Pensions are a boring subject. If I write about war, my articles get thousands of views and dozens of comments. If I write about public sector pensions bankrupting the United States, a few hundred people might look at the article and no one, except the occasional irate first responder, ever comments. Pensions might be boring […]
Transgenders contesting in Elections: Change coming to Pakistan?
The transgenders (Hijra or Khawaja Sira) of Pakitan are very exicted as election day in Pakistan is approaching. This is because of their newly awarded status of third gender (theesri jins) by the courts of Pakistan. The transgenders, previously dejected due to confusion over determination of their sexes, can now declare themselves as belonging […]
Kazakstan: Struggle Ahead for Wives of Janaozen Convicts
Struggling to support families, they believe their husbands were made scapegoats for 2011 bloodshed. By Saule Mukhametrakhimova, Almaz Kumenov – Ayno Daryabaeva, a mother of four from Janaozen in western Kazakstan, does not know how long she can keep her children from knowing their father is in jail. Her husband Kanat Jusipbaev was among dozens […]
IS BAD GOVERNANCE REALLY THE ROOT-CAUSE OF THE RAPE CRIME?
Prior to submission of Report on Criminal Law Amendment by retaired Indian Supreme Court Chief Justice J.S.Verma ,on the women related crimes, to the Indian government, notwithstanding the public impulse and unbridled mass uproar demanding lynching of the rape accused in the sensational Delhi Rape case, by stating that ‘a swift-trial for Rape accused should […]
Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border Area Mired Conflict
Row over location of electricity poles erupts into violence, reflecting deeper tensions in Kyrgyz-Uzbek border areas. By Altynai Myrzabekova, Inga Sikorskaya, Anvar Khaldarov After skirmishes earlier this week in a pocket of Uzbek territory inside Kyrgyzstan, observers say the situation remains uneasy. While this localised conflict has been prevented from escalating, experts say the […]
MASS PROTESTS CAN NOT SUBDUE THE ‘DUE PROCESS OF LAW’
Notwithstanding the public impulse and unbridled mass uproar demanding lynching of the rape accused in the sensational Delhi Rape case, by stating that ‘a swift-trial for Rape accused should not be at the cost of a fair trial and can not overwhelm the due process of law’, the Chief Justice of Republic of India Lord […]
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