Saturday, May 30, 2009

Lesbians sex demanding justice, equality in sport far

According to "BBC" in the February 27 that the participants in the conference organized by a coalition of African lesbians sex in Maputo, Almozambek called for African governments to stop as a gay sex a crime. The coalition in Namibia in 2004. And to prevent gay sex in the 38 African countries, according to the International Society for the gay and lesbians sex and carries the death penalty in Mauritania, the Sudan and the northern States of Nigeria. The Mthleeo and African lesbians sex severe penalties ranging from imprisonment for a term of 14 years up to life imprisonment in Uganda, Kenya, Gambia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. South Africa is the only African country, which includes legal safeguards for gay and lesbians sex.

In the United States, the property of Rick Leland, an employee at Microsoft, died in 2006, the single largest grant - which amounted to U.S. $ 65 million - to support the American movement for gay and lesbian, bisexual and transgender. And received the "Pride of Seattle Vaundaxion of" the amount of U.S. $ 19 million will be made an additional $ 46 million to 10 local organizations for homosexuals, lesbians, bisexual and transgender organizations to combat HIV / AIDS.
More news of joy this week:

* Called United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon campaign to combat violence against women in the world on February 25. He pointed out that "at least one woman out of three women are beaten and forced to have sex or exploited in the course of her life." And calls for the campaign, which fought till the year 2015 to coincide with the objectives of improving the status of women, health and scientific collection program developed by the United Nations in the Millennium Development Goals calls on Member States to the adoption of comprehensive laws to prevent violence against women and the sentencing of offenders.

* According to the "San Francisco Chronicle" in the February 23 that the California Judicial Council, which consists of judges of the state, legislators, lawyers led efforts to keep handguns out of the reach of couples aggressors. Will be strengthened and restraining orders in domestic violence cases to prevent the aggressors from the possession of hand-guns or ammunition of war. The Board recommended that the prevention of persons accused of crimes of domestic violence from possessing weapons and demand of new judges to participate in classes on domestic violence.

* According to "The Tenesean" in the February 27 that the proposed constitutional amendment to determine that state law does not protect abortion rights suspended by the Sub-Commission in the Tennessee legislature. He considered that the proposal was an omen Against anti-abortion legislation. According to "Journal - Konstetyawhun" in Atlanta on February 24 that the legislators in Georgia included a constitutional amendment proposal was to establish personal rights of the unborn from conception.

* According to "The Times of India" in February 28 that India will employ 750 and publishes a female officer of the law in order to strengthen security in West Bengal and the border areas of Punjab. The women were involved in the military and paramilitary battalions to help a company of 100 women in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia.

* Reported, "London Telegraph" in February 29 that it is no longer allowed for men in Italy now after touching their genitals in public after a decision to prevent the Supreme Court this usually thought to be common to avoid the evil eye. The court said that if the men took to the maintenance of their genitals, they should wait to return to the house.

Over the week:

According to "USA Today" in the February 26 universities and colleges for blacks historically had difficulty in maintaining the standards of law IX, which requires colleges to provide equal opportunities in sport. And found the sports university, a national coalition of students and trainers based in Washington, DC, dedicated to the University of 72 historically black out of 74 do not respond to the demands of law IX, a law issued in 1972 to prevent gender discrimination in educational institutions that receive funding Federalia. Although many of these colleges committed to this law, however, does not provide sports programs for athletes imposed commensurate with the proportion of the gender of the student body in general.

"John Heslok, Professor of Higher Education at the University of Arizona, said that schools, universities, tended more to failure to meet the demands if they are in the South and have football teams, and accept the least selective, and have less financial resources and access to lower rates with a large share of women. The Heslok for "USA Today": "All of these features associated with colleges and universities that are dedicated to the historically black," adding that the colleges for first-class whites and share these features in turn are more likely to be committed.
More news raise the anger this week:

* According to the "Washington Post" on February 19 that the Legislative Assembly of Virginia passed a bill requested by the recipient of federal assistance to submit to testing for illegal substances. In the case of tests proved the existence of these materials were prepared to complete the drug treatment programs. The next time the benefits would be eliminated entirely. The mandates of Kentucky, Arizona, in turn, advanced a proposal to restrict benefits for drug addicts.

* Office of the Attorney General was in Slovakia in a Feb. 26 trial on issues relating to women subjected to Romagnat vaccination without approval. It reported, "Cech Rome" that this move came despite an earlier decision by the country's constitutional court to conduct proceedings. In the course of investigations, the activists in the field of human rights 140 the vaccination status of illegal took place in eastern Slovakia. Faced with the neighboring countries of Eastern Europe including the Czech Republic face similar charges.

* Students in Canada to face the issue of sexual harassment in the reality of their lives, according to studies conducted by the Board of Directors of one of the schools in Toronto and the Canadian Center for the fight against addiction and mental illness. The "Toronto City News" in February 22 that at one school said 33 percent of the girls they had been subjected to sexual harassment during the past two years, while 29 percent approved of the students that they faced a form of touching is inappropriate and were 7 percent for sexual assault more.

* "Reported the Associated Press" in February 26 that the Supreme Court of Israel accepted the settlement to save the former president Moshe Katsav on charges of rape and a possible prison sentence. And will recommend to the Attorney General by virtue of a deferred payment of a fine and compensation to the Dhitn a total of U.S. $ 18.000. The four female rape charges, sexual harassment and indecent acts to Katsav, the scandal forced him to step down in June last. And about 20,000 people demonstrated in this agreement in Tel Aviv.

For:

* According to "Montgomery Odfraiser" to Johnny Carr, 97 years, admitted to childhood friend Rosa Parks in the province of riding the bus in Montgomery in 1955 and became a leading voice in the civil rights movement in the U.S. died February 22 in Alabama. In the year 1967, to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as president of "the development of Montgomery" and remained in this position that she died. And sued the school in the city to put an end to separation between whites and blacks remained active and effective participation in the fight for equality for more than half a century. The Jalitha and her family is proud of its hard work and inspiring presence. She said her granddaughter, Daphne Haawkins: "I love the plum dumplings prepared. The chip is loaded with the most important part."

* Journalist Barbara Seaman died at the age of 72 years in February 27 in New York. This was a pilot in the women's movement women's health in the seventies. The lumens in the News E. 2003: "I started in an attempt to provide simple facts and realities of women to help them make their decisions for and not to rely on authority figures. Did not start this to be a press scandals."

* Reporters Without Borders announced that Rebecca and Ilbord Kazoga, aged 32 years, and they write to one of the radio stations in the province of Mbeji in Uganda was raped and then killed by the aggressors in a number of February 17. And advocacy groups asked the government to investigate the press and announced that after her death, colleagues, journalists have expressed their belief that what happened to him the relationship work.

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