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national / gender and sexuality / opinion/analysis Sunday May 20, 2007 11:26 by C Murray
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To Precede this 'Opinon and Analysis' on the Constitutional crisis of May and June 2006 and right up to this election, I want to state that the statute which came about as a result of emergency legislation equally mitigates against the 12-17 year old pre-consent boy; but the sub-title of the piece is focussed on the creation of an under-class. The collapse of the 1935 legislation which came about as a direct result of the Laffoy Judgement on the 'A' case led to the introduction of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006, (amended 2007), this included the insertion of the unconstitutional section 5 into the statute, which still stands , without repeal and without re-visit. read full story / add a comment
national / gender and sexuality / opinion/analysis Thursday May 17, 2007 09:52 by C Murray
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This is just a short Opinon and analysis, because details are sketchy and the Irish Times has the story. COSC was set up rather rapidly by the Dept of Justice in the run-up to the General election. It involved a reply to the burgeoning problem of violence against women and was set up under the aegis of 'Equality'- there seems to be a problem with the issue , as last night a press release from combined Violence against women campaigns including Amnesty, The Rape Crisis Network, the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre and other concerned Non-Governmental Organisations asked for it's remit to be published and for it's work to be stopped. read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / other press Wednesday May 16, 2007 18:05 by Dorothy Gale
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Human Rights Watch provides an update on the Iranian Juntas war on women. This puts things in the context of human, civil and gender rights. Iran’s arbitrary arrests of thousands of men and women in recent weeks under the banner of “countering immoral behavior” threaten basic rights to privacy, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called for the immediate release of all those detained as part of this campaign, including more than 80 people seized in a raid on a private gathering in the city of Esfahan on May 10, 2007. read full story / add a comment
dublin / gender and sexuality / event notice Wednesday May 16, 2007 12:40 by siobhan
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dublin / gender and sexuality / news report Wednesday May 09, 2007 13:48 by ...a
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There is a large anti-Choice gathering outside the Four Courts. Please come down and show your support for Miss d. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / gender and sexuality / feature Tuesday May 08, 2007 11:36 by Joe Black
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The D-case of a 17 year old woman who has been prevented traveling to England for an abortion continued in the High Court today. A pro-choice solidarity rally took place outside as well as a brief anti-woman counter rally. read full story / add a comment
dublin / gender and sexuality / event notice Monday May 07, 2007 04:11 by Neidiwoo - choice
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Demo in support of Miss D read full story / add a comment 
dublin / gender and sexuality / news report Saturday May 05, 2007 17:55 by Joe Black
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Choice Ireland held a rally at the GPO in Dublin today in solidarity with 'D' who is prevented travelling to England for an abortion by a court injunction read full story / add a comment 
national / gender and sexuality / other press Wednesday May 02, 2007 20:00 by C Murray
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This is a link to a story published on one of the Women's sites in October 2006, by a Polish activist and rights campaigner. She was delighted with the ability of women to work in unity over shared areas of concern which normally would not be in their political interests, but the results of globalised economy and cultural debasement had made the interests of unity pertinent to all the women who worked together. The image is of campaigners who worked on justice for the dissappeared in Guatemala, their campaign against debasement is ongoing. read full story / add a comment
dublin / gender and sexuality / event notice Wednesday May 02, 2007 12:16 by siobhan
Monday 28th May 2007 - "MAGICAL GIRL GIG" Live Music from Rae Spoon (Canada) +Lianne Hall (Brighton) +Marian McEvoy&Mary Begley (Dublin) Time: 9pm start Venue:Boom Boom Room, Conways pub, Parnell St read full story / add a comment
national / gender and sexuality / press release Monday April 30, 2007 20:57 by Alliance for Choice
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ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE CALLS ‘D’ CASE A TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN It was only a matter of time before another distressed young woman was forced to remind the Irish people of the disgraceful situation facing women in crisis pregnancies in this country. The HSE’s refusal to permit a young woman in their custody to terminate her non-viable pregnancy is consistent with the hypocrisy exhibited by successive Irish governments who have refused to deal with the issue. It is truly outrageous that this vulnerable young woman should be further traumatised by having to ask the courts for the right to terminate a pregnancy that can, at best, result in the birth of a child with no possibility of life. read full story / add a comment 
international / gender and sexuality / other press Monday April 30, 2007 20:15 by C Murray
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http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/04/369136.html " If we are to equate Community media and women's media with women's progress , we need to go out of our way and take extra effort so that community media will truly become an instrument that allows, encourages and empowers women to speak in their own authentic voice." read full story / add a comment
national / gender and sexuality / other press Monday April 30, 2007 17:30 by Dorothy Gale
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This could shake up the election a little. What kind of people work for the HSE? They think they can prevent women from travelling and that they can use the Gardai to enforce their whims. Girl seeking abortion challenges HSE Monday, 30 April 2007 17:03 A 17-year-old girl who is four months pregnant and whose child cannot survive outside the womb has gone to the High Court to challenge a decision by the Health Services Executive to stop her leaving the State for an abortion. The girl is in the care of the HSE and is challenging its decision to contact gardaí and not to let her travel for the abortion unless she presented as a suicide risk. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / gender and sexuality / news report Sunday April 22, 2007 13:59 by activist from ChoiceIreland
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Yesterday from 12 noon pro-choice activists picketed the fundamentalist Christian rogue agency on Dorset Street. read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / other press Thursday April 19, 2007 11:44 by Shahrzad Mojab
travelled to the Kurdish area of Iraq to study and observe women’s activities there at close range for the first time in 2000. Then last summer I travelled to this region again to visit the non-governmental organisations of Iraq. When I arrived and came across the activities of Kurdish women, it was a very familiar environment for me, since I had done thorough research on Kurdish women in the recent decades, and also due to my familiarity with the NGO activities of Kurdish women in Turkey. In the Sulaymaniyah region of Iraqi Kurdistan I investigated eight women’s NGOs in detail. read full story / add a comment 
international / gender and sexuality / other press Thursday April 19, 2007 10:26 by Maud Gonne
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Delara Darabi -- Artist on Death Row Needs Our Help! On January 27, 2007, Iran’s Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Delara Darabi for a second time. Delara faces death by public hanging for a murder that took place when she was 17 years old. After murdering a woman related to Delara, Delara’s 19 year old boyfriend, Amir Hossein, convinced Delara to admit responsibility for the murder to protect him from execution. Apparently, both believed that because Delara was under the age of 18, she could not be sentenced to death. This belief proved to be devastatingly false. With complete disregard for its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child , and despite overwhelming evidence of Delara’s innocence, as well as her repeated denials about having had any role in the commission of the crime, an Islamic court found her guilty of murder based solely on her initial claim of responsibility and sentenced her to death by hanging. read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / other press Wednesday April 18, 2007 11:43 by Christopher Isherwood
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An in-depth survey into the attitudes of Muslims living in London has revealed that less than 5% thought homosexual acts are "acceptable," compared with over 65% of the general population The Gallup poll, reported in The Times, found that Muslims differed significantly with the rest of the capital's population in their attitudes to a range of social questions. More than 80% of the public think sex outside marriage is acceptable, with only 10% of Muslims agreeing. read full story / add a comment
dublin / gender and sexuality / event notice Tuesday April 17, 2007 12:00 by H.
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Following the successful pickets on Thursday 8 March and Saturday 24 March at the rogue crisis pregnancy agency, an action will be held on Saturday 21 April at 12 noon. The rogue agency is at 50 Upper Dorset Street. read full story / add a comment 
international / gender and sexuality / opinion/analysis Sunday April 15, 2007 18:46 by C Murray
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The LPR in Poland had attempted at the end of 2006 to force through an amendment to the article 38 of the Polish Constitution which would have transcended the already legislated for abortion rights of Polish women. The amendment was to have read ' to protect human life from the moment of Conception'. The campaigners launched a global letter of protest which went through many women's groups and a political campaign to raise awareness of the issues surrounding women's reproductive rights. The Vote happened and the LPR lost. Marek Jurek has been forced to resign. During the almost five month campaign which saw deep division in the Polish Parliament, the Alicia Tysiac case was heard in Strasbourg, The ECHR ruled that the Polish State had failed in their legal obligation to provide the mother of three with a legal abortion on medical grounds, despite three doctors advising that she would lose her sight if she was to proceed with her pregnancy. read full story / add a comment
dublin / gender and sexuality / event notice Sunday April 15, 2007 16:43 by MDGLectures
Cynthia Enloe is a leading feminist theorist from the US. The title for her talk will be "DeMilitarizing Development:How Can It Empower Women?” read full story / add a comment |
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