Migrants and domestic violence
Sir, – Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman this week published the interim report of the Independent Anti-Racism Committee.
As a migrant woman and a member of the We Are Here Too Campaign, I welcome the fact that the committee took an interest in migrant women who are victimised by domestic violence and gender-based violence.
The report found that minority women face “an extra and therefore discriminatory burden of additional barriers” in accessing support services.
It is highly disappointing to see, however, that the report focuses primarily on access to services. It does not examine enough how the Irish immigration system enables domestic violence inflicted on migrant women.
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The findings were contained in a report by the independent Anti-Racism Committee. By Press Association Wednesday 21 Apr 2021, 2:34 PM 2 hours ago 2,743 Views 2 Comments
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MIGRANT WOMEN IN Ireland fear speaking out about gender-based violence in case they lose their legal status in the country, a report has found.
An interim report by the independent Anti-Racism Committee called for the removal of all barriers to accessing support for migrant women suffering at the hands of a spouse or partner.
The report, published by Equality Minister Roderic O’Gorman on Wednesday, found that minority women face “an extra and therefore discriminatory burden of additional barriers” in accessing support services.
Social Affairs & Religion Correspondent
A public consultation on anti-racism in Ireland has been launched by Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth Roderic O Gorman.
It follows the publication by Mr O Gorman of an interim report of an Independent Anti-Racism Committee.
The public consultation which has been announced will feed into a final National Action Plan Against Racism which will be developed by the Anti-Racism Committee.
In its interim report, the Committee has made three recommendations for immediate action.
It suggests removing Ireland’s reservation to Article 4 of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
The reservation sets out the Irish position on the appropriate balance to be drawn between the rights to freedom of speech, expression and association on the one hand, and the State’s obligations to tackle racism and prevent and prosecute incitement to racial hatred on the other.
Migrant women in Republic fear speaking out about gender-based violence, report states Migrant women whose status is dependent on their spouse fear to report abuse for fear of losing their legal status James Ward, PA 21 April, 2021 12:29
Migrant women in the Republic of Ireland fear speaking out about gender-based violence in case they lose their legal status in the country, a report has found.
An interim report by the independent Anti-Racism Committee called for the removal of all barriers to accessing support for migrant women suffering at the hands of a spouse or partner.
The report, published by Equality Minister Roderic O’Gorman today, found that minority women face “an extra and therefore discriminatory burden of additional barriers” in accessing support services.
The National Lawyers Guild’s Former First ‘Latina’ President Is a White Woman
Tina Vasquez, Prism, January 7, 2021
For years, prominent human rights attorney Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan has positioned herself as an advocate for Latinx communities, most recently identifying as a Puerto Rican woman from New York determined to aid the island and bring attention to the economic and humanitarian crises produced by colonization. Unbeknownst to many in the Latinx communities she worked alongside and claimed as her own, Bannan is a white woman who grew up in Georgia. Since at least 2006, she has accepted opportunities expressly intended for Latinas and other people of color.