SDLP leader Claire Hanna has called for an “urgent” response to the femicide crisis in Nothern Ireland. Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon, the MP for South Belfast and Mid Down raised the “damning statistics” relating to attacks against women and girls in the North. “Violence against women and girls demands an immediate and deep response,” Ms Hanna said, “Recent murders of women have contributed to a femicide rate twice as high as Britain,” she added. SDLP Leader Claire Hanna made the call in Westminster “We need to think very deeply about the society and culture that is manifesting in this way.” Earlier this month 22-year-old Mary Ward was found dead in her Belfast home. She was the fourth woman to be murdered in Northern Ireland in a six-week period. Speaking at the time, PSNI Detective Chief Superintendent Lindsay Fisher said the rate of violent crimes against women in the North was “appalling”. Over the past eight years, 42 females have been killed in the North. The victims were all aged…

AN integrated education college in Fermanagh has been praised for playing its part in the ‘reconciliation process’ in the area. Northern Ireland Office Minister Fleur Anderson visited Erne Integrated College in Enniskillen where she met with pupils and staff. The Labour MP for Putney, who is the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, said the British Government is keen to see more integrated institutions set up in the North. NIO Minister Fleur Anderson at Erne Integrated College in Enniskillen “It was fantastic to meet with the young people at Erne Integrated College, along with staff, and I would like to thank them for their warm welcome, and for their questions and insight,” she said. “Seeing greater integration of education across Northern Ireland is a priority for the UK Government, and Erne Integrated College provides a wonderful environment for helping local children grow up in a truly shared society. "This is an essential aspect of the reconciliation process,” Ms Anderson added. “My…

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