By Charlotte Alter for Time.com on August 8, 2014— “Jim Norton isn’t entitled to sex, but women are entitled to human dignity After a nationwide crackdown on men who buy sex in the 8th National Day of Johns Arrests earlier this week, comedian Jim Norton wrote an essay asserting his right to pay prostitutes for … More Dear Johns: Actually, You Should Be Ashamed to Buy Sex
By ELISE HILTON for Acton PowerBlog on June 24, 2014— “A nation-wide sweep last week by the FBI netted the arrest of almost 300 human traffickers and rescued 168 underage trafficking victims. “Operation Cross Country” was carried out in 106 cities across the U.S., the 8th such sting of its kind by the FBI. Since the beginning of this … More ‘These Are Our Children:’ FBI Sting Rescues 168 Human Trafficking Victims
AFP, Benghazi on June 26, 2014— “Human rights activist Salwa Bugaighis was shot dead by unknown assailants at her home in the restive east Libyan city of Benghazi late Wednesday, hospital and security sources said. “Unknown hooded men wearing military uniforms attacked Mrs Bugaighis in her home and opened fire on her,” said a security … More Libyan Women’s Rights Advocate Salwa Abugaigis Assassinated
By Steve Killings for The Liberty Voice on June 26, 2014— “North Korea has been accused of genocide by the human rights group Human Liberty based in Yonsei University, South Korea. The conservative South Korean group recently spoke to the UN Commission of Inquiry in New York which investigated reports of human rights violations in the … More North Korea Accused of Genocide by South Korean Human Rights Group
By Nick Duffy for http://www.pinknews.co.uk/ on June 3, 2014— “The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has passed a resolution condemning the spread of violence and discriminatory laws targeting gay people on the continent. The Commission passed the resolution last week, noting with “alarm” the rise of anti-gay sentiment across Africa. In January, Nigerian president Jonathan … More AFRICA: Human Rights Commission Calls for End of Anti-Gay Laws
From NPR.com on May 25, 2014— “Six Iranians were arrested for a video they posted to YouTube of dancing to the hit song, “Happy.” It is the latest sign of the power struggle between the hardliners in the government and the President Hassan Rouhani. NPR’s Arun Rath speaks with Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the … More Assessing The State Of Human Rights In Iran
On May 26, 2014— “The Chinese Government on Monday released a white paper detailing the progress made in human rights in 2013, highlighting enhanced social fairness, justice and freedom of speech. “China’s progress in its human rights undertaking is there for everybody to see, and every unbiased and reasonable observer can draw a fair conclusion,” … More China Issues White Paper on Human Rights
By Michelle Faul for AP on May 5, 2014— “Nigeria’s Islamic extremist leader is threatening to sell the nearly 300 teenage schoolgirls abducted from a school in the remote northeast three weeks ago, in a new videotape received Monday. Abubakar Shekau for the first time also claimed responsibility for the April 15 mass abduction, warning … More NIGERIA: Group Threatens to Sell Kidnapped Girls
From BBC News on April 13, 2014— “The remains of Carlos Berger and the other five men were reburied in the Chilean capital, Santiago The remains of six men have been reburied in Chile more than 40 years after they were killed by the military government of Augusto Pinochet. Their bodies were discovered in an … More Victims of Pinochet Government Reburied in Chile After 40 Years
By Nisha Lilia for The Sydney Morning Herald on March 11, 2014— Europe’s biggest brothel – the 12-storey, neon-wrapped Pascha in Cologne. Photo: Albrecht Fuchs/Daily Telegraph, “Paradise is a brothel in Stuttgart. It is one of Germany’s ”mega-brothels” and, like a lot of those establishments, has a Moroccan theme. Picture a sultan’s palace crossed with … More Where Germany’s Legalization of Prostitution Went Horribly Wrong
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