President Catherine Connolly takes office amid debates on neutrality, reunification and Ireland’s role as anti-immigration rhetoric rises. Her election, backed by a strong anti-establishment vote, sharpens the discussion on the country’s progressive direction and the challenge of curbing the evident and undeniable advance of the right.
Politics
The UN’s policy (in Gaza) is the continuation of the occupation
The UN is one of the few institutions that has truly done something for Palestine, but it has done it badly. In 1947 it divided its territory, and in 1982 it abandoned civilians in Beirut so that they could be massacred. Víctor de Currea-Lugo In 2002, the Bertini […]
Intensification of gender-based violence in Colombia
For five days, from 18 to 22 November, two prominent representatives of the Colombian women’s human rights movement, who have a vital role in addressing conflict and building peace in Colombia, will be in London. Their purpose: to expose the intensification of violence against women, both inside and outside the […]
When a university won’t confirm or deny a rape complaint
The University of Salford refuses to confirm or deny whether a rape allegation was reported, citing data protection. The claimant argues this legal opacity compounds his trauma and contradicts the institution’s public transparency policies regarding sexual misconduct cases. Philippa Fisher* The claimant in a related disability discrimination case […]
Protests against repression and the erosion of freedoms
At the end of August, activists smashed windows and sprayed red paint at the offices of the right-wing think-tank, Policy Exchange, on Old Queen Street in Westminster. They did so “in recognition of the role they have played in making the UK the less tolerant, more unequal, increasingly authoritarian and […]
















