Rights of Women: FREE seminar and debate on proposed changes to migration law and policy When? 2.30-4.30pm, Tuesday 6 September 2011 Where? Kings Cross, London What? The UK Border Agency (UKBA), the agency responsible for controlling migration to the UK, has opened two consultations setting out proposals to dramatically change the rules around migration in [...]
Like to us continue our work? Why not run for OBJECT? Or you can sponsor our runners instead! Join us, or sponsor us, at the Women’s 5K fun run in Hyde Park this September. For details please see http://www.object.org.uk/fun-run We are really excited to announce that award winning Comedian, Josie Long, and eminent psychologist, author [...]
Thanks to the new licensing regime for lap dancing clubs which many of you helped OBJECT secure, councils now have the power to greatly restrict the number of lap dancing clubs they license – even setting a limit of zero. Many councils are using this legislation effectively to help curb the number of clubs and [...]
Briefing update from Abortion Rights The proposals to introduce new counselling arrangements for women seeking abortion are moving ahead – but exactly how the government plans to proceed is unclear at the moment. For those who aren’t familiar with the situation, in March, Nadine Dorries MP and Frank Field MP tabled amendments [1] to the [...]
