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...Liberals in Russia fear the law may punish and silence new - and possibly more accurate - interpretations of the country's history and solidify the government's control of the past. But the real aim of the law may be to provide the Kremlin with another rhetorical tool with which to attack governments of former Soviet Republics and Eastern Bloc countries that have increasingly moved towards the West. The most recent example - which is still making waves in Russia - was the 2007 row in Estonia over the moving of the statue of a Red Army soldier from a central Tallinn square...
...Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), which governs a large part of the area around India's capital, and a pro bono lawyer for Shanno's family are investigating the case. The teacher has denied doing anything wrong, saying that she did not punish her and that Shanno was epileptic, a claim her father denies. So far no action has been taken against the teacher. But her death has renewed calls to stop corporal punishment in schools; the issue is explosive because in India physical abuse in schools is widespread. According to a 2007 joint study by UNICEF, Save the Children...
...respond with a commitment to truth and love. ... November is not all that long ago, and I still believe that getting out the message about marriage, with a commitment to both truth and love, will succeed. In upholding the traditional definition of marriage, there is not a desire to punish or hurt anyone. We want to do a better job of communicating our concern for all, for both those who agree, and disagree...
...response, wary of dissuading anyone in danger from seeking help in the future. Grouse Mountain offered to donate the offenders' money to North Shore, but it declined so the cash will go to another charity. And Grouse spokesman William Mbaho carefully underscored one point. "We do not seek to punish people who unknowingly find themselves beyond the boundaries in a perilous situation," he said. "But if people want to violate safety regulations blatantly, those are the people that we feel should be taught a lesson...
Readers might find it interesting to consider that it is the societies that allow women to wear revealing clothing that are the ones in which women have the most rights and the most power. Likewise, it is the societies that punish women for wearing revealing clothing in which women have the fewest rights and the least power. Should women only be allowed to participate in activism if they promise not to show their bodies or use their bodies as political statements? If people choose to use their bodies and sexuality to convey a message, aren’t those...