2012 to 2013
The December 2012 protests
The gang rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in Delhi in December 2012 led to weeks of protests, many led by students and young women, demanding safety in public spaces and changes to the law.
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2012 to 2013
The gang rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in Delhi in December 2012 led to weeks of protests, many led by students and young women, demanding safety in public spaces and changes to the law.
2018 to 2019
Women made up a large share of the protesters who brought down Omar al-Bashir. A photograph of Alaa Salah on a car, leading chants in a white tobe, became the emblem of the 'Kandakas', named after the queens of ancient…
Law and rightsBodies and choiceWar, peace and memory
TimelineThe 'Kandake' photograph, on Wikipedia ↗ (opens in a new tab)
2012 to 2018
The death of Savita Halappanavar in a Galway hospital in 2012, after she was refused an abortion during a miscarriage, galvanised the campaign to repeal the constitutional amendment that equated the life of the unborn…
Law and rightsBodies and choice
TimelineThe 2018 referendum, on Wikipedia ↗ (opens in a new tab)