[Letter from Sonia, in "The F Word, Contempory UK Feminism"] Fathers are more likely to abuse their children than mothers. ‘Having a male role model’ could mean having to watch a man beat up your mother. When parents divorce, fathers are more likely to bugger off and make little effort to see their children again. It baffles me that social conservatives are so much more up in arms about women choosing to have a much desired child, who will be deeply loved, than about these three things.
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Categories: International · UK
Tagged: Feminism, Human Rights, UK, Women's Rights
[This Is London] His name is Matthew, he is 26 years old, and his supporters hope to take his case to the European Court of Human Rights.
But he won’t be able to give evidence on his own behalf - since he is a chimpanzee. Animal rights activists led by British teacher Paula Stibbe are fighting to have Matthew legally declared a ‘person’ so she can be appointed as his guardian if the bankrupt animal sanctuary where he lives in Vienna is forced to close.
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A spokesman for the court in Strasbourg said: ‘Any application regarding this chimpanzee will be considered at a primary level by a magistrate and a lawyer before we decide whether it deserves a full-blown hearing.’
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Categories: Bureaucrats · Europe · Your Money
Tagged: Animal Rights, Europe, European Court of Human Rights, Human Rights, Paula Stibbe, Politics, Your Money
[Gazette] “The crisis is in the past as of today,” said Najat Boughaba, a spokesperson for the Canadian Islamic Congress, Quebec division. “We would like to turn over a new page, where everyone lives in peace and in harmony in our society.”
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“I have not personally experienced any discrimination within Quebec,” said Elmenyawi, who has a long beard and wears a head covering. “Though I walk around with this appearance, I have been received in a very good way.”
Elmenyawi said even though incidents of racism are for the most part overblown, the report is still important because it highlights certain problems and possible solutions.
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Categories: Bureaucrats · Your Money
Tagged: Bureaucrats, Canada, Politics, Quebec
[Canwest] Canada reluctantly agreed to a global “right to food” remedy Thursday as the United Nations said soaring prices have put the total cost of food imports around the world at more than $1 trillion.
At a special Cuba-proposed session of the UN Human Rights Council, Canada accepted that food rights are enshrined in international treaties, but said it didn’t like the way fellow member states had focused so much on acquiring international help to feed the world’s hungry.
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Categories: Bureaucrats · International · USA · United Nations · Your Money
Tagged: Bureaucrats, Canada, Food, UN, United Nations, Your Money
[Maclean's] “If the Guantanamo Bay process under which Mr. Khadr was being held was in conformity with Canada’s international obligations, the Charter has no application and Mr. Khadr’s application for disclosure cannot succeed: Hape. However, if Canada was participating in a process that was violative of Canada’s binding obligations under international law, the Charter applies to the extent of that participation.”
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Categories: International · Your Money
Tagged: Canada, Human Rights, International Law, Law, Supreme Court, Your Money
