This week saw the 56th annual session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations. Snappy title! Basically it’s a big get together where representatives from all the member nations sit down and talk about the role of women in a global context, especially concerning women’s rights and basic human rights. The Vatican, whilst …
Reporters Without Borders has released it’s 2012 Enemies of the Internet Report. It’s a veritable who’s who of failed former or current communist states, military dictatorships and hard line theocratic states. An alarming change is the appearance of a few western democratic nations. The list is spilt into two, with the worst offenders being labelled as ‘Enemies of the …
Recently yet another viral video has surged across the internet, yet unlike the endless stream of cats and dancing babies, this one has stirred a surprising amount of controversy. The video is the work of Invisible Children, a charity based in the US who focus their efforts on the capture of Joseph Kony, leader of the …
Portuguese national Arquimedes Nganga, 46, has filed papers at the High Court in London claiming damages from Baptist Union of Great Britain for the princely sum of £10 million. The claim for this exorbitant sum rests on Mr Nganga’s own testimony that, had it not been for the Baptist church, he would have gone on to have a highly …
US radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, celebrity of the political right, has launched, then defended, a scathing attack on a young third year law student at Georgetown University. The controversy has escalated all the way to the desk of the president. Barack Obama called the student in question, Sandra Fluke, personally to offer his support. Limbaugh’s …
