Our director Pragna Patel received an honorary doctorate from Keele University for her ‘outstanding contribution to women’s rights, social justice and secularism’.

We are very sad to hear of the passing of Asha Omar, a former resident of Brent Asian Women’s Refuge and supporter of SBS. Asha was well loved by other residents and by all of us.

We are very sad to hear of the passing of Asha Omar, a former resident of Brent Asian Women’s Refuge and supporter of SBS. Asha was well loved by other residents and by all of us.

SBS joins Feminist Dissent in a show of solidarity with schools in Birmingham and elsewhere that are struggling courageously against religious fundamentalist led mobilisations.

A range of serious offences often committed by men in an intimate relationship can now be investigated and prosecuted in the Republic even if they are perpetrated abroad if the suspect is an Irish citizen or resident.

Karima Bennoune, United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights calls for submissions for her upcoming report to the General Assembly – Cultural rights and public spaces report.

Exclusion of meaningful protection for migrant women in the DA Bill is untenable. Protection from abuse is a human right; it cannot depend on visa status.

The government published its long-awaited Domestic Abuse Bill earlier this year. But what protection does it offer migrant women subject to abuse and the ‘no recourse to public funds’ requirement?