[…]among both academic and professional workers including postgraduates Implement Universal Design for […]
[…]trans people are treated by the health system in Ireland, saying it falls far below international human rights standards. The current system sees trans people waiting up to five years to even start accessing care, and GPs are not allowed to prescribe hormone replacement therapy to their trans and non-binary patients. A survey by TENI (the Transgender Equality Network Ireland) examining trans healthcare in Ireland found that 78 per cent of respondents thought about ending their life while transitioning or on a waiting list, and 40 per cent said they had made at least one suicide attempt. USI Vice President […]
[…]Union and its allies to act immediately against the breaking of these fundamental international humanitarian laws. On October 9, Israeli Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant, publicly showcased the disproportionate nature of the response of the state of Israel on the people of Gaza when he stated: “I have ordered a complete siege on the Gaza strip. There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed. We are fighting human animals, and we act accordingly.” This statement indicates a complete disregard for the lives of the people living under siege in Gaza, and amounts to collective punishment, potentially genocide, […]
[…]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 […]
