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Published in: 50.50No woman’s body should be a battlefield
25 years after Women in Black was founded by Israeli and Palestinian women working together for peace, Sue Finch and...
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Published in: 50.50Domestic violence: on the frontline of intersectionality
Provisions for those affected by domestic violence are in decline in the UK, but work in the area of domestic...
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Published in: 50.50To eliminate WMD we need to disarm patriarchy
Civil society must stop the use of chemical weapons being used as a pretext for US-led bombing in Syria. A gendered...
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Published in: 50.50New nuclear weapons for the UK: a challenge Labour can’t dodge
Labour could turn opposition to the billion pound Trident replacement into an electoral asset, but instead appears...
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Published in: 50.50The unsafe house of Italy: violence against women does not break for summer
Italy has just passed a new law offering better protection for victims of domestic violence. But will this be enough...
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Published in: 50.50Pro-nuclear propaganda in 1983: lessons for 2013
In the UK, Labour's nuclear disarmament policies of the 1980s were not to blame for electoral failure, argues...
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Published in: 50.50Trident Alternatives Review: the elephant in the room
The recent Trident Alternatives Review excludes any consideration of alternative means that might provide effective...
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Published in: 50.50Racism, surveillance, and managing gender violence in the UK
New policies brought in to address violence against women in the UK are being implemented by large generic...
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Published in: 50.50Pan-Africanism: beyond survival to renaissance?
Addressing the African Union 50th Anniversary Heads of States Summit, Amina Mama challenged the gathering to...
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Published in: 50.50Excluded and silenced: Women in Northern Ireland after the peace process
There is a backlash against women’s agency in Northern Ireland in a number of different ways, all of which impact on...
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Published in: 50.50India's anti-rape movement: redefining solidarity outside the colonial frame
The horrific rape of a student sparked a remarkable movement against sexual violence in India which has forced the...
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Published in: 50.50Fear and fury: women and post-revolutionary violence
Putting episodes of post-Arab spring violence against women down to a routine manifestation of patriarchy and its...
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Published in: 50.50A war that can be won
The UN's John Holmes on confronting sexual violence worldwide Plus: blogging 16 days