Human rights
Female protesters forced to take “virginity tests”
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/24/egypt-soldiers-tortured-female-protesters-gave-virginity-tests-following/?intcmp=obnetwork
Libyan Woman claiming rape faces charges
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/29/libyan-woman-claimed-qaddafi-troops-raped-facing-criminal-charges/?intcmp=obnetwork
Surprise, Surprise: Woman claims to have been raped by Qaddafi forces
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/28/parents-attacked-libyan-woman-held-qaddafi-headquarters/
Hugs from Libyans
Nicholas Kristof, co-author of “Half The Sky”, has published an op-ed in the New York Times regarding his perspective on American military action in Libya. While the general consensus in the United States seems to be that we are out of bounds in regards to this action, Kristof asserts that we are indeed acting from … Read more
Strip Clubs Outpace Laws in Kenya
This article from Women’s E-News discusses the rise of the strip club industry in Kenya. Although the practice is illegal, owners circumvent the laws by registering the businesses as bars. Interestingly, there is a comment saying that they want their patrons to feel “like they feel in Atlanta”. From my standpoint, the strip club industry … Read more
US Intervention
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/03/19/obama-international-coalition-prepared-act-urgency-libya/# http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/19/france-fires-libyan-military-vehicle/#
Invasion of the Vagina
This article does a great job underlining the ridicule in radical anti-choicers’ arguments. This article points out that radical pro-lifers are often more interested in the mistreatment (punishment) of the women undergoing an abortion than the welfare of children. The unequal treatment of men and women when it comes to anti-choicers’ arguments also reveals a … Read more
Maternal Health in the World
Aljazeera has created a special series about maternal health in the world. The website has videos with detailed stories about maternal health issues around the world. It has detailed facts about the social problem. The social facts state that maternal morality is the greatest health disparity in the world. 99% of maternal morality happens in … Read more
Modern-Day Slavery
CNN has created a projected called ending modern-day slavery. On the website for ending modern-day slavery there is detailed information about the problems. The websites says that there are between 10 to 30 million slaves in the world now. There are updates about news related to slavery, such as an interview with an India official … Read more