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Archive for March 4th, 2009

Defence lawyer claims rape “harmless fun”

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

You’ve got to admit that’s a novel defence against rape charges.
THE alleged abduction and gang rape of a woman was dismissed as harmless fun by a female defence lawyer in a Bahrain trial yesterday.
[…]
The men, aged 19, 20 and 21, are accused at the High Criminal Court of snatching a Filpina off the street as [...]

Border checks could be discriminatory

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has issued a warning that monitoring people crossing the border could be discriminatory.  Apparently, “human rights” are more important than national security.
The Human Rights Commission in the North has warned that plans to introduce checks on people crossing the Border may lead to racial discrimination.
[…]
The Northern Ireland Human Rights [...]

Daft feminist defends shouting down pro-life speaker

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Mark Mercer has alerted me to “an ugly article/interview” in the new issue of The Journal, student newspaper at Saint Mary’s University. Holly Taylor offers a breathless defence of the small group of anti-free speech hooligans who shouted down pro-life speaker Jojo Ruba last month.
Ms Taylor’s “defence” is full of faulty assumptions, erroneous arguments, [...]

Girls returning to school in Swat Valley

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Now that Pakistan has agreed to implement sharia law in Swat Valley in hopes of ending hostilities in the region, some parents are sending their girls back to school.
Islamic militants pronounced a ban education for girls in December. Some 200 girls’ schools in Swat have been burned down and an unknown number of teachers [...]