ASSANGE CASE: TEN YEARS OF PERSECUTION – PRESS FREEDOM UNDER SERIOUS ATTACK

STATEMENT by GAMAG EUROPE (GE) JULIAN ASSANGE CASE: TEN YEARS OF PERSECUTION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL TORTURE. PRESS FREEDOM UNDER SERIOUS ATTACK GAMAG Europe, the regional chapter of the Global Alliance for Media and Gender, welcomed on Monday the UK Court decision not to extradite Julian Assange to the United States of America in the most important …

Domestic abusers winning time with children by accusing mothers of parental alienation, study finds

Writes Maya Oppenheim Women’s Correspondent Proposed by Sissy Vovou ‘Playing the parental alienation card is proving more powerful than any other in silencing the voices of women and children resisting contact with abusive men,’ says former family law barrister Abusive men are winning time with their children by accusing mothers who have won custody of …

Lebanon Passes Landmark Sexual Harassment Law

By Timour Azhari Proposed by Sissy Vovou New law could see perpetrators spend up to four years in prison, with the legislature also amending a controversial domestic violence law. 21 December 2020 – Beirut, Lebanon – Lebanon’s Parliament has endorsed a landmark law criminalising sexual harassment that could see the most flagrant perpetrators spend up to four …

The idea that family courts are biased against men is a dangerous fallacy

Sent by Sissy Vovoy Evidence shows that the disproportionately male judiciary is more likely to rule against abused women and children If you’ve binged on the BBC drama The Split, which follows a family of glamorous divorce lawyers, you might be forgiven for thinking that this corner of the law is all about multimillion-pound footballer pre-nups …

GAMAG EUROPE – Announcement of support to the women’s strike in Poland

As 25 November marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women members of the Global Alliance on Gender and Media in Europe express solidarity with women in Poland, united under the banner of Women’s Strike (Strajk Kobiet) in defense of their right to self-determination. Violence against women can take the form of …