North Korea Increases Aid to Russia, Mos... Tue Nov 19, 2024 12:29 | Marko Marjanovi?
Trump Assembles a War Cabinet Sat Nov 16, 2024 10:29 | Marko Marjanovi?
Slavgrinder Ramps Up Into Overdrive Tue Nov 12, 2024 10:29 | Marko Marjanovi?
?Existential? Culling to Continue on Com... Mon Nov 11, 2024 10:28 | Marko Marjanovi?
US to Deploy Military Contractors to Ukr... Sun Nov 10, 2024 02:37 | Field Empty
Anti-Empire >>
A bird's eye view of the vineyard
Alternative Copy of thesaker.is site is available Thu May 25, 2023 14:38 | Ice-Saker-V6bKu3nz
Alternative site: https://thesaker.si/saker-a... Site was created using the downloads provided Regards Herb
The Saker blog is now frozen Tue Feb 28, 2023 23:55 | The Saker
Dear friends As I have previously announced, we are now “freezing” the blog.? We are also making archives of the blog available for free download in various formats (see below).?
What do you make of the Russia and China Partnership? Tue Feb 28, 2023 16:26 | The Saker
by Mr. Allen for the Saker blog Over the last few years, we hear leaders from both Russia and China pronouncing that they have formed a relationship where there are
Moveable Feast Cafe 2023/02/27 ? Open Thread Mon Feb 27, 2023 19:00 | cafe-uploader
2023/02/27 19:00:02Welcome to the ‘Moveable Feast Cafe’. The ‘Moveable Feast’ is an open thread where readers can post wide ranging observations, articles, rants, off topic and have animate discussions of
The stage is set for Hybrid World War III Mon Feb 27, 2023 15:50 | The Saker
Pepe Escobar for the Saker blog A powerful feeling rhythms your skin and drums up your soul as you?re immersed in a long walk under persistent snow flurries, pinpointed by
The Saker >>
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005
RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony
Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony
Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony
RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony
Waiting for SIPO Anthony
Public Inquiry >>
Promoting Human Rights in IrelandHuman Rights in Ireland >>
national |
miscellaneous |
news report
Tuesday October 08, 2002 16:09
by Ray
printable version
Digg this
del.icio.us
Furl
Reddit
Technorati
Facebook
Gab
Twitter
View Comments Titles Only
save preference
Comments (1 of 1)
Jump To Comment: 1USI CONDEMN MINISTER MCDOWELL OVER REFUSAL TO REVERSE ONASANWO DEPORTATION ORDER
8th October 2002
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) have strongly condemned the decision of Minister Michael McDowell not to reverse the deportation order of Christina Onasanwo and her family back to Nigeria. USI said today that the Minister "is now responsible for any harm that comes to Christina".
June Coghlan, Women's Rights Officer, USI said: "Christina fled from Nigeria in 1999 to avoid the scourge of female genital mutilation. Her life here seemed fantastic after she was got a place in college, but the dream was suddenly ended by a deportation order for the family. As a direct result of this, Christina's mother Elizabeth suffered a nervous breakdown and is now in psychiatric care as she witnessed her sister die from the same procedure.
It is unacceptable that Christina and her younger sister Bolu's lives are being placed in danger by this deportation order. Minister McDowell must now be held responsible for any harm that comes to Christina.
135 million of the world's women and young girls have been genitally mutilated. Two million are at risk every year, which works out at approximately 6,000 per day.
This is an example of both sexism and racism.
What makes this news particularly galling is the fact that at the 1995 United Nations Conference on Women, our Government, along with 189 other governments, signed the Beijing Platform for Action, an agenda of women's human rights. A key aim was to eliminate all forms of discrimination against the violation of the rights of the girl child.
We are making a final appeal to Minister McDowell to show a shred of humanity and allow Christina Onasanwo and her family to stay in Ireland."