Recent months have seen a storm of criticism and comment of Trócaire’s campaign to boycott goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied territories. This piece responds to one such commentator, Ruth Dudley Edwards, who accused Trócaire of disseminating ‘hatred’
In just over two weeks the people of Ireland will be tasked with voting on the Children’s Referendum, on Saturday the 10th November.
Source: South Sudan: Independence Celebration by babasteve, Flickr On the 9th of July 2011, after decades of civil war which resulted in the deaths of
Today is the 101st International Women’s Day! First emerging as a day of celebration from the activities of labour movements at the turn of the
Amnesty International’s A Year of Rebellion, A Year of Hope film (2012) For many people, the world was transfixed on only one place last year:
IRIN news recently published the 10 top popular stories that appeared throughout 2011 as they relate to HIV and AIDS: 1. HIV and AIDS turned
It was Human Rights Day on Saturday! Does that mean every other day of the year is a human rights abuse day or, more accurately,
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“Should child soldiers be prosecuted for their crimes?” “In modern day warfare, children, both girls and boys, are increasingly becoming the subject of military recruitment,
Female Genital Mutilation is a hugely contentious issue worldwide. According to a report published by the WHO, UNESCO, UNIFEM and others, FGM is practiced in
The “Girl Effect” and women’s rights Whether you agree with it or not the “girl effect” has become something of a phenomenon and popular catchphrase
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