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The Right to Home: Domicide as a Violation of Child and Family Rights in the Context of Political Violence

2016
Topics
Violence
Bree Akesson, Andrew R. Basso, Myriam Denov

There is limited international recognition that domicide—or intentional destruction of home—is a violation of children’s rights. While human rights documents allude to the crime of domicide, it is, however, never explicitly referred to as a human rights violation. Through an analysis of human rights documents and with a focus on the experiences of children, families and communities, we argue that domicide should be explicitly acknowledged as a violation of human rights so that it can effectively be prosecuted as a war crime in contexts of political violence.

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Journal Article
The Right to Home: Domicide as a Violation of Child and Family Rights in the Context of Political Violence
Author(s):
Bree Akesson, Andrew R. Basso, Myriam Denov
Year of Publication
2016

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