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And we need to keep talking about it. To stop it. Domestic violence rises when England gets knocked out of World Cup. Maybe by as much as 38 per cent. Results from a research paper published in the journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency shows “a match day trend that the risk of domestic […]
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Report supports anecdotal evidence of problemswe face when trying to get healthcare. Maternity Action and the Women’s Health and Equality Consortium (WHEC) published a report recently on the barriers that women in the UK face when accessing – or wanting to access – healthcare. The aim of the
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Meriam Ibrahim and her husbandMariam Yahya Ibrahim, the Christian woman sentenced to death and later freed after an international outcry, was briefly re-arrested while trying to leave the country for the US before being released again.Eman Abdul-Rahim, a lawyer representing Ms Ibrahim, said she24
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Surviving passengers of a South Korean ferry which sunk in April, killing 304 people, are due to give evidence in the trial of its captain and 14 crew members. Students from the Danwon High School in Ansan, 18 miles south of Seoul, will testify with other passengers in
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Meriam Ibrahim and her husbandMother Was Convicted of Renouncing Islam, Marrying a ChristianKAMPALA, Uganda—A Sudanese appeals court on Monday ordered the release of a woman who was sentenced to death in May for refusing to renounce her Christian faith, ending a monthslong legal dispute24
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After a seven-week freeze following Clayton Lockett's botched execution in Oklahoma, three states executed three death-row inmates in less than 24 hours last week. Georgia, Missouri, and Florida had tangled with defense lawyers for months over the secrecy surrounding their lethal-injection24
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The political culture in Westminster: sexist and ineffective. Earlier this year, Mumsnet held a survey into its users’ views on the UK’s political culture: what impact it has on their participation, and whether it influences the way they vote. Over 1,200 Mumsnetters responded. Over a third (35 per
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Party policies illustrateacomplete lack of understanding of what the law requires. In May the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) published a legal analysis of the three main political parties’ policies on sexual harassment which finds them “hopelessly inadequate”. EVAW, a national
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Call for strict and responsible regulation of recreational drugs. The mothera15 year-oldgirl who died after taking Ecstasy iscalling fora meeting with the Home Secretary to campaign for “recreational drugs” to be legalised and regulated. Anne-Marie Cockburn, speaking following the inquest into the
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June 18, 2014: Saudi Arabia has sentenced twenty-six people to death on such charges as giving speeches critical of the Al Saud regime and participating in protests against the ruling family, Press TV has learnt. Among those sentenced to death is the prominent Shia cleric, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr
An Egyptian court has confirmed death sentences for 183 Muslim Brotherhood supporters accused of a 2013 attack on a police station, lawyers say.A judge had recommended the death penalty for the 683 defendants, in a widely-criticised mass trial in April.Mohammed Badie, leader of the banned group20
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Domestic workers entering the UK have become in effect modern slaves. Migrant domestic workers and their supporters gathered at Old Palace Yard, Westminster, on 15 June to demonstrate against the government’s changes to the domestic workers visa. They then handed a petition and postcards with
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Fresh calls have been made for Nick Clegg to clarify whether he knew about the sexual harassment claims brought against Mike Hancock MP.
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Saadi Gaddafi, 3rd son of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, has been charged with killing a former soccer teammate, according to Libya's state LANA news agency. Gaddafi is being charged with the murder of Bashir Riani, a Libyan soccer player who played alongside Gaddafi when the latter24
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Meriam Ibrahim and her husbandA Sudanese woman freed from prison Monday after having her death sentence for apostasy commuted was re-arrested Tuesday along with her husband at Khartoum airport while trying to leave the country, one of her lawyers said.Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, 26, was detained along24
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Entrance to Evin PrisonIran Human Rights, June 23, 2014: Seven prisoners were hanged in the prison of Rasht (Northern Iran) reported the official website of the Iranian judiciary in Gilan Province.According to the report all the seven prisoners were convicted of drug-related charges.The prisoners
Saddam Hussein's execution in 2006Baghdad, June 24: Islamic Fundamentalist group ISIL on Monday captured more cities in Iraq and if reports are to be believed then even killed the judge who sentenced death-by-hanging to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussien in 2006.Reports suggest that the Kurdish24
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The Spark, a week-long event focusing on leftist issues, concluded on Saturday with an overall theme of intersectionality and liberation.
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Here are some dates for your diary of woman-centric events going on around the UK this week. Armagh: 26 June: Women, Peace and Security: Developing Policy and Practice at the North South Ministerial Council Offices, Armagh from 10.30am – 2pm. This event from the National Women’s Council of Ireland
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Latonya Collier, Indianapolis, gets her firstlooks at the electric chair that executed hergreat-great-grandfather in 1914.(Photo: Mike Fender/The Star)Latonya Collier walks quietly down the long hallway, the click of her heels echoing the last few steps in a 10-year journey of21
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June 19, 2014: Egypt hanged a man convicted of murdering the daughter of a Moroccan singer and her friend six years ago during a bungled burglary, security officials said.The November 2008 murder of Heba al-Akkad, the 23-year-old daughter of singer Leila Ghofran, and her friend Nadine Gamal in an21
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The death chamber at Florida StatePrison in Starke.Under Gov. Rick Scott, 18 inmates executed in under 3 years.TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - After Wednesday night's execution, 18 Florida inmates have been put to death since Gov. Rick Scott took office. While the pace
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Razieh Ebrahimi was forced to marry at the age of 14, became a mother at 15, and killed her husband at 17. Now at 21, she is on Iran's death row.Ebrahimi, who shot dead her husband while he was sleeping, faces imminent execution, despite international laws prohibiting execution for crimes24
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Oklahoma Death ChamberIn a cramped, dimly lit room next to the Oklahoma State Penitentiary’s death chamber, three volunteer executioners push syringes full of lethal drugs into the veins of an inmate they cannot see.Sometimes the executioners use flashlights to illuminate what they are doing in24
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Main gallowsat Tokyo Detention CenterThe Fukuoka High Court upheld the death sentence Tuesday for a 29-year-old man over the killing of the mother and grandmother of a former girlfriend in a high-profile 2011 stalking case. Presiding judge Hiroshi Furuta said he could find nothing unreasonable24
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‘No matter how civilians get hold of weapons, their possession and use is a threat to human rights’. This week at the Human Rights Council meeting (HRC26)saw the last of the consultations for the resolution on the Impact on Human Rights of the Civilian Possession and Use of Firearms. The Women’s
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Huntsville, Texas, the death penalty capital of the worldYet in Texas we hear only of executions — a seemingly endless stream. Are we really two different nations (yes, Texas was its own country once) with different capital destinies? Or are the rest of the states the canaries, and Texas the
Chinese death-row inmate (handcuffed, center) spendingher last hours with fellow inmates prior to being led to anearby execution ground. (File photo)The Chinese Supreme People’s Court has overturned a death sentence imposed on a woman who killed her husband after years of abuse, in a decision23
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Meriam Ibrahim and her husbandMeriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese woman sentenced to death for apostasy, has finally walked out of prison - after six months behind bars."Meriam was released just about an hour ago," said Mohanad Mustafa, one of her lawyers."She's now out of prison," he told AFP, but said23
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Call for strict and responsible regulation of recreational drugs. The mothera15 year-oldgirl who died after taking Ecstasy iscalling fora meeting with the Home Secretary to campaign for “recreational drugs” to be legalised and regulated. Anne-Marie Cockburn, speaking following the inquest into the
Bali Nine death row inmate Myuran Sukumaranwith his Archibald Prize entry, a self-portraitARCHIBALD Prize entrants often paint famous people. Myuran Sukumaran jokes he has painted an infamous person.“Look where I am”, he says casting his eyes around.
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Florida Death ChamberSeven weeks after the botched execution of an Oklahoma inmate, who twisted in pain and lived for 43 minutes after being injected with lethal drugs, four men in four states had been scheduled to die in one 24-hour period. One of the four, a rapist and
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Girls often don’t realise that engineering careers are suitable for them. On 23 June the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) celebrates its 95th anniversary as a charity supporting and inspiring women in engineering and allied sciences. A membership organisation for women engineers, its aims are to
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The simple fact is that FGM has no benefits at all to women. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has been attracting a lot of press lately following the announcement of the first prosecutions for FGM in the UK. Around the world about 140 million girls and women have been subjected to this horrific