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Aafia faces charges of assaulting US troops
A Pakistani woman accused of grabbing a US soldier’s rifle and trying to shoot an Army captain while in custody in Afghanistan will face a US judge in New York on Tuesday on attempted murder charges. Pakistan’s ambassador to Washington Husain Haqqani sought consular access to Aafia Siddiqui, a US-trained neuroscientist suspected of links to […]
African bloggers’ reaction to ICC charges against Sudanese President al-Bashir
Bloggers from around the world are reacting to the International Criminal Court’s recent announcement to charge Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir with multiple counts of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Many of those bloggers are criticizing the indictments, claiming they are difficult to enforce and that they will bring more unrest to an […]
Outcry Over ICC’s Scrapping of Rape Charges
Victims of sexual violence in DRC angered by court’s controversial move. By Jacques Kahorha in Goma (AR No. 173, 3-Jun-08) Congolese women who’ve fallen victim to rape and related crimes say they feel badly let down by the decision of the International Criminal Court, ICC, to drop all sexual violence charges relating to the conflict […]
Casino Workers Protest Unfair Treatment at Foxwoods
by James Parks As the celebrities and invitation-only guests poured into the new MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Ledyard, Conn., over the weekend, they met some unexpected greeters—casino employees and their supporters who were protesting the owner’s unfair treatment of workers. For two days, May 17–18, members of the UAW, along with state Attorney […]
OFWs in the Middle East Continue to Suffer Maltreatment
Another batch of Overseas Filipino Workers had arrived from the Middle East yesterday and brought with them sad experiences of working abroad as household helpers. The seven women shared the same story of inhuman treatment of physical and mental abuse, enforced hunger and non payment of salary. The women who worked in Abu Dhabi as […]
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