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# civil-rights - Wednesday 8 May, 2013

Opinion

Column: There is a troubling disjuncture between politics and civil society

08/05/13 5,774 Views 53 Comments

Our political systems have declined to a point where they cannot introduce profound change in the social order – this needs to change in order for society to flourish, writes Niall Crowley.

# civil-rights - Sunday 5 May, 2013

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These maps show 21 highly segregated USA cities

05/05/13 17,945 Views 61 Comments

Analysis of the 2010 Census data shows how major cities are still segregated by neighbourhood a half century after the civil rights movement.

# civil-rights - Monday 25 March, 2013

RIP

Tributes paid after death of LGBT and civil rights activist

25/03/13 9,548 Views 12 Comments

Christopher Robson, one of the founder members of the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network, passed away following a short illness.

# civil-rights - Thursday 14 February, 2013

Northern Ireland

Bloody Sunday families offered €58k compensation

14/02/13 6,721 Views 31 Comments

The families of 13 people killed by British paratroopers at a civil rights march in Derry in 1972 are continuing negotiations with the Ministry of Defence.

# civil-rights - Wednesday 6 February, 2013

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Should Ireland legalise same-sex marriage?

06/02/13 36,070 Views 434 Comments

Last night MPs voted for a draft law to legalise same-sex marriage in England and Wales. Should Ireland follow suit?

# civil-rights - Thursday 20 December, 2012

Bloody Sunday

Inquiry into Bloody Sunday murders to start in the New Year

20/12/12 3,202 Views 32 Comments

The investigation comes 41 years after 14 people, who were attending a civil rights march, were killed by British soldiers.

# civil-rights - Sunday 4 November, 2012

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Sports Film Of The Week: The Ghosts of Ole Miss

04/11/12 1,232 Views 1 Comment

The latest in ESPN’s 30 for 30 series reflects on the football team that played on during the shameful campus violence at the height of the civil rights movement.

# civil-rights - Friday 2 November, 2012

Civil Rights

Museum to open balcony where Martin Luther King was shot

02/11/12 4,203 Views 7 Comments

The room at the motel where Martin Luther King Jr was shot has been left untouched since the evening he was assassinated in 1968.

# civil-rights - Thursday 4 October, 2012

France

Mayor stirs up revolt against France gay marriage plans

04/10/12 3,527 Views 31 Comments

Parisian mayor Francois Lebel says he will refuse to preside over same-sex marriages on the grounds they could open the door to polygamous or incestuous unions.

# civil-rights - Monday 3 September, 2012

Gay Marriage

Dublin City Council votes ‘Yes’ to marriage equality

03/09/12 8,522 Views 116 Comments

Gay rights’ groups welcome the move as Dublin follows Cork in lending support to same-sex civil marriages.

# civil-rights - Tuesday 21 August, 2012

Hacked

Hackers target website of Russian court that sentenced Pussy Riot

21/08/12 2,998 Views 12 Comments

Hackers associating themselves with the loose-knit ‘hacktivist’ group Anonymous posted anti-Putin messages and demanded the band members’ release.

# civil-rights - Wednesday 11 July, 2012

Opinion

Column: Enda Kenny’s silence on same-sex marriage is a rebuff to gay people

11/07/12 6,391 Views 94 Comments

The move to civil marriage is not a massive leap – but it is a hugely important symbol, writes Kieran Rose.

# civil-rights - Sunday 11 March, 2012

Facebook

12-year-old girl sues school over Facebook password

11/03/12 11,876 Views 16 Comments

The US pupil says she was forced to reveal her personal profile information after posting comments about staff members.

# civil-rights - Sunday 29 January, 2012

Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday: Victims’ families gather for 40th anniversary

29/01/12 2,013 Views 15 Comments

Some relatives are calling for the soldiers involved in the 1972 massacre to be prosecuted.

# civil-rights - Thursday 22 September, 2011

Bloody Sunday

UK agrees to pay compensation to Bloody Sunday victims’ families

22/09/11 465 Views 19 Comments

The country’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed it will make payments over the killing of 13 unarmed protesters in 1972.

# civil-rights - Sunday 14 August, 2011

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Should Ireland lift the ban on same-sex marriage?

14/08/11 9,972 Views 253 Comments

Demonstrators in Dublin are today seeking to lift the ban on same-sex marriage. What do you think about the issue?

# civil-rights - Wednesday 22 June, 2011

South Africa

Anti-Apartheid leader Kader Asmal dies aged 76

22/06/11 295 Views 6 Comments

The founder of the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement, and later a government minister, dies in South Africa.

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