Human Rights

Indonesia: Rights Record under Scrutiny at UN

……. Over the past four years violence against religious minorities, especially the Ahmadiyah, has dramatically increased. ——-While the 2008 Ahmadi decree does not expressly forbid worship, local decrees enacted following the national decree go further in banning Ahmadiyah worship. Approximately 30 Ahmadi mosques have been closed by the authorities. Human […]

Wife-hitter sentenced to reading

Husband will take a test later to see what he has learned about relating By Habib Toumi Bureau Chief GULF NEWS Manama A Saudi national found guilty of hitting his wife has been sentenced to reading two books that explain relations between spouses in Islam. He will later sit for […]

Here’s Over One Hundred Products Made From Child Or Slave Labor (GRAPHIC)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/10/worldwide-products-slave-labor_n_1505811.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003 Source: Huffington Post It’s hard to believe, but true: Still today, many everyday products from around the globe are the result of child and slave labor, according to a 2011 report from the U.S. Department of Labor Now thanks to an infographic from theNational Post, we can more clearly see the effects: All […]