The war in Ukraine has inspired a number of memes and instances of patriotic rallying across the society. "Irony is a powerful mechanism, especially when it is shared by a number of people,” says Natalya Shaposhnik, a practicing psychotherapist in Ukraine. “It is a new language to express something for which one does not...
Without understanding the history of slavery and colonialism, we cannot understand the extent to which societies today are shaped by systemic racism, unfair distribution of assets, inequality and violence – and how all of these have led to despair, marginalisation and disenfranchisement in parts of the population.
Restorative justice, which recognises the role of marginalised groups, is key to enabling people to lead decent and dignified lives. A post-reparations world might acknowledge the complexity of the colonial past in its entirety, including the damage caused by racial hierarchy; it would not be afraid to discuss the ways in which race and ethnicity, class, gender, religion, ableism and age intersect.
I guess "restorative justice" has this broader meaning you're suggesting exactly because it "might acknowledge the complexity of the colonial past in its entirety". It's not just about to pay descendants of slaves a certain amount of money but rather a more holistic approach how we view and live in our society, and therefore it goes far beyond former slavery and race issues and include also gender, age, etc. But that's just my interpretation.
Yes, it's extremely complex but necessary. A lot of decisions in our societies and economies have been influenced by implicit biases based on race, gender, age, etc. which hurt those discriminated against. And with the upcoming rise of artificial intelligence these biases will creep also into the algorithms.
While widows in India have to deal with the grief and financial loss caused by losing their husbands, many of them are also pressured into conforming to traditions that have been described as “social death” accompanied by stigma. Now a social worker and a group of widows fight for a change.
China has been keen to prevent a much-discussed UN convention on crimes against humanity. But at the end of last year a medley of countries led by Bangladesh, Gambia and Mexico infuriated China and Russia by paving the way towards one in a committee of the UN- and they are gathering an unstoppable wave of support in the General...
The Taliban government last year barred girls from attending secondary school, making Afghanistan the only country in the world where there is a ban on education. Matiullah Wesa has continued to drum up support from locals for his organization which campaigns for schools and distributes books in rural areas.
Overall, 1,483 unique allegations were reported against 1,539 police officers – or 0.7% of the workforce. There were 1,177 cases of alleged police-perpetrated violence, including sexual harassment and assault, reported between October 2021 and April 2022, according to data from the National Police Chiefs’ Council.
"TikTok is a Chinese company that currently is mandated to cooperate with Chinese intelligence services,” Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said in a statement. The Belgian ban is based on a risk analysis by the country's intelligence services and recommendations by the national cybersecurity center.
The Czech National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NÚKIB) has today warned Czechs against downloading the Chinese video application TikTok. It has labeled the app a “security threat” and said the public should “think twice” before using it.
Supporters include international lawyers and high-profile political figures including Shirin Ebadi, Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate; Fawzia Koofi, the first female deputy speaker of the Afghan Parliament; and Benafsha Yaqoobi, a commissioner on the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission.
... but even there seems to be a lot room for improvement: The Economist’s glass-ceiling index measures the role and influence of women in the workforce across mostly richest countries.
Criminologist Betsy Stanko and a team of more than 50 scholars investigated why less than 3% of rapes reported in the UK in 2020 had resulted in charges being brought, and why this percentage almost halved in 2021. "If [the police] thinks that the problem with rape is that it’s mostly regretful sex, then there is no leadership...
In a letter by nearly 200 organizations and experts, the authors detail how some 22 million women and girls of reproductive age live in states where abortion access is now either banned or inaccessible....
US voters are strongly in favor of policies that protect abortion, an investigation finds. 62 percent of voters believe abortions should be legal under most circumstances, including 85 percent of Democrats, 67 percent of Independents, and 36 percent of Republicans, Data for Progress finds.
Worryingly, nearly all of these deaths are preventable. Solutions are complex, a current report says. But it also points the inequalities seen both between and within countries when it comes to access to high-quality and respectful care, and the importance of sexual and reproductive rights and women’s autonomy, including...
"[A War correspondent] said the Pentagon Papers taught him that secrets were not kept by a government to protect its people from adversaries but rather to protect the government's actions from the knowledge of its people. Perhaps this is the greatest crime that Julian Assange committed in the eyes of both Democratic and...
Three years after it began, the findings of an investigation into whether the former Barclays chief executive Jes Staley gave a full account of his relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to the bank’s board are still pending. There is a risk that justice delayed may prove justice denied for the public.
Packers Sanitation Services Inc. employed minors from 13 to 17 years of age who used caustic chemicals to clean razor-sharp saws and other high-risk equipment. The company based in Wisconsin provides cleaning services to some of the nation’s largest meat and poultry producers in 13 facilities in 8 states.
Driven from Myanmar by military action in 2017 and with little to spare themselves, Rohingya refugees are among those in Bangladesh sending money, blankets and clothing to earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria.
"Urban science has largely focused on city averages. The established approach just looked at one datapoint per city, for example average income. With their focus on averages, prior studies overlooked the stark inequalities that exist within cities when making predictions about how urban growth affects the life experiences of...
A 'special cultural operation': how Ukrainians boost resilience and spread laughs with wartime memes (globalvoices.org)
The war in Ukraine has inspired a number of memes and instances of patriotic rallying across the society. "Irony is a powerful mechanism, especially when it is shared by a number of people,” says Natalya Shaposhnik, a practicing psychotherapist in Ukraine. “It is a new language to express something for which one does not...
More than money: the logic of slavery reparations (www.theguardian.com)
Without understanding the history of slavery and colonialism, we cannot understand the extent to which societies today are shaped by systemic racism, unfair distribution of assets, inequality and violence – and how all of these have led to despair, marginalisation and disenfranchisement in parts of the population.
Meet the Indian widows fighting back (newhumanist.org.uk)
While widows in India have to deal with the grief and financial loss caused by losing their husbands, many of them are also pressured into conforming to traditions that have been described as “social death” accompanied by stigma. Now a social worker and a group of widows fight for a change.
China may face more embarrassment over its human-rights record (www.economist.com)
China has been keen to prevent a much-discussed UN convention on crimes against humanity. But at the end of last year a medley of countries led by Bangladesh, Gambia and Mexico infuriated China and Russia by paving the way towards one in a committee of the UN- and they are gathering an unstoppable wave of support in the General...
Founder of Afghan Girls' School Project Arrested- and Beaten- in Kabul (www.voanews.com)
The Taliban government last year barred girls from attending secondary school, making Afghanistan the only country in the world where there is a ban on education. Matiullah Wesa has continued to drum up support from locals for his organization which campaigns for schools and distributes books in rural areas.
UK: More than 1,500 police officers accused of violence against women in six months (www.theguardian.com)
Overall, 1,483 unique allegations were reported against 1,539 police officers – or 0.7% of the workforce. There were 1,177 cases of alleged police-perpetrated violence, including sexual harassment and assault, reported between October 2021 and April 2022, according to data from the National Police Chiefs’ Council.
Belgium also bans TikTok on government phones (www.politico.eu)
"TikTok is a Chinese company that currently is mandated to cooperate with Chinese intelligence services,” Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said in a statement. The Belgian ban is based on a risk analysis by the country's intelligence services and recommendations by the national cybersecurity center.
Group of Afghan and Iranian women calling for gender apartheid to be recognised as a crime under international law (www.arabnews.com)
Supporters include international lawyers and high-profile political figures including Shirin Ebadi, Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate; Fawzia Koofi, the first female deputy speaker of the Afghan Parliament; and Benafsha Yaqoobi, a commissioner on the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission.
Sweden, Iceland, Finland and Norway—the best places for working women ... (www.economist.com)
... but even there seems to be a lot room for improvement: The Economist’s glass-ceiling index measures the role and influence of women in the workforce across mostly richest countries.
‘I know where the bodies are buried’: one woman’s mission to change how the police investigate rape (www.theguardian.com)
Criminologist Betsy Stanko and a team of more than 50 scholars investigated why less than 3% of rapes reported in the UK in 2020 had resulted in charges being brought, and why this percentage almost halved in 2021. "If [the police] thinks that the problem with rape is that it’s mostly regretful sex, then there is no leadership...
Rights groups urge UN to intervene over destruction of US abortion rights (www.theguardian.com)
In a letter by nearly 200 organizations and experts, the authors detail how some 22 million women and girls of reproductive age live in states where abortion access is now either banned or inaccessible....
USA: An Overwhelming Majority of Voters Support Protecting Access to Abortion (www.dataforprogress.org)
US voters are strongly in favor of policies that protect abortion, an investigation finds. 62 percent of voters believe abortions should be legal under most circumstances, including 85 percent of Democrats, 67 percent of Independents, and 36 percent of Republicans, Data for Progress finds.
Globally, one maternal death occurs every 2 minutes (www.euractiv.com)
Worryingly, nearly all of these deaths are preventable. Solutions are complex, a current report says. But it also points the inequalities seen both between and within countries when it comes to access to high-quality and respectful care, and the importance of sexual and reproductive rights and women’s autonomy, including...
How Bangladesh’s first and only unicorn used “human ATMs” to promote financial inclusion of the poor (restofworld.org)
A Q&A with Kamal Quadir, founder of bKash, a financial services company, most recently valued at $2 billion in 2021.
"Amazon treats me worse than the robots": worker at UK warehouse says why he calls for strike (www.theguardian.com)
'Severe' effects on the First Amendment and press freedom if Julian Assange is extradited to US, a US Marine combat veteran says (www.commondreams.org)
"[A War correspondent] said the Pentagon Papers taught him that secrets were not kept by a government to protect its people from adversaries but rather to protect the government's actions from the knowledge of its people. Perhaps this is the greatest crime that Julian Assange committed in the eyes of both Democratic and...
Jeffrey Epstein case: Too slow and too secret? Pace of Staley investigation undermines trust (www.theguardian.com)
Three years after it began, the findings of an investigation into whether the former Barclays chief executive Jes Staley gave a full account of his relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to the bank’s board are still pending. There is a risk that justice delayed may prove justice denied for the public.
USA: More than 100 children illegally employed in hazardous jobs, federal investigation finds (www.dol.gov)
Packers Sanitation Services Inc. employed minors from 13 to 17 years of age who used caustic chemicals to clean razor-sharp saws and other high-risk equipment. The company based in Wisconsin provides cleaning services to some of the nation’s largest meat and poultry producers in 13 facilities in 8 states.
‘I know how it feels to lose everything’: Rohingya refugees send aid to Turkey (www.theguardian.com)
Driven from Myanmar by military action in 2017 and with little to spare themselves, Rohingya refugees are among those in Bangladesh sending money, blankets and clothing to earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria.
Urban elites seize most of the benefits of big cities, study says (liu.se)
"Urban science has largely focused on city averages. The established approach just looked at one datapoint per city, for example average income. With their focus on averages, prior studies overlooked the stark inequalities that exist within cities when making predictions about how urban growth affects the life experiences of...