Tag Archives: Human Rights
‘Why are girls who lose their virginity allowed to go to public school?’
Tweet Yup, that’s a direct quote. Bambang Bayu Suseno, a legislator in Jambi, a province of Indonesia, is floating an idea among his colleagues and constituents that all girls would have to pass a virginity test in order to attend state-funded schools. Bambang told the Jakarta Post that he “deemed that parental and school supervision [...]
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Public shaming incident under investigation in India
TweetA woman in India was allegedly forced to walk naked for six miles through three villages because she had engaged in an “illicit love affair.” As if that on its own isn’t horrifying enough, the incident was caught on a cell phone camera. via BBC. Critics say that it was only after mobile phone clips [...]
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Lebron, Family Honor, and Yo Momma
Tweet Over the past few weeks, I’ve been following the Lebron James story with great interest. For those who don’t follow sports (or live under a rock), Lebron recently announced that he would be leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers to play for the Miami Heat, after much hype, speculation, conspiracy theories, and an hour-long ESPN special. [...]
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Dan Cho: “I feel like I am living inside an invisible prison cell.”
TweetA powerful and courageous speech from Dan Cho at the Campus Progress National Conference this last week, with an impassioned plea for immigration reform and to support the Dream ACT. This just gave me chills. Thanks to Jorge Rivas for the link. Tweet
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Birth control breakthroughs on the horizon