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The Tyranny of Nice in the UK.
Renowned political philosopher Kenneth Minogue remarks on a paradox at the heart of contemporary British society. For many years, government policies and public institutions have been based on compassion, empathy, and concern; yet, increasingly, the result is a society manifesting the opposite qualities—indifference, lawlessness, and violence.
Young offenders are [...]
French-language news site les quotidiennes reports on a UN-sponsored symposium on honour crime to be held in Geneva on Saturday, 4 April. The translation posted below comes from Google, with some editing for intelligibility by this blogger.
According to the United Nations, more than 5,000 women and girls each year are victims of “honor crimes”. [...]
Innu from Quebec crossed into southern Labrador over the weekend to hunt endangered caribou. The hunting party has reportedly killed 18 of the 108 animals in the area. Officials from Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources say all they can do is gather surveillance evidence to lay charges after the killing’s finished.
The party [...]
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