13 h. ago London restaurant fined £120k for employing illegal workers fighting Home Office bid for it to be stripped of licence

A Home Office investigation had uncovered three Bulgarian women without the right to work in the UK employed at the popular eatery

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63 h. ago Pregnant women report medical neglect in ICE detention, rights groups say

Women reported miscarriages, delayed care, being shackled, as well as held in solitary confinement, letter saysPregnant women have reported bleeding, miscarriages, being shackled and other instances of medical neglect while in US immigration custody, according to a group of prominent civil rights organizations.The groups – which include the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and its Louisiana chapter, the National Immigration Project, Robert F Kennedy Human Rights, Sanctuary of the South and Sanctuary Now Abolition Project – sent a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Senate committees on Wednesday, describing interviews with more than a dozen women. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Immigrant rights group calls for removing pregnant women from detention

The American Civil Liberties Union is alleging that pregnant detainees being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in Louisiana and Georgia are being mistreated and receiving inadequate care

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3 d. ago Women's rights campaigners slam domestic abuse charity’s failure to accept court's biological sex ruling

Scottish Women’s Aid (SWA) insists it needs to wait for updated guidance from the equality watchdog before implementing the ruling.

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9 d. ago England captain Zoe Aldcroft on winning World Cup: ‘We had so much belief’

Back from partying in Ibiza after a ‘massive whirlwind’, the Gloucester-Hartpury forward is now focused on success in the Premiership Women’s Rugby“I was telling myself: ‘Don’t cry right now, Zoe. Do not cry right now.’ But I just knew that we’d done it.”Zoe Aldcroft is reflecting on the moment last month when she realised England had won the Women’s Rugby World Cup. There were 12 minutes to play at a sold-out, increasingly euphoric Twickenham, but the hosts had created a 20-point cushion against Canada thanks to Alex Matthews’s second try. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Xi directs quashing of Chinese feminists even as he praises advances at women’s conference

Chinese president is behind patriarchal turn in politics with activists silenced for ‘promoting gender antagonism’Addressing dignitaries gathered in Beijing on Monday, Xi Jinping praised the “historic achievements” of women’s rights in China. In the past 30 years, the Chinese president said, maternal mortality rates had dropped by nearly 80%, and women were now participating in the project of national governance with “unprecedented confidence and vigour”.Xi was speaking at the global women’s summit, an event on Monday and Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the historic UN’s world conference on women, which took place in Beijing. It was there in 1995 that Hillary Clinton, the then US first lady, delivered her “women’s rights are human rights” speech, lines now often quoted by people in China advocating for women’s rights. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Miss Major, trailblazing US trans rights activist and Stonewall veteran, dies aged 78

Longtime organizer and founder of House of gg earned reputation as champion for liberation of Black trans womenMiss Major Griffin-Gracy, a trailblazer of the transgender rights movement, longtime community organizer and veteran of the Stonewall riots, died on Monday, her representatives announced.The acclaimed activist died at her home in Little Rock, Arkansas, surrounded by family, the House of gg (the final organization she founded and led) announced. She was 78, and the group’s statement did not give a cause of death. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Voices: Today is International Day of the Girl – have you stopped reading yet?

As high-profile authors from Judy Blume to Margaret Atwood become part of US book bans and the next generation of young women report feeling under attack more than ever before, Victoria Harper, chair of the charity Inspiring Girls UK, explains why it’s worth taking a minute to reflect on the world they are growing up in

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1 week ago Labour's digital ID card 'may let people choose their own gender', MPs are warned

Experts and women's rights groups are concerned that the digital cards could allow people to pick their preferred gender instead of recording birth sex.

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1 week ago Taliban minister confronted over women’s rights during rare press conference for female journalists

Taliban foreign minister on week-long visit to India says

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2 w. ago I reported a man for walking into my changing room, and he was convicted: it’s proof that women need to report ‘the small things’

Olivia Petter was made to feel as if an incident with a stranger in a clothing shop’s dressing room was something she was supposed to simply brush off. But several bureaucratic roadblocks and a police investigation later, she finally felt vindicated

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2 w. ago Nicola Sturgeon: Women like Sandie Peggie, Maria Kelly 'brave' to fight over human rights

Nicola Sturgeon spoke candidly about her views on the employment tribunals of Sandie Peggie and Maria Kelly as well as her grief over Alex Salmond.

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2 w. ago Gender critical activists accused of ‘hateful’ remarks after suggesting trans rights supporters have ‘broken brains’

Labour MP Richard Quigley said he was ‘appalled by the comments, but not surprised’

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2 w. ago Skinnytok might have been banned, but we’re still being served ‘wellness content’ that politicises our weight

Skinnytok is another example of politics parading as wellness and it’s gaining momentum, even after being banned, says Lois Shearing, author of Pink-Pilled: Women and the far-right

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2 w. ago JK Rowling once called me an amoral celebrity toady, but I vocally defend the way she's standing up for women's rights in the face of the cancel culture mob: PIERS MORGAN

None of this is complicated. Trans people deserve rights and equality and safety - but not at the expense of the rights and equality and safety of women.

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2 w. ago Emma Watson looks carefree as she steps out at Paris Fashion Week after being branded 'ignorant of how ignorant she is' by JK Rowling

The actress, 35, offered a wave, while wearing a light pink checked oversized shirt, days after Ms Rowling told her she had 'poured more petrol on the flames' with criticism of her gender critical stance.

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2 w. ago Hearts pour petrol on title flames by sparking limbs scenes with crazy derby winner to sink Hibs

Jambos strengthen grip on top spot with stunning Tynecastle victory

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3 w. ago Our girls theater: how the right claims to protect women’s sports while attacking them

The WNBA finals tip off on Friday. But many of those discussing the league denigrate its players while not bothering to watch the action itself“Under the Trump administration, we will defend the proud tradition of female athletes, and we will not allow men to beat up, injure, and cheat our women and our girls.”– Donald Trump during the signing of his Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports executive order, 5 February 2025 Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Timeline of JK Rowling and Emma Watson's relationship as rift deepens

JK Rowling has accused Emma Watson of ‘pouring petrol’ on the online hate towards the author after comments made in a recent interview.

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3 w. ago ‘She is ignorant of how ignorant she is’: JK Rowling responds to Emma Watson rift

The author has rebuffed conciliatory remarks made by the Harry Potter actor, saying Watson has ‘enthusiastically participated’ in the ‘trashing of women’s rights’Harry Potter author JK Rowling has responded to Emma Watson’s recent remarks about their rift over transgender rights, saying the actor is “ignorant of how ignorant she is”.Rowling’s post comes after a podcast interview with Watson, in which the latter said: “I really don’t believe that holding the love and support and views that I have, mean[s] that I can’t and don’t treasure Jo and the person that I had personal experiences with.” Continue reading...

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