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Jailing of Afghan women for 'moral' crimes is increasing, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for “moral crimes” has risen by 50% in the last 18 months, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government’s need to step up efforts to protect...
Tags: Crime Victims, Human Rights, Taliban, Politics, Human Rights Watch
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CHAT NOW: WDBJ7 hosting web chat about Danville civil rights history
LIVE CHAT: A look back at the Civil Rights movement in Danville DANVILLE, Va. -- WDBJ7 is holding a live web chat on Tuesday afternoon about the civil rights history in Danville. This year is the 50th anniversary of Bloody Monday in Danville, when...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights
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U.S. Boy Scouts to vote this week on lifting ban on gay youth
ReutersBy Marice Richter DALLAS, May 21 (Reuters) - Leaders of Boy Scout groups across the country will vote this week on a controversial proposal that would remove the organization's ban on gay scouts but not gay adult leaders. Hundreds of champions and...Tags: Minority Groups, Elections, Youth Organizations, Lobbying, Boy Scouts of America
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Sharp rise in number Afghan women in prison for "moral crimes"
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - About 600 Afghan women and girls are behind bars for so-called moral crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost twelve years ago. Running away from home, usually from abuse...Tags: NATO, Justice System, United Nations, Afghanistan, Human Rights
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Court rules bin Laden death photos can stay secret
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death, and that the government did not need to release them....Tags: Freedom of Information Act, Justice System, Barack Obama, Freedom of Information Laws, Politics
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Liberace film throws spotlight on gay rights at Cannes festival
ReutersCANNES (Reuters) - The relationship between the flamboyant pianist Liberace and his young lover dazzled at the Cannes film festival on Tuesday and threw the spotlight on gay rights at the movie industry's largest annual gathering. Director Steven...Tags: Minority Groups, Plastic Surgeons, Film Festivals, Chemotherapy, Same-Sex Marriage
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Boy Scouts to vote this week on lifting ban on gay youth
ReutersDALLAS (Reuters) - Leaders of Boy Scout groups across the country will vote this week on a controversial proposal that would remove the organization's ban on gay scouts but not gay adult leaders. Hundreds of champions and opponents of the proposed change...Tags: Minority Groups, Elections, Youth Organizations, Lobbying, Boy Scouts of America
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Appeals court strikes down Arizona ban on abortions at 20 weeks
Reuters(Reuters) - A federal appeals court struck down an Arizona law on Tuesday that bans abortions from 20 weeks gestation, saying it violated "unalterably clear" U.S. Supreme Court rulings that women have a right to terminate pregnancies until a fetus is...Tags: Justice System, Women's Health, Abortion, Medical Procedures and Tests, Executive Branch
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Guatemalan court action revives questions about Rios Montt's fate
MEXICO CITY— The Guatemalan high court’s decision to overturn the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt and restart his trial has revived questions about his responsibility for the slaughter of some 1,700 ethnic...
Tags: Genocide, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Mexico, Trials
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William Hooker Interprets a Classic Oscar Micheaux Film in New Britain
The Symbol of the Unconquered Silent Film Screening w/live accompaniment by William Hooker, May 24, 7:30 p.m., Q&A to follow, $5-$12, Trinity-on-Main, 69 Main St., New Britain, (860) 229-2072, trinityonmain.org Drummer William Hooker's...
Tags: Entertainment, New Britain, Racism, Symbols and Symbolism, Music
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US report: Scant improvement in religious freedom in Cuba
The Miami HeraldCuba's communist government eased controls on religious activities in the past year but overall maintained "significant restrictions" on freedom of religion on the island, according to a U.S. State Department report. Most religious leaders in Cuba...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), U.S. Department of State, Religion and Belief, Separation of Church and State, Human Rights
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Russian adoption ban leaves U.S. families in an agonizing limbo
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Andy and Bethany Nagel left photos of themselves at the orphanage for the little boy with Down syndrome who was going to be their son. We'll be back, they told 4-year-old Timofey, blowing kisses from the doorway and...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Saint Petersberg (Russia), Human Rights, Health and Medical Professionals, Manhattan (New York City)
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