria; Hansen, Cecilie Skytte; Johannessen, Katrin
Contributor(s) Hanonou, Eric Komlavi
Abstract The project is written upon the hypothesis, that Morocco, in the wake of the Human Rights Council's Resolution on 'Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity', has avoided harsh criticism as a result of their close relationship with the United States. The project portrays this relationship on both the financial and political level. The situation in Morocco is hereby presented in a more cultural, religious and sociological sense. In the discussion all these factors are drawn together, resulting in the conclusion that the Islamic tradition in Morocco still has a great impact on a variety of societal aspects, such as politics and social norms regarding LGBT rights. In this view, the United States alone cannot change the way the culture comes into play in Morocco. However, as the United States is such a powerful state, their relationship with Morocco might be a factor in the silence on LGBT rights in Morocco in the international society.
Subject(s) Morocco; LGBT rights; Human rights; United States; International relation; Human Rights Council; Homosexual; United Nations
Language en
Type of publication Thesis; Internationale Studier / International Studies - not master thesis
Repository Roskilde - Roskilde University Digital Archive (RUDAR)
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