Talk4Peace is a new project funded by the North-South Research Programme, jointly led by Dr Maria-Adriana Deiana, from Queen’s University Belfast and co-director of the Centre for Gender in Politics, and Dr Heidi Riley, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin. This project seeks to further our understanding of transformative mediationContinue reading “Talk4Peace project explores Transformative Mediation and Inclusive Peacebuilding”
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The Intersection of Gender, Power and Violence in Armed Conflict.
On the 30th October 2014, soldiers of the Sudanese army searched houses, severely beat residents and raped women and girls in the Sudanese town of Tabit in a series of attacks over a 36-hour period. According to one report, over 200 cases were credibly reported, with two soldiers stating, “that superior officers had ordered them to ‘rapeContinue reading “The Intersection of Gender, Power and Violence in Armed Conflict.”
The long road to reproductive rights in Northern Ireland: what next?
October 2019 marked the decriminalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland through an act of the British Parliament during the prolonged suspension of the NI devolved government. The act was the culmination of concerted efforts by long-standing pro-choice activists in Northern Ireland, human rights organisations, healthcare professionals and MPs in Westminster, led by Stella Creasy who was able toContinue reading “The long road to reproductive rights in Northern Ireland: what next?”
Blog for the Centre for Gender in Politics, Based at the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queen's University Belfast 