"Peers have been debating the policing and crime bill. Their deliberations mean that the government will take a historic step: instead of controlling prostitution by punishing women, it will penalise the purchasers – the men." This is an unpredictable development. (And one...
"Four Ethiopian domestic workers are thought to have killed themselves in three weeks. Lebanon must protect these women. They mop floors, take out the rubbish, walk the dog, buy groceries and care for the children, the elderly or disabled. Many a well-to-do and lower middle...
"Can it be true that male doctors earn an average of £15,000 more a year than their female colleagues?" And if it is true, what pray tell, could explain the difference in salaries? "After factoring out differences due to age, experience and area of specialism, it seems that...
"Sexual violence is everywhere in Uganda. A new bill punishing homosexuals is part of that culture."Too shocking to be true? Alas not. "Consensual homosexual acts between adults are still illegal in as many as 70...
"If you commit a crime and get caught it is reasonable to think that you will go to court, be prosecuted and pay the price for your actions. Not necessarily. In fact, in England and Wales half of all criminal cases brought to justice these days are punished out of court by...
"Women are paid less than half as much as men in some parts of the UK, according to statistics published today that reveal huge regional variations in the pay gap between male and female workers." Some recent reading had led me to believe that this was a situation that was...
"A traffic stop led officers to discover that a Willard man allegedly has been compiling nude photos of patients from the medical facility where he worked."Oh sweet mother of all that is good and holy, can you imagine! A medical facility is the one place I feel safe taking my...
"Reported rapes have fallen to the lowest level in 20 years as DNA evidence helps send more rapists to prison and victims are more willing to work with police and prosecutors, victims advocates and crime researchers say."In some respects, I’m not entirely sure why I’m...
" The Texas jury didn't hesitate to find Khristian Oliver guilty of shooting and bludgeoning an elderly man to death. Oliver had stood over his bleeding victim, repeatedly hitting him in the head with a rifle butt...
"Nicolas Sarkozy's presidency – and especially his relationship with his conservative followers and voters – has been seriously undermined by the "sexual tourism" scandal which has engulfed his Culture Minister, according to centre-right politicians." I have no sympathy...
"According to a major just-released report (PDF) from the Guttmacher Institute, increased use of contraception has helped decrease unintended pregnancy worldwide. Abortions, ergo, are down as well, from an estimated 45.5 million procedures in 1995 to 41.6 million in 2003. In...
"The Metropolitan Police may shut its specialist unit to tackle human trafficking because of lack of funding. You might remember this is the second time that the unit has been threatened with closure due to funding issues; last time, it was given a reprieve."It would be a...
"Medical experts have found clear evidence that children held in UK immigration centres develop mental and physical health difficulties, according to a report published today."The UK does not have a good record at the moment in its treatment of asylum seekers. First, it ...
And we have yet another example of obstructionist legality on abortion which is, I have little doubt, introduced to prevent women accessing abortions, and to make abortions more difficult to practitioners to perform. "A new Oklahoma law will require the details of every...
Swift Justice with Nancy Grace, a pilot was filmed just last week for the upcoming show featuring everyone's favourite missing caucasian child pundit Nancy Grace in a Judge Judy-esque role, gavel and all. " CBS...
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