Category: Sexual and Reproductive Rights

Establishing Sexual Rights in International Law

Kudos to Mindy Jane Roseman, our Academic Director, who co-authored an article in this summer’s issue of the Harvard Journal…

Ireland Finally Announces Inquiry Into Magdalene Laundries

Here’s an encouraging update from Global Human Rights fellow Maeve O’Rourke, LLM ’10, who has been working on behalf of…

UN Committee Against Torture Calls on Ireland to Investigate Magdalene Laundries

Great news this morning from Global Human Rights fellow Maeve O’Rourke, LLM ’10, who recently made a submission to the…

Update on Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries: Maeve O’Rourke, LLM ’10, Takes Complaint to the UN

Here’s an update from our Global Human Rights fellow Maeve O’Rourke, LLM ’10, whose work on behalf of the advocacy…

Panels Thursday, March 3, on Female Circumcision, the Material Support Law

We had two very interesting (and wildly different) events yesterday, Thursday, March 3.  As soon as I get video/audio from…

Images from Abandoned Ireland: Inside a Magdalene Laundry

Recently on this blog, Global Human Rights fellow Maeve O’Rourke, LLM ’10, wrote about Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries, where as many…

Abuse by Church and State: The Hidden Story of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries

As Ireland grapples with the current economic crisis, there is no shortage of soul-searching going on in the country today. …

Upcoming on Monday: “Reproductive Rights and the U.S. Supreme Court”

“Reproductive Rights and the U.S. Supreme Court” February 14, 201112:15- 1:15 pmLewis 202 This brown bag talk features Priscilla “Cilla”…