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Amnesty International: ‘Abortion laws out of line with international human rights standards’
Unless rape, incest, risk to a woman’s health and fatal foetal abnormality are included in Ireland’s abortion law, Amnesty International’s 2013 report notes Ireland is off base.
# womens-rights - Tuesday 21 May, 2013
Column: Changing the law on abortion is dangerous and unjust
There is no evidence to show that abortion treats suicide ideation – this means that any legislation based on the grounds of suicidal ideation is irredeemably damaged, writes Cora Sherlock.
Column: No woman has an abortion on a whim
Stitch up the X Case’s dangling loopholes and then hold a referendum to legalise abortion in Ireland – because no woman wants an abortion just for the hell of it, writes Carol Redmond.
# womens-rights - Thursday 2 May, 2013
Column: Legislators colluded against women but abortion law provides clarity
Irish women have been denied their constitutional right to adequate maternal healthcare but the new draft law changes that, argues Labour TD Ciara Conway.
# womens-rights - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
Extract: I’ve left prostitution behind me, but I worry how my history will impact on my child
From a textbook dysfunctional home life, educational disadvantage and adolescent homelessness, Rachel Moran was primed for life as a prostitute. Here she tells her story about the losses prostitution can bring and how those you love can be tarred with shame by association.
# womens-rights - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
Arab world’s richest man calls for parliamentary elections in Saudi Arabia
Al-Waleed bin Talal also said that ending a ban on women driving in the country was a matter of time.
# womens-rights - Thursday 28 March, 2013
Varadkar comments on childcare a ‘throwback to the 19th century’
The Transport Minister said earlier this week that women would have to quit their jobs if they earned less than the childcare expenses.
# womens-rights - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
North Dakota outlaws most abortions
There are no exceptions for rape, incest, the health of the mother or if she would lose the pregnancy anyway as a result of a fetal abnormality.
# womens-rights - Saturday 9 March, 2013
Unsolved murder highlights plight of Afghan women
16-year-old Shakila was found dead in the house where she worked as a maid just over a year ago.
# womens-rights - Friday 8 March, 2013
Column: The strides made in gender equality are good, but there’s still a long way to go
Today marks International Womens’ Day, but how far have we really come when it comes to equal rights? Sandra McAvoy says there are plenty of issues that still need to be addressed.
# womens-rights - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
Higgins: Our history means Irish give generously to famine relief appeals
The President also said that women’s rights in agriculture in developing countries needs to be strengthened and recognised.
# womens-rights - Friday 4 January, 2013
Boyfriend of India gang-rape victim: ‘The cruelty I saw should not be seen ever’
The boyfriend of the 23-year-old medical student whose brutal gang-rape and murder has sparked an outcry has spoken for the first about what he witnessed during the attack last month.
# womens-rights - Wednesday 2 January, 2013
Teenage Pakistani activist shot by Taliban to remain in the UK
Malala Yousufzai has been recovering at a hospital in Birmingham and her father has now been offered a role as Pakistan’s education attache in the city.
# womens-rights - Tuesday 1 January, 2013
Malala Yousafzai to receive Tipperary International Peace Award
“The Taliban tried and failed to silence her and have instead amplified her voice.”
# womens-rights - Wednesday 28 November, 2012
Column: Getting a few extra skirts in the boardroom is not liberation
Men should support feminism, says David Cronin – and it should be about more than just high-status women.
# womens-rights - Sunday 18 November, 2012
Government likely to make X Case decision early next year – Reilly
Minister for Health James Reilly said he had read the report from the expert group a number of times and confirmed the Cabinet will be discussing it on Tuesday week.
# womens-rights - Wednesday 7 November, 2012
Column: ‘The culture war is over, and conservatives have lost’
Conservatives will win again, writes John McGuirk – but first they must stop allowing themselves to be seen as anti-women, anti-science and anti-rights.
# womens-rights - Wednesday 31 October, 2012
Four out of five women turned away from overstretched domestic violence centres
Refuge centres for victims of domestic abuse are stretched to the limit, forcing vulnerable women and children to stay in dangerous living conditions.
# womens-rights - Wednesday 24 October, 2012
Women pushed further into poverty as food prices continue to rise – Oxfam
The effects of climate change and rising food prices are having a disproportionate impact on women – who represent 70 percent of the world’s poor.
# womens-rights - Thursday 18 October, 2012
Protest expected over opening of Belfast Marie Stopes clinic today
Marie Stopes International has asked its supporters not to counter-protest.
# womens-rights - Saturday 22 September, 2012
My favourite speech: Owner and CEO of Harmonia, Norah Casey
Continuing our series on TheJournal.ie of public figures’ favourite speeches, a former dragon to the den chooses a speech from the women’s suffrage movement in the US.
# womens-rights - Monday 3 September, 2012
India’s parliament passes law protecting women from workplace harassment
The bill requires all workplaces in the rapidly industrialising country to have a formal complaints system for harassment allegations.
# womens-rights - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
6 lovely girls pageants that are not the Rose of Tralee
While The Rose of Tralee prides itself on being different to other pageants there are plenty of other ‘alternative’ competitions around the world.
# womens-rights - Saturday 16 June, 2012
Question of succession raised again after death of Saudi Crown Prince Nayef
He is survived by his ten children and a number of wives.
# womens-rights - Friday 18 May, 2012
Girl power: Irish feminist conference sold out
Feminism conference aims to open the dialogue between all generations of feminists.
# womens-rights - Thursday 3 May, 2012
Women ask consultants to support campaign to reform abortion law
A group of women who were required to travel abroad for abortions after being diagnosed with fatal foetal abnormalities have written to all consultants to ask for their support.
# womens-rights - Monday 12 March, 2012
Could wolf-whistling be outlawed in Ireland?
It was suggested last week that wolf-whistling could be banned in the UK – but it appears that the controversy emerged from a Council of Europe convention on violence against women. Ireland is currently studying its recommendations.
# womens-rights - Saturday 3 March, 2012
# womens-rights - Wednesday 22 February, 2012
Cautious welcome given to progress on constitutional convention
Interest groups have welcomed the latest reports that draft proposals on the makeup of the convention are imminent – as long as there is sufficient consultation.
# womens-rights - Thursday 16 February, 2012
PETA under fire over controversial vegan ad
The animal rights organisation has been accused of promoting violence against women in the latest of its controversial ad campaigns.
# womens-rights - Friday 10 February, 2012
Obama changes contraception policy to appease Catholic groups
The US President altered his birth control policy following protests from religious institutions.
# womens-rights - Monday 30 January, 2012
Afghan woman killed for ‘bearing a girl’
Local police suspect the woman was strangled by her husband for failing to give birth to a boy.
# womens-rights - Saturday 28 January, 2012
NWCI chief quits over Govt’s ‘scant regard’ for women’s rights
Susan McKay said Budget cuts to Women’s Council funding had made it impossible for her to do her job properly.
# womens-rights - Tuesday 27 December, 2011
Egypt bans ‘virginity tests’ by military rulers on women
The practice of the ‘tests’ had caused outrage among women and human rights groups.
# womens-rights - Monday 12 December, 2011
Woman beheaded in Saudi Arabia for ‘sorcery’
Colm O’Gorman of Amnesty International Ireland has called the killing an “appalling and sickening act”.
# womens-rights - Monday 26 September, 2011
Saudi Arabian woman to face trial for driving a car
Najalaa Harrir drove on camera while campaigning for women’s rights in the ultra-conservative kingdom.
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Barack Obama condemns US radio host for ‘slut’ comments
Rush Limbaugh said a law student who called for contraception to be state-funded was a “slut” and a “prostitute”.
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