Women’s Health and Binding
The Chinese custom of foot binding involved tightly binding the feet of young girls to achieve a small, severely deformed foot, considered a symbol of… Read More »Women’s Health and Binding
The Chinese custom of foot binding involved tightly binding the feet of young girls to achieve a small, severely deformed foot, considered a symbol of… Read More »Women’s Health and Binding
As well as the invaluable health benefits to both mother and newborn, breastfeeding is often celebrated as a profound emotional bonding experience. However, an increasing… Read More »Women’s Health and Elective Double Mastectomies
The Irish Penal Reform Trust is an independent NGO that works to improve the Irish penal system through advocacy, lobbying, reports, studies, and public awareness… Read More »The Irish Penal Reform trust and the elephant in the room
In October last year, the Countess team raised concerns with the HSE and the Ombudsman for Children about the guidance provided by the HSE on… Read More »The HSE and the Ombudsman for Children are ignoring potential harm to children from TENI website.
Gender Recognition (Amendment) (Prisons) Bill 2023 New Bill aims to amend the GRA 2015 and stop males being housed in Irish women’s prisons The Bill… Read More »Historic Bill Drafted by Laoise De Brún BL
Introduction On Tuesday June 13th Irish senators debated the controversial Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022. With very short… Read More »Save Free Speech Rally: Laoise de Brún BL
It’s Pride month but this year is different. Dylan Mulvaney has awakened a nation, and the Bud Light and Target boycotts are persisting, with corporate… Read More »Letters from the Front: US Edition – Part VI “Target on Your Back – Part One”
Introduction How much do we value our right to free speech? How important is free speech in maintaining a healthy democracy? Can a robust exchange… Read More »The Value of Free Speech
Anne Conway, veteran women’s rights campaigner, spoke at Kellie-Jay Keen’s Let Women Speak rally in Belfast on 16th April. All the women there that day… Read More »Let Women Speak Belfast – Speech by Anne Conway
The Irish Times recently found itself at the centre of a controversy when an article by Adriana Acosta-Cortez questioning the potential racism of fake tan… Read More »Fake Tan, Racism, and the Complexities of Hate Offences Bill: Unveiling Societal Tensions