strip searches, cell raids and internal lock-ups. They expect nothing less.
Republican woman prisoner A DELEGATION of over 170 women travelled to to join this women's prison. The picket in support of women political prisoners has now become an annual event, supported by growing numbers of women internationally.
Armagh group and Sinn Fein Women's Department, brought together Wales, England and abroad to demonstrate for International women's liberation in Ireland is part of the struggle for Irish self-determination. It was particularly pleasing to see a group of women from Greenham Common on the delegation.
Women in Armagh alc subject to a humiliating and degrading form of sexual harassment by the prison namely lollie. strip searching. woman prisoner was strip-searched live mes WIL Bull a 48-hour period, although SIC Wa. Constalll surveillance, and came into contact witn no one except the prison officers.
She said of this ordeal: *I saw my nakedness as an indictment against them.
They thought my womanhood would serve to help to defeat me. They didn't understand that the of ideals cannol stripped one's The strip searches are most frequently used remand prisoners some of them are strip searched up to four times appearance that might last only five SITICS.
The remand prisoners are those held under the infamous paid perjurer UCUUIC victed on the They deserve so much more.
year's picket of Armagh The delegation, organised jointly by the London women …trom Scotland, Women's Day that the struggle for roborated evidence of one person. The svstem has introduced a new style of internment tor Republican prisoners.
and Ros Young Information on plastic and rubber bullets was explained to us by a woman who had been blinded by a plastic bullet fired at short range by a British soldier She told of the deaths and horrendous injuries caused by these lethal weapons. nine month CTIO November 1981 British picket at the prison had a larger turnout than previous years with people north and south, , as well as the delegation. But as Sinn Fein women pointed but, we need to build this thousands, not hundreds, Ical cal.
Solidarity greetings were read out organisations such as Outwrite, Spare Rib, Labour Committee liciallu Women for Palestine and many more Irish sondarily groups sisters struggle the world. A this point the RUC were beginning to look distinctly uncomfortable.
The London Armagh Fein's Women's Department and local people West Belfast put a lot of effort into organising the delegation effort was much appreciated. It was not however appreciated by the authorities, • judging by the amount of harassment the delegation received in a pathetic attempt to stop us showing our solidarity.
Women on the 1980 Armagh delegation Women behind the Wire no 2 By the London Armagh Group 75p from 374 Gray's Inn Rd., London WCI * Books are urgently needed for our sisters ArFalls Road Centre.
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• Arguments for more «Socialist Action 23 March 1984 London Birde MPs, has been given wide publicity in the press. It was officially launched at a press conference last week.
members of the Campaign group, to introduce the pamphlet's arguments. next week.
The pamphlet looks at the parliamentary system to see how working people can use their voters to meet their needs and draws attention to the fact that Clause IV of the makes the establishment and maintainance oi a party in parliament one of its primary objectives and affirms our commitment to parliamentary democracy.
Indeed, the movement has led the long struggle to achieve universal franchise precisely because working people Socialist Action asked Tony Benn, one of the We review the pamphlet The deals with a series of obstacles which stand in the way of the full development of or marathi continuin constitution.
Although we say we have 'Mother Parliaments', the fact is that we are only allowed to elect one-third of the constitutional bodies, namely the House of Commons and not the Crown or the House of Lords.
We look at the state apparatus — how the prime minister is really we go look at the We also look at the relation cot the to the state. The pamphlet argues election of the shadow cabinet munister. cabinet ministers by the We sa! ereciora conced attical paries should be that state funds paid 1o uncl staff seconded to hellabohe parliamentary Finally there one or two matters that specifically parliament itself. That the advantage that privy coun ended and that the House cillors should of Commons should televised so that you can actually see what happens.
We call for the drafting of standing orders for the parliamentary party and their submission for the approval of the party conterence. We sug
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New pamphlet 'Strip searches in Armagh Jail'
Parliamentary Democracy and the Labour Move- ment, the new pamphlet by the Campaign group of