Category Archives: Human Rights

Stoning Women to death

The stoning of women is one of the more savage, and revealing aspects of the mullahs’ rule in Iran and of fundamentalist application of the law in Afghanistan. Since the inception of the mullahs’ rule in Iran hundreds of women … Continue reading

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Breastfeeding mom to pursue complaint

A Saanich mother who was asked to cover up while breastfeeding on a bus said she’ll halt her human-rights complaint only when she’s sure the incident won’t happen again. Olena Russell was asked to cover up by a B.C. Transit … Continue reading

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How is the Aid money Haiti spent

There’s a storm brewing in Haiti. Not a storm from the rainy season bearing down, but a storm over why so many are still in dire straits a full four months after the earthquake. Why so many are facing the … Continue reading

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Violence against women gets worse during disasters

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Natural disasters, says Denyse Cote, are when women’s rights matter most. Which is why the sociology professor at the University of Quebec in the Outaouais agreed so readily to be part of Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean’s small … Continue reading

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Live after Kidnapping

The Stockholm Syndrome was named after the famous Kreditbanken robbery in Norrmalmstorg, Stockholm, in August, 1973, that lasted for six days. In this robbery, the victims who were held hostage continued to defend their capturer, even after the six days … Continue reading

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La vida después de un secuestro

Al respecto, muchos piensan que la catástrofe familiar que involucra un secuestro, finaliza una vez que el sujeto es liberado. Sin embargo, enfrentar esta situación, puede resultar mucho más complicada de lo que aparenta. Es trascendental que quienes han sufrido … Continue reading

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Sex complaints double against US prison workers

Accusations of sexual abuse at the hands of federal prison workers doubled in the past eight years, according to a new government report released Thursday. Justice Department inspector general Glenn Fine found that claims made against Bureau of Prisons staff … Continue reading

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Sexual Abuse Complaints Afghan Abuse and Exploitation Still Common

More troubling than the prevalence of “illegal marriage of underage girls and the sexual abuse of young boys” is the difficulty officials have had in substantiating complaints of sexual violence. Despite an investigation by the Canadian military police into complaints … Continue reading

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Iran opposition rallies on complaints of torture, deaths in detention

After the son of a prominent Iranian politician died in police custody last week, 69 leading reformers sent an unusually harsh and direct letter to the nation’s clerical establishment, complaining of torture by the regime “reminiscent of the dark days … Continue reading

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Women Prisoners in Northern Afghanistan Complain of Bad Conditions and Sexual Abuse

Women prisoners in the central jail, in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif have complained of the lack of health care, heating and food in the jails where they are held. The female inmates claim that the prison conditions are dire and … Continue reading

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