SPEAKERS include a representative from the UNT trade unions in Venezuela, Humberto Rios from Cuba, Richard Gott, Sue Branford, Eric Toussaint, President of Campaign Against Third World Debt, Bolivia and Colombia solidarity groups, and more. Party with live music in the evening. Organised by Brighton Hands Off Venezuela and Sussex University Students Union. Further details : http://www.brightonhov.org.uk acknowledge the cumulative effect of years of physical and psychological abuse," Hammana Siddiqui, joint coordinator of services at Southall Black Sisters.
"It was a huge landmark in awareness in the long-term effects of domestic violence. And frankly there's no way this would have been possible if our group hadn't taken on her case because, at the time, nobody else was doing it."
But of course that victory, like other achievements made in the battle for women's seekers, trafficked women and migrant domestic workers from accessing public funds, even if they need to leave a violent relationship.
Refuges are being forced to turn women away or fund their places out of the organisation's reserves, and the women are often forced to stay in violent situations.
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Thousands marched through Sao Paulo in protest at Presidents Bush - and Lula
victory For women in Portugal, International women's Day 2007 was a day to celebrate an important victory. There been a momentous success in the referendum held on February 11 2007,
when 59.25 per cent of those voting agreed that women should
have the right to abortion on
request in the first 10 weeks of
pregnancy.
What was even sweeter was
that the law enacting this
decision was voted through the
parliament on March 8 with the abolition of the penal code, which
criminalised abortion and could mean up to three years in prison.