RAG Feminist Gathering Fri 2nd to Mon 5th May – Leitrim Ireland

11 April 2008 in Benefit, Eire, Feminism, Women's Event, Women's Group

The RAG is a magazine produced by a diverse group of anarcha-feminist women in Dublin. We are all feminists, united in our recognition that women’s subordination exists. We are all anarchists, united in our belief for the need to create alternatives to this capitalistic, patriarchal society wherein all are dominated and exploited. RAG are organising [...]

Women’s Struggle Liberates Ireland / Ireland’s Struggle Liberates Women: Feminism And Irish Republicanism

11 April 2008 in Eire, Feminism, Opinion Comment, Peace Pacifism, War Conflict, WLM / Feminist History

Ever since feminism’s “Second Wave” emerged in the wake of the anti-Vietnam War movement, women around the world have debated the compatibility of national liberation and women’s liberation. Several questions predominate: Which movement is more likely to liberate women? If both are necessary, how will they fit together? And what about other oppression many women [...]

UNIFEM Resources from March 2008

11 April 2008 in Equality, Gender Mainstreaming, Global, Publication

Financing Gender Equality Is Financing Development (Discussion Paper). Because gender equality is recognized as being essential to sustainable human development, macroeconomic policies, which influence the volume and distribution of resources for development, must promote both employment generation and productive growth, reduce income and asset disparities, moderate vulnerabilities related to changes in the global economy, protect [...]

Human trafficking is rife in Enfield and involves children, sexual exploitation and ritual abuse, a major new report has found

11 April 2008 in Children Parenting, Prostitution, Publication, Rape and Sexual Assault, Trafficking, Violence Against Women

The year-long study, which involved collating information from 400 organisations and conducting 50 interviews, was produced by human trafficking charity the POPPY Project, and was commissioned by Enfield Council. It reveals a shocking range of offences including sexual exploitation, ritual abuse, forced labour, domestic servitude, forced marriages, and benefit fraud. The study also says there [...]

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has ordered South Wales Police to reopen an inquiry into allegations of rape by a woman who refused to let the case drop

11 April 2008 in Legal Police, Media, Rape and Sexual Assault, Wales

It follows an undercover report by the Guardian newspaper into the claims made by the woman, aged 29, who is referred to by an assumed name of Beth Ellis. A detailed account of her attempts to bring her alleged assailant to court has been published in the newspaper. The CPS said she “deserves a thorough [...]

Tackling Violence Against Women: A Cross-Government Narrative – new report published April 2008

11 April 2008 in England, Government, Publication, Violence Against Women, Wales

This report draws together work being done across Government to tackle violence against women and responds to the End Violence Against Women (EVAW) coalition’s annual Making the Grade survey. To view the report please click here http://www.womenandequalityunit.gov.uk/publications/7589-TSO-Tackling%20Violence%20WEB.pdf. Women Not For Sale (published January 2008) The report Women Not For Sale sets out findings from research [...]

Closing the net on sex offenders

11 April 2008 in Children Parenting, England, Government, Media, Pornography, Publication, Violence Against Women, Wales

Displaying reporting links to agencies including the police, NSPCC and the Samaritans on social networking websites is one of a range of recommendations for industry and users in new guidance launched today by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, alongside new proposals to make it harder for child sex offenders to meet children online. Under new plans [...]

Christian Group Sues Google For Refusing Anti-Abortion Ad

11 April 2008 in Abortion Contraception, Faith, Global, Media

Internet giant Google has been slapped with a lawsuit by a British Christian group that claimed the company refused to display the group’s advertisement whenever the word “abortion” was searched. The Christian Institute charged Wednesday that Google refused to accept an ad that stated “UK abortion law: Key views and news on abortion law from [...]

Increased domestic violence an unexpected consequence of new liquor licences in Australia – New licensing model can predict impact on alcohol-related violence

11 April 2008 in Australasia, Domestic Violence

New research has confirmed that an increase in the number of liquor outlets (hotels and/or bottle shops) is associated with an increase in alcohol-related violence and assault in the surrounding area. An unexpected finding, however, is that, regardless of the type of new liquor outlet, most of this increased violence occurs in private homes rather [...]

Cross-examination of rape victims nothing but mental torture (Bangladesh)

11 April 2008 in Asia, Legal Police, Rape and Sexual Assault

‘Trial in camera’ section is not enforced due mainly to lack of clear idea about human rights law among lawyers. Jerin Rahman, a pretty but meek schoolgirl, is full of dreams. Why not? After all she is a good student. Her mother wants to achieve through her what she could not do in her student [...]

Domestic Violence Act upheld in Delhi High Court

11 April 2008 in Asia, Domestic Violence, Legal Police

The Delhi High Courthas dismissed a petition challenging constitutionality of the Domestic Violence Act. Hearing a petition calling for the Act to be held ultra vires, a division bench headed by Justice Vikramjit Sen and PK Bhasin, ordered the petitioner to approach the single bench for further hearing. Moving the Delhi High Court to quash [...]