“Report: China, Cuba more peaceful than US”

UK: Inmates are converting to Islam for the perks

Ontario Appeal Court rejects man’s artistic child porn defence

Britons link Islam with extremism, says survey

China government defends Internet censorship laws

Trouble for the International Criminal Court

    Brett D. Schaefer writing at National Review Online: “How is the International Criminal Court getting along? To answer that question, the Review Conference for the ICC was convened in Kampala, Uganda, on May 31 and is scheduled to last through June 11. It was launched with an ambitious agenda to engage in a stocktaking exercise, assess the Court’s record since 2002, and consider three amendments to the Rome Statute, which established the ICC. The organizers and supportive non-governmental organizations (NGOs) had high hopes that the conference would result in a ringing endorsement of the Court and the adoption of amendments that would greatly enhance its power. Midway through the conference, however, that agenda is taking on water. Most surprising — and gratifying — is that concerns and objections raised by the Obama administration have been central to interrupting the momentum of the conference and, hopefully, stopping the adoption of the proposed amendments.” | International Criminal Court


  • Posted: 06/08/2010
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Ten foreign diplomats pressure Romania to change “gay laws”

EU nations vow to reduce debt, tighten controls

Divorced bishops to be permitted for first time by Church of England

UK outsources its laws to the EU

UK: Council spends £150,000 so Muslim graves can face Mecca

Japan’s parliament elects new prime minister

“U.N. committee moves to keep out gay-lesbian NGO”

Catholic bishop murdered by his assistant in Turkey

Mexico opens California office to provide ID for illegals

    Washington Examiner: “The Mexican consular office in Los Angeles issued a flier, a copy of which was obtained by The Examiner, listing the Catalina Island Country Club as the location of its satellite office. It invites Mexicans to visit the office to obtain the identification, called matricular cards, by appointment.” | Update from the Examiner: “Mexican government officials have moved their satellite consular office from the Catalina Island Country Club to a Catholic Church – citing protection under the Geneva Convention – after it was discovered that they did not have the appropriate paperwork to issue the island’s illegal immigrants identification cards.”


  • Posted: 06/03/2010
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  • Category: Miscellaneous
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  • Source: www.washingtonexaminer.com

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MP moves to decriminalize prostitution in South Australia

“Aussie Rules star suspended over gay comments”

German president quits over military remarks

Law Review: Sex Trafficking as a Human Rights Issue

    Nidhi Nigam and Neha Vaidya, Sex Trafficking as a Human Rights Issue (May 20, 2010). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1612383

    “Multilateral treaties and customary international law condemn slavery. Since its inception, the United Nations has always been committed to the abolition or elimination of slavery.But despite a multitude of U.N. recommendations, decisions, and other pronouncements, slavery is not dead, and the traffic and sale of human beings for sexual exploitation are flourishing. Trafficking should be dealt with not as an immigration problem requiring exclusionary laws and practices, but as a human rights issue. Conceptual clarity with regard to trafficking is the only way we can prevent the enactment of laws and programmes to prevent trafficking that violate other human rights of women.”


  • Posted: 06/02/2010
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  • Category: Global: Miscellaneous
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“UN urges anti-gay law reform in Africa”

“McDonald’s targets gay customers with ‘come as you are’ ad on French TV”

Tongue-tied on North Korea, China Blasts Israel

White House Supports UN Stance on Gaza Convoy Raid

Ireland: Groups call for action on child porn

“Russian Church supports ban on gay pride parade”

Jewish community of Russia doesn’t oppose democratic rights: But “gays” insist on parading private matters, normal people don’t

Turkey wants US condemnation of Israeli raid

Hamas leader says American envoys making contact, but not openly

Israel recoils as US backs nuclear move

Outback takes steps to keep porn out

Anglican Head Reprimands U.S. Church over Lesbian Bishop

Homosexualist Activist Priest Arrested for Sex Abuse of Teen in Milan

Moscow: “Gays vow to defy ban on parade”

“Britain may reduce aid if gay men are not set free in Malawi”

Russian web hosts tackle child porn

Swiss naked hiker wins court appeal

“Russian gay activists say EU fails to show support”

Protesters arrested for heckling Obama adviser in Israel: “Jerusalem is not for sale”

Japan: Child porn victims write about their distress

Japan plans to block access to child porn sites swiftly

Court upholds ban on gay pride parade in Moscow

UK: NHS hiring “hair removal expert” for transsexuals

Scotland: Tiny £53 fine for porn mags at kids eye level

Transexual Loses Bid For State-Paid Breast Enlargements

UK: Baby boom for the over-forties but overall birth rate is down

UK bans doctor who linked autism to vaccine

Israelis to Protest Bar Mitzvah of Rahm Emanuel’s Son

“The euro as we know it is dead”

“Britain may reduce aid if gay men are not set free in Malawi”

Cameron wants strong EU role but will not yield powers

France makes way for Grand Mosque

Australian airport crackdown on pornography angers lobbyists

Benedict XVI: Modern culture risks forgetting Christian heritage

UK: Jobcentre axes adverts hiring webcam strippers

“Moscow mayor bans gay pride march”

Australia: Stay in the closet, Jason Akermanis tells “gay” players

“Malawi gay couple convicted of indecency, unnatural acts”

Mexico’s Drug War: A Rigged Fight?; U.S. contributes $1.3 billion

    NPR: “The U.S. is giving $1.3 billion in military and judicial aid to Mexico to help Calderon’s battle against the drug mafias . . . An NPR News investigation in Ciudad Juarez — ground zero of Calderon’s cartel war — finds strong evidence that Mexico’s drug fight is rigged, according to court testimony, current and former law enforcement officials, and an NPR analysis of cartel arrests . . . In that border city, federal forces appear to be favoring one cartel, the Sinaloa (named after the coastal state in northwestern Mexico), which the U.S. Justice Department calls one of the largest organized crime syndicates in the world . . . ”

    Related USA Today: Mexican president’s visit to focus on immigration


  • Posted: 05/18/2010
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  • Category: Global: Miscellaneous

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CBC commissions study of its own bias amidst “culture war” controversy

“HIV among gay, bisexual men at alarming highs in Asia”

“Eastern Europe scores badly on gay rights”

“HIV among gay, bisexual men at alarming highs in Asia”

Canada: Criminal case alarms “gay community”

“Europe must combat homophobia”

Belarus: Minsk police disperse banned “gay rally”

President Nicolas Sarkozy ‘threatened to pull France out of euro’

Libya, Thailand elected to Human Rights Council

Nigeria swears in new Christian president

Russia: “Gays in St. Petersburg hope to mark international day against homophobia”

US, China begin human rights talks

Prostitutes flock to South Africa ahead of World Cup 2010

UK: “Trans woman launches legal challenge after being denied breast surgery”

UK: “How pro-gay is the new home secretary and minister for equality Theresa May?”

EU Commission: Estonia can adopt euro in 2011

Cartel Papers Show Bribes to Mexican Authorities