Who knew it was so easy, just quit using the word. That is what a Nebraska judge did:
“Last fall, (Judge) Cheuvront granted a motion by defense attorneys barring the use of the words rape, sexual assault, victim, assailant, and sexual assault kit from the trial of Pamir Safi—accused of raping Tory Bowen in October […]
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from the Organization for Women’s Freedom in Iraq:
Dear Friends
The CNN visited our OWFI office in Baghdad during our last “Freedom Space 5″ event.
Because of the blockage of the streets, more than half the poets and audience were not able to reach to our event.
We will not be able to see the CNN report here in […]
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Many thanks to Lynette Dumble and Jennifer Drew for passing on this revolting report in London’s Daily Mail about Judge Julian Hall who
“is at the centre of a storm over the “pathetically” lenient sentence he imposed after hearing that the girl had appeared much older than her age.The same judge caused uproar earlier this year […]
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Newsweek recently conducted a poll to find out how knowlegable Americans are. Do you know the name of the Speaker of the House the Chief Justice, where did the hijackers come from, yada yada. Hard to tell the rhyme or reason to some of the other questions–who was the first Republican President, when did the […]
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How dangerous is childbirth? Depends where you are (hint the U.S. would not be one of your first choices). Check out these stats courtesy of Jill Sheffield:
One in 30,000 women in Sweden will die of pregnancy complications.
One in 2,500 women will die of these causes in the United States. (No there is not a […]
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The Chicago Trib has a thoughtful analysis of the implications of Mike Nifong’s damaging prosecution of the Duke rape allegations which points out that regardless of the rape charges,
“Photos taken at the party show two young women, hired to perform by the players, dancing at the center of a group of largely drunken and leering […]
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PRESS RELEASE
Guatemala: Women Organizations Receive Threats
We wish to draw to public attention, and to denounce in the strongest terms,
threats against women’s organizations in Guatemala working for women’s
rights. In particular, we refer to threats recently directed against our
activists in Actoras de Cambio (Women Acting for Change). We are a
Consortium formed by two Guatemalan NGOs, the National […]
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From Women in Black:
DRAFT PLATFORM ON THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN SERBIA
Noting that violence and a lack of tolerance and respect for others – especially
ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities – has become dominant in behavior and
communication in all segments of modern Serbian society, seminar participants
emphasized that the media and state institutions, especially The […]
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Happy Solstice to all our readers. Here is a link to some pictures of Solstice at Stonehenge.
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In a report from the Iraqi Red Crescent:
“Pregnant Iraqi women who have been forced from their homes by worsening violence are obtaining illegal abortions because they are unable to get medical care for themselves and their unborn, according to a new report by a national humanitarian group.”
In addition:
“”Pregnant women, infants and children are unable to […]
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