Category Archives: Human rights/law

The best and worst sex (and science) stories of 2010

By Dr Petra | Published: 29 December, 2010
TweetThis year seems to have just flown by, and what a busy one it was for research and stories about sex. From philandering footballers to STI statistics we certainly got to hear a lot about relationships. Here are some of the main stories I think made up the year in media, sex and science. The [...]
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International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers 2010

By Dr Petra | Published: 17 December, 2010
Tweet Today is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. If you’ve not heard about it before it aims to highlight hate crimes committed against sex workers, show support for and among sex workers, and alert the public about the physical and emotional violence sex workers face – and the systems that maintain this. [...]
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World AIDS Day 2010

By Dr Petra | Published: 1 December, 2010
TweetToday is World AIDS Day with events taking place globally around the theme of Universal Access and Human Rights. You can follow discussions about the day with links to activities and organisations involved on twitter using the hashtags #WAD2010 and #PreventionRevolution Access is an important but often overlooked issue within this area. Getting education to [...]
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Love Geeks? Then buy a Geek Calendar!

By Dr Petra | Published: 1 October, 2010
Tweet Over the past few months, geeks, scientists, writers and presenters have been mulling over how to raise more funds and awareness for libel reform. This follows a number of recent high profile libel cases in the UK which have been seen as attempts to silence debate – particularly in areas of health and science. [...]
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Sexual pleasure empowers women!

By Dr Petra | Published: 1 August, 2010
TweetThe e-journal Contestations is a cross cultural and cross disciplinary publication which tackles diverse issues around women’s health internationally. It seeks to create a platform to explore and discuss core issues around development, politics and health. The current issue debates the statement ‘Sexual pleasure empowers women!’ and opens with an outline of core issues relating [...]
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Uganda debates anti-gay bill

By Dr Petra | Published: 18 December, 2009
Politicians in Uganda are debating today the future of a bill that seeks to punish gays and bisexuals with life imprisonment or the death penalty.
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