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Breaking the silence essential to end norm of domestic abuse against women

Published: Thursday, December 01, 2011

Mary Makukula was serially abused by her husband for decades. In 2008, his blows were hard enough to knock out her two front teeth.Mary's neighbours, who had closed their eyes and ears to the abuse for years, could no longer...

A new law to bring an end to the historic exclusion of women from Irish politics is to be brought to

Published: Thursday, December 01, 2011

This assurance was given by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan T.D. at a meeting with the National Women's Council of Ireland. The legislation will come into effect at the next general election in 2016...

Women’s group protest human rights violations in Manila

Published: Thursday, December 01, 2011

Human rights groups such as Tanggol Bayi and the Kasimbayan Women's Collective, protested at the Department of Justice in Manila yesterday, to seek justice for the victims of human rights violations.The groups marked International Women Human Rights Defenders Day...

"Fundamental inequality" at the heart of domestic violence

Published: Thursday, December 01, 2011

The continuing lack of equality between men and women is the root cause of incidents of domestic and gender related violence, a conference on fighting domestic violence has been told.Council of Europe (CoE) Deputy Secretary-General Maud de Boer-Buquiccio said: ...

The Shocking Truth Behind Man Flu….

Published: Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Click on the link below to see the real shocking truth behind Man Flu. Viewer discretion is advised as some people may find some of the images and stories disturbing...The Truth about Man Flu

Filmmaker documents women’s lives in Syria

Published: Wednesday, November 30, 2011

An award winning journalist has made a 50 minute documentary showing what life is like for Syrian women living in a male-dominated society.Lina Alabed's documentary recently premiered at the third annual Doha Tribeca Film Festival in Qatar. It centres on...

Arab women seek a place in the spring

Published: Wednesday, November 30, 2011

As several countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) elect bodies to write new constitutions, women are looking to expand their rights through legislation.TUNISIA'S newly elected constituent assembly has begun a year-long process of writing a new...

Local groups help highlight issue of domestic violence

Published: Wednesday, November 30, 2011

STAFF at West Limerick Resources in Abbeyfeale and Newcastle West, along with local women's support services, family resource centres, student groups and other community organisations are to raise awareness of domestic violence by joining this year's 16 Days of Action campaign...

Occupy Wall Street’s women struggle to make their voices heard

Published: Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Activists take steps to reduce male dominance - but critics say more is needed to stop women being 'patronised and policed'At a gathering of Occupy Wall Street activists at a public space in New York on Monday, one young woman...