Teenager sexually assaulted women inspired by Grand Theft Auto

A teenager was sentenced to eight years in prison for "horrific" sex assaults inspired by Grand Theft Auto.The government is under heavy pressure to ban these types of "obscene" games which have allegedly...

Big Brother Slovenia

"At the end of April, the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman of Slovenia found that human rights are being violated on the reality show Big Brother. Despite this serious accusation, the show goes on.The Human Rights Ombudsman, Zdenka Čebašek-Travnik, has found that the...

Guantanamo: Illegal and Unjust

"Rights-free zones: illegal and unjust Mukul Sharma The Guantanamo model signifies the abandoning of basic principles of human rights. It de-legitimises us. “O Father, this is a prison of injustice. Its iniquity makes the mountains weep. I have committed no crime and am...

Shaping a Sustainable Future

"Shaping a Sustainable Future ACF President Professor Ian Lowe, AO + ACF President Professor Ian Lowe, AO Professor Ian Lowe, Spirituality and Sustainability Forum – 6 June, 2007 I begin by thanking His Holiness the Dalai Lama for being in Australia to share with us his...

Dead Mouse+ Hardware Mouse= Mouse Mouse?

This is creepy....Someone has designed a computer mouse that uses a [real] dead mouse as the shell for the hardware mouse.....There a few questions floating around right now in my brain:Why would you want to use a...

American Imams Sue US Air

I fail to see how asking for seatbelt extensions constitutes "suspicious behavior". Also, praying before flights is fairly common; many airports even have dedicated prayer areas. These guys definitely have a case."Six Islamic religious leaders have filed suit against US...

Tesco Staff Not To Be Trusted?

""TESCO is carrying out random searches on its staff in a clampdown on stealing. The supermarket giant, which makes £1billion [sic - it's actually £2billion+] profit a year, says the checks are necessary - but workers claim the searches are degrading. One said: "For loyal...

My So-Called Second Life

"I thought I'd want to have lots of sex. Meaningless, multipartnered, degrading sex. After all, if Second Life is a virtual community in which you can look however you want, do whatever you want and use the fake name you want, then I could make all my fantasies come true. And...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

US seeks to shield its war interrogators: report

Looks like the value of a patronage appointment just went up if torture is your bag:"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Political appointees, CIA officers and former military personnel would not face prosecution for humiliating or degrading wartime prisoners under amendments to a war...

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