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UN Special Rapporteur gives keynote address at Women’s Human Rights Alliance Conference

Published: Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Anand Grover, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health gave the keynote address the conference Realising Women's Right to Health on 17th December 2012. The conference was organised by the Women's Human Rights Alliance (WHRA) which is convened by the...

Women in Ireland are calling for Legislation for X

Published: Wednesday, January 09, 2013

Women in Ireland are calling for Legislation for XThe National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) will today present in front of the Joint Committee on Health and Children on the implementation of the Government Decision following the publication of the...

NWCI Statement to the Joint Committee on Health and Children

Published: Wednesday, January 09, 2013

Public Hearings on the Implementation of the Government Decision following the publication of the Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B, C vs IrelandStatement to the Joint Committee on Health and Children Thursday 10th of January 2013Thank you,...

New MRCI Study Shows Over One Third of Au Pairs Felt Exploited

Published: Wednesday, January 02, 2013

A new study by the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) shows the unregulated au pair sector in Ireland leaves au pairs completely unprotected and wide open to abuse and exploitation. MRCI is calling for a regulatory framework to establish rights...

Decriminalisation of abortion highlighted by UN Special Rapporteur in Dublin

Published: Sunday, December 16, 2012

PRESS RELEASE, 17 December 2012Decriminalisation of abortion highlighted by UN Special Rapporteur in DublinOn his one day visit to Ireland, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Anand Grover, has highlighted the need to decriminalise abortion in order to ensure...

Invitation to tender for evaluation of Y Factor Project

Published: Thursday, December 13, 2012

The NWCI's 'Y Factor' project is inviting tenders from experienced and competent individuals or organisations to carry out an ongoing, inductive evaluation of the project over the period January 2013 to May 2015. The Y Factor is an exciting initiative which aims...

We must seek to eliminate the sex industry, not regulate it

Published: Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Press Release, 12 December 2012The National Women's Council of Ireland will present its submission on the review of legislation on prostitution in Ireland at today's hearing of the Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality.Orla O'Connor, Director of the National Women's...

Children and Women – No applause for hitting the easy targets again

Published: Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Cuts to vital payments such as child benefit or the back to school allowance will be the tipping point into poverty for many families and must be reversed. In response to the announced Budget 2013, Orla O'Connor, Director of the National...

Four Leading Groups Call for All Children to have Equal Access to Childcare

Published: Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Four Leading Groups Call for All Children to have Equal Access to ChildcareDublin, 5 December 2012 – Start Strong, OPEN, Barnardos and the National Women's Council of Ireland have rejected moves by the Departments of Social Protection and Children and Youth Affairs to...

Children are not the cause of this recession but they are paying for it

Published: Thursday, November 29, 2012

Press Release, 30 November 2012Children are not the cause of this recession but they are paying for itAs we approach Budget 2013, the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) and PACUB (Protest against Cuts to Child Benefit) are making a final joint...

NWCI welcomes the recommendation to legislate from the Expert Group on Abortion

Published: Monday, November 26, 2012

The NWCI today welcomes the long awaited publication of the report of the Expert Group on abortion and in particular the recommendation that legislation is the most appropriate way to give effect to the X case.Orla O Connor, Director...

Making Jobs work for Women

Published: Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Press Release, 22 November 2012Making Jobs work for Women The planned changes to the social welfare system in the upcoming budget will lock women in a triple burden of care, domestic work and precarious employment if their needs are not addressed,...

More than 55,000 emails to TDs calling for Legislation on X

Published: Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Over 55,000 emails were sent to TDs asking them to make legislation for X a government priority with over 45,000 being sent out yesterday alone. The emails were sent by more than 13,000 people in Ireland who participated in National Women's Council of...

Equal but Different - New Report will Change Healthcare Provision in Ireland

Published: Tuesday, November 13, 2012

A new report will change the way the HSE delivers its services to women and men. The report Equal but Different: A Framework for Integrating Gender Equality in Health Service Policy, Planning and Service Delivery is the result of a...

Savita Halappanavar’s death highlights the need for immediate action on X