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Sterilized behind bars – California was sterilizing its female prisoners as late as 2010 #Vaw #WTFnews

  California banned force sterilizations in 1979, but as recently as 2010, female inmates in the state were getting the procedure   Corey Johnson theguardian.com, Friday 8 November 2013 15.15 GMT   The Young Turks in conjunction with The Center for… Continue Reading →

Syrian Women Exit Jordan in Search of Missing Men

RABAA SARHAN, Jordan (WOMENSENEWS)–In the middle of the night, with just a few belongings, hundreds of Syrian refugees brace themselves for a quick journey to a dramatically different reality. From a base in Jordan’s Rabaa Sarhan, just a few miles… Continue Reading →

My detention highlights why Australia should boycott Chogm

My detention by Sri Lankan authorities made headlines worldwide. The story will be old news tomorrow, but concerns about human rights will remain. Australia must act Lee Rhiannon theguardian.com, Monday 11 November 2013 04.47 GMT   Australian Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon returns… Continue Reading →

#India – Former Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi opposes #deathpenalty

Zeenews : Monday, November 11, 2013, 23:58 New Delhi: Opposing death sentence, former Governor Gopalkrishan Gandhi on Monday demanded that government appoint a high-level commission comprising former Chief Justices and eminent personalities outside law to examine its utility as a… Continue Reading →

#India – Gujarat Activists want EIA done on Patel statue

Darshan Desai, The Hindu, 10 November 2013 Over two dozen environmental activists and intellectuals in Gujarat have demanded a detailed environmental impact assessment of Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s pet project, the Statue of Unity, a 182-metre memorial to Sardar Patel,… Continue Reading →

#India – Law student sexually harassed by ex-Supreme Court judge #Vaw #WTfnews

  ase is not unique, but speaking out is nearly impossible   By Kian Ganz Monday, 11 November 2013,  Legallyindia   Gang rape protests: Asking for Justice?A law graduate who recently blogged about how a retired Supreme Court judge sexually assaulted… Continue Reading →

Jimmy Carter calls for fresh moratorium on #deathpenalty

Carter says it amounts to cruel and unusual punishment and justices should reintroduce ban that stood from 1972 to 1976 Ed Pilkington in New York theguardian.com, Monday 11 November 2013 1 Jimmy Carter said: ‘The only consistency today is that the people… Continue Reading →

#India – 100 Arrested in Dehradun- for asking CM- why govt is committing crime after crime #WTFnews

100 Arrested in Dehradun When Trying to Ask Chief Minister: Why is Your Government Committing Crime After Crime? Arrest Follows Three Day Hunger Strike Demanding Democratic Control Over Resources, Halt to Illegal Practices that Led to Disaster From November 7th,… Continue Reading →

Oops! Modi’s done it again #Namo #Feku

source- https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=619795604751361&set=a.561088530622069.1073741829.548068281924094&type=1   Karan Thapar, Hindustan Times November 09, 2013   “When the BJP said Modi would make history, did you realise he would literally make it up?” Pertie was laughing but it was a telling point. “If only someone like… Continue Reading →

#India – #Deathpenalty is an easy, cowardly way out #delhigangrape #Vaw #mustread

Why the Delhi sentence is too much and too little Why the death penalty seems like the easy, cowardly way out of a terrible situation Sohaila Abdulali A protest against the death row for rapists in Delhi, in September. Photo:… Continue Reading →

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