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LATEST ARTICLES ( 72 )

• Battle Of The Sexes

  

  I've heard two things recently which have made me question feminism or, more precisely, how we perceive feminism. Firstly was the girl in my Feminist... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2011 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Human Rights Day South Africa

  

  "Anti-Apartheid Movement : 50th Anniversary" The Independent, 3rd June 2009March 21st has been known as South Africa's Human Rights day since 1994 in... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2011 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• I Do Not Wish Women to Have Power Over Men; but Over Themselves. - Mary Shelley

  

  Women entrepreneurs must be supported Zimbabwe Entrepreneurial Infrastructure SeriesThis article in the Zimbabwe Telegraph talks about how “social construction... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2011 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Thought Police

  The public/private divide.What is the difference between what we do in public and what we do in private and should they be equally protected? Or should we only... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2011 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• If Homosexuality is a Disease, Let's All Call in Queer to Work: "Hello. Can't...

  Sexual orientation is a contentious subject in international law terms, predominantly because there is no official legal definition of it. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2011 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• If Voting Changed Anything, They'd Make It Illegal. Emma Goldman

  Should prisoners have the right to vote? A contentious issue in Britain at the moment. There are basically two sides to the argument, outlined brilliantly in... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2011 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Love is Like War: Easy to Begin but Very Hard to Stop. H. L. Mencken

  For extremist terrorism there was a significant turning point in the world, a day when everyone joined together and stated that they were waging a ‘war on... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2011 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Valentine's Violence Against Women

  

  guardian.co.uk, 10 February 2011This is an article about women being prosecuted for perverting the course of justice after retracting rape claims, "the move... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2011 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• All the People Like Us Are We, and Everyone Else is They- Rudyard Kipling

  What would you think if someone from a different country, culture even, came to your house and told you to stop what you're doing because they don't agree with... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2011 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Reflective Blog

  

  As part of my course every seminar on Feminist Perspectives of International Law I have to present a cutting or example of something relating to the topic,... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2011 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• I'm Not a Feminist. Do You Believe in Discrimination Against Women? No. Then...

  I'm torn when it comes to Feminism. I am a modern woman, I believe in freedom of expression- the right to proudly display our beautiful womanly bodies as we... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2011 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Tunnel Vision

  This blog is intended to be more of an opinionative look at human rights than hard fact. I say what I think to situations around the world and the theories of... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2011 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY