Category Archives: COLLECTIVE ABUSES
South Africa president improves own house with tax money
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma is being accused of ethical violations after millions of tax payers dollars were used to upgrade his home. The Public Protector says she wants him to pay some of it back. —————— OUR COMMENT: The … Continue reading
India’s Mumbai airport opens amid controversy
India’s financial capital Mumbai has a new airport terminal with flights scheduled to arrive in the early hours on Wednesday. At a cost of nearly cost nearly $2bn, 1,200 slum dwellers were forced to move to make way for the … Continue reading
India’s bribing democracy
Being the world’s largest democracy does only mean that you are by words democratic, not in sense of human commitment to the society your needed votes are depended on. In India, it’s season time for bribing democracy. Just read this: … Continue reading
QATAR: slavery mentality still not gone
World Cup organisers in Qatar have responded to FIFA’s demand for more detail regarding their workers’ conditions. Qatar has sought to allay widespread concerns about conditions for migrant workers on World Cup building projects by detailing how their rights must be protected … Continue reading
Fake-food scandal: third of products mislabelled
Consumers are being sold drinks with banned flame-retardant additives, pork in beef, and fake cheese, laboratory tests show. Consumers are being sold food including mozzarella that is less than half real cheese, ham on pizzas that is either poultry or … Continue reading
UK takes action on female genital mutilation
The UK Government has announced a major campaign to help victims who have been subjected to female genital mutilation. The move coincides with a worldwide day for action against FGM, a practice that has ruined the lives of tens of … Continue reading
Russia’s Facist Homophobic Aggression
The Russian authorities need to address a deteriorating situation of widespread and concerted abuse against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and activists. The authorities’ failure to act and some officials’ homophobic comments expose LGBT people to further harassment and violence … Continue reading
New Afghan law protects men who abuse
It has being described as a blow to women’s rights in Afghanistan. A new law has been passed by parliament that will make it harder for victims of domestic abuse to bring their cases to court. The bill has been … Continue reading
The difference between Australians and Italians?
Australian navy ‘towed back asylum seekers’ ——————— Italy’s navy rescues more than 1,100 migrants ——————– OUR COMMENT: Australia pushes back a few immigrants per incident while violating Indonesia’s sovereignty at the same time. The country also is hundred times bigger … Continue reading
Protests staged against Russia anti-gay laws
The flame’s arrival to the 2014 Winter Games coincides with protests across the world against Russia’s anti-gay laws. Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands went to find out how the gay community in Sochi is dealing with all the attention.