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This study explores how displaced populations understand and perceive dignity in the local
context of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. It explores key factors that influence understandings of the …

Humanitarian organisations carry out their operations on the premise that those affected by
natural or manmade disasters have 'the right to life with dignity and, therefore, the right to …

This paper focuses on understanding how displaced people perceive dignity. In doing so,
empirical evidence from the displaced Rohingyas from Myanmar, now living in Bangladeshi …

Dignity is a pervasive concept in current international humanitarian discourse. Mentioned in
all foundational human rights documents, it is central to humanitarian principles and is often …

Situations of mass displacement are initially humanitarian crises that threaten the physical
survival and well-being of the displaced. The immediate response is largely about …

Refugee situations can pose a threat to dignity due to the loss of land and livelihood. This
chapter however argues that dignity is dynamic, and that autonomy and normalcy can play a …

This book examines the concept of dignity from a variety of global perspectives. It scrutinizes
how dignity informs policy and practice, and is influenced by international and domestic law …

This research offers a detailed account of Internally Displaced Persons'(IDPs) experiences
of violence in Afghanistan and how/whether this has contributed to the loss of their dignity …

The thesis addresses one central question: how can we eradicate the miseries of displaced
persons? The first part of the thesis examines the existence and definitions of displaced …