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Sign Petition: Empower Women and Girls in Afghanistan
World  (tags: world, Afghanistan, women, children, human, rights, freedom, education, literacy, vocational, training, empowerment, protection, sexual, abuse, trafficking, abduction, exploitation, healthcare )

Tom
- 93 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The Afghan Women Empowerment Act will protect women and girls against sexual and physical abuse, abduction, trafficking and exploitation, and give them a chance for a better life through literacy education, vocational training and health care services.
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Britons Outraged Over US Conservatives Criticism of British Health Care
World  (tags: britain, nhs, conservatives, lies, socialist, healthcare, government, public, option, republicans, corruption, dishonesty, cover-up, americans, abuse, illness, disease, treatment, prevention, medicine, protection, safety )

Tom
- 95 days ago - voanews.com
Britons are outraged and speaking out in response to comments among Conservatives in the United States attacking Britain's national health care system as socialist, evil and Orwellian. Such criticism has sparked an outpouring of NHS support in Britain.
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Tracey Connelly:Mother of Baby-P -The Story Of A Woman Defined By Abuse.UK
World  (tags: Neglect, Abuse, Horrific Injuries, Social Services Failure, Cycles Of Abuse )

Panda Eat
- 100 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Tracey Connelly is the mother of Baby P,who died following months of torture and abuse.Her boyfriend and his brother subjected the infant to hell.Such abuse and neglect from her own childhood,must be challenged,but it can never excuse .
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Sign Petition: Support Sudanese Woman's Rights - Lubna Hussien
World  (tags: world, violence, public, order, police, journalist, Lubna, Hussien, trousers, flogging, lashes, women's, human, rights, freedom, abuse, cruelty, law, bashir, war, criminal, icc, darfur, crime, Khartoum )

Tom
- 104 days ago - iamlubna.com.venus.dnstemplate.com
This is Lubna's petition to eliminate article 152 from Sudan's criminal law. Article 152 has been implemented in Sudan since 1991. It stipulates that any conduct or clothes in violation of public decency should be punished with 40 lashes or bail or both.
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Sign Petition: End Domestic Violence in the Muslim World
World  (tags: world, middle-east, sharia, law, africa, muslim, domestic, violence, humiliation, beatings, mutilation, flogging, rape, honor, killing, stoning, acid, attacks, FGM, lashes, women, girls, human, rights, freedom, abuse, cruelty )

Tom
- 104 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Assaults on women and young girls, especially domestic violence, acid attacks, honor killings, FGM and forced marriage that have become a growing problem in some Muslim countries, are barbaric, inhumane and completely contrary to Islamic teachings.
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Sign Petition: International Coalition for Women's Rights
World  (tags: society, culture, world, muslim, sharia, law, domestic, violence, humiliation, beatings, mutilation, flogging, rape, honor, killing, stoning, acid, attacks, FGM, lashes, women, children, human, rights, freedom, abuse, cruelty )

Tom
- 104 days ago - petitiononline.com
Sharia law deems a woman unequal and subordinate to her husband. Under Sharia, women's testimony is worth half that of men's, women have limited rights to divorce and child custody and women can be executed for apostasy or stoned to death for adultery.
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Pakistan Moves to Outlaw Domestic Violence
World  (tags: world, middle-east, pakistan, muslim, domestic, violence, humiliation, beatings, mutilation, flogging, rape, honor, killing, stoning, acid, attacks, FGM, lashes, women, girls, human, rights, freedom, abuse, cruelty )

Tom
- 104 days ago - google.com
Pakistan moved towards outlawing domestic violence when lawmakers approved a bill Tuesday that will punish those found guilty of beating women or children with jail terms and fines. The law, passed unanimously, was called a "big day" for Pakistani women.
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Venezuela: Socialism for the 21st Century
World  (tags: Venezuela, revolution, democracy, socialism, proletariat, working class, HumanRights, humanrights, GoodNews, goodnews, media, corporate media, capitalist media, corruption, conflict, terrorism, abuse, propaganda, lies, dishonesty, capitalism )

Simon
- 105 days ago - zmag.org
Since the people of Venezuela began their revolution in 1998, poverty & income inequality have declined sharply. Indicators of health & access to education have substantially improved, as have access to water & sanitation. & they are building people power
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Cops Beat Women Protesting Sudan Trouser Ban
World  (tags: government, Sudanese police, abuse, violence, women's rights, protest, HumanRights, conflict )

Dee
- 108 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
KHARTOUM, Sudan-Sudanese police fired tear gas and beat women protesting outside a Sudanese court Tuesday during the trial of a female journalist accused of violating the Islamic dress code by wearing trousers in public.
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The Choices Facing Burma's Military
World  (tags: government, Burmese, Junta, corruption, crime, abuse, lies, Suu Kyi, HumanRights, freedoms )

Dee
- 109 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Burma's Senior General Than Shwe faces a dilemma. Despite the junta's best efforts, Aung San Suu Kyi is still an iconic figure.
6 comments
Zimbabwe Military Blamed for Bloodshed in Diamond Mining
World  (tags: government, HARARE, Zimbabwe, Illegal diamond mining, troops, cover-up, corruption, crime, military, investigation, human rights, conflict, abuse )

Dee
- 134 days ago - cnn.com
HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Illegal diamond mining by Zimbabwean troops is leading to bloodshed and attacks against civilians, said a global watchdog group formed to cut the flow of so-called "blood diamonds."
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Silent Protests in Iran Expected to Draw Thousands
World  (tags: world, middle-east, iran, politics, government, elections, ahmadinejad, corruption, crime, cover-up, dishonesty, lies, abuse, human, rights, democracy, freedom, civil, liberty, repression, fascism, violence, protest, demonstrations )

Tom
- 135 days ago - latimes.com
Demonstrations are planned in more than 200 cities and towns across the country, protesting last month's disputed election. Participants are advised to carry nothing heavier than a rose. They are struggling for freedom, spirituality and human rights.
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Iran: Ahmadinejad Says His Reelection Gave Him a Mandate
World  (tags: world, middle-east, iran, politics, government, elections, ahmadinejad, corruption, crime, cover-up, dishonesty, lies, abuse, human, rights, democracy, freedom, civil, liberty, repression, fascism, violence )

Tom
- 135 days ago - latimes.com
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared that his disputed reelection gave him a mandate to continue his domestic and international policies and spoke out defiantly against the West in a televised speech meant to shore up his legitimacy.
11 comments
Appalling Levels of Child Abuse Found in Aborigine Communities
World  (tags: world, Australia, Aboriginal, women, indigenous, people, genocide, imperialism, colonialism, rights, women, children, abuse, rape, violence, prime, minister, john, howard, politics, government, racism )

Tom
- 136 days ago - timesonline.co.uk
Children in Australia's aboriginal communities are six times more likely to be abused or neglected than the country's non-indigenous children. Young girls are also routinely raped, often by packs of men, amidst an entrenched culture of silence.
27 comments
Iran's Regime: Marching Toward A Cliff
World  (tags: Iran, revolution, riot, Ayatollah, Khomeini, Ahmadinejad, election, fraud, crisis, students, twitter, world, islam, violence, middle-east, government, humanrights, freedoms, conflict, repression, police, abuse, killing, death, arrests, crime, society, cul )

Tom
- 149 days ago - therumpus.net
The Khomeinist regime in Iran is in terminal trouble. That doesn't mean Iran will repudiate Islam and become a secular democracy. The "Islamic Revolution" of Iran was never just about Islam. It was caused by three revolutionary currents coming together.
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