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The Istanbul Convention and the Protection of Women’s Rights in the Digital Era

The rapid expansion of digital technologies has opened new spaces for communication, activism, and expression. Yet, it has also created new arenas for violence against women. Online platforms have become an extension of existing gender inequalities, where harassment, image-based abuse, and threats reproduce the same patriarchal dynamics found offline. Digital violence is not a separate […]

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Opinion

Sexualization of Latinas

Being born as a Latina in Europe was an honor. Yet, I never thought about the consequences that I would face until I was a teen. Boys began sexualizing my Latin side. It started with innocuous stereotypical comments such as how I danced. I was sixteen when the harmless comments transformed into objectifying comments about […]

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Academic Corner

A b c v. Ireland (2010), The Right to Abortion

This article will analyze one of the most famous cases of the ECHR regarding the right to abortion. This case is the A, B, C v Ireland, 2010.   Abortion was prohibited under Irish criminal law by sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. A referendum held in 1983 resulted in the […]