[…]Union and the Global Student Forum against war and expansionism, and in condemning the renewed Russian aggression towards Ukraine. As Russian forces continue a major attack on Ukraine, USI offers solidarity to students in Ukraine and to any Ukrainian students in Ireland – we offer our complete support and will strive to amplify their voices and needs at this time. As a matter of priority, USI is liaising with the Higher Education Authority and Students’ Unions across Ireland to establish the number of students from Irish institutions in Ukraine or Russia to help ensure their safety. The international student movement […]
[…]campaign was launched on Monday the 23rd April in the Church Gallery at Limerick School of Art and Design – LIT. The campaign will be run from Monday April 23rd to Friday April […]
[…]campaign was launched on Monday the 23rd April in the Church Gallery at Limerick School of Art and Design – LIT. The campaign will be run from Monday April 23rd to Friday April […]
[…]been traumatised, ostracised and some media are claiming that people have been murdered.” Spectrum Human Rights reports that the gay teenager who was kidnapped, tortured and forced to come out to his parents died from his injuries caused by the attack, and quotes a doctor who is associated with the campaign against homophobia in Russia. “We believe that recently passed homophobic laws are providing justification for large increases in public displays of aggression towards LGBT youth,” Ms O’Brien adds. “These inhumane acts are in clear violation of the European Convention on Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and […]
[…]up BDS branches on their campuses. The global BDS movement calls on Israel to end its human and civil rights abuses and calls on Israel to respect the human and civil rights of all religions, races, nationalities, and ethnicities. BDS respects the civil rights of all religions, races, nationalities, and ethnicities, in line with USI’s other work and policies on anti-racism, anti-discrimination and anti-apartheid. At the most recent European Students’ Union board meeting, USI tabled a BDS motion which was viewed as an extremely divisive and antagonistic action, despite its purpose being to highlight the systematic abuses faced by […]
