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UN: Taliban Pursuing Policy of Gender Apartheid

Voice of America 

A report submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council Monday accuses Afghanistan’s de facto Taliban rulers of pursuing a policy “tantamount to gender apartheid." Richard Bennett, U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, told the council that “the Taliban’s intentional and calculated policy is to repudiate the human rights of women and girls and to erase them from public life.” “It may amount to the crime of gender persecution, for which the authorities can be held accountable.”... Читать дальше...



Rent the Runway Offers Free Items to Woo ‘Cost-Conscious’ Shoppers

PYMNTS.com 

Rent the Runway will begin adding a free item to shipments to attract financially strapped consumers. “The customer is more cost-conscious than she’s ever been before,” Jennifer Hyman, CEO of the pre-owned design apparel market, told Bloomberg in an interview Monday (March 6). It’s a move that comes at a time when half of all […]

UNESCO chief promises help in restoring Iraq's looted sites

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

The head of the United Nations cultural agency has promised to continue helping to repair the damage done to Iraq’s historic sites by decades of war. In a visit to Baghdad on Monday ahead of the 20-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, UNESCO chief Audrey Azoulay met with officials including Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. She also visited historic neighborhoods in Baghdad and the country’s national museum, which was looted following the U.S. invasion. Tens of thousands of... Читать дальше...

Brazil’s biggest serial killer shot dead

The Punch 

A self-described vigilante murderer who rose to fame in Brazil for claiming to have killed more than 100 victims, mainly drug dealers, rapists and other criminals, was shot dead near Sao Paulo, authorities said Monday.Pedro Rodrigues Filho, dubbed “Brazil’s biggest serial killer,” died Sunday of multiple gunshot wounds in the southeastern city of Mogi das

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Some 'allies' don't want gay neighbors

Phys.org 

When legal systems choose to offer no protections to sexual minorities, even avid LGBTQ supporters would reject their gay neighbors, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

ATH board members Baravilala and Musa resign

Telecompaper.com 

(Telecompaper) Fiji operator Amalgamated Telecom Holdings (ATH) has announced that its director Tupou'tuah Baravilala has resigned from the ATH board. Her resignation will be effective immediately...

NYPD’s lower standards: Letters to the Editor — March 6, 2023

New York Post 

The Issue: The NYPD’s decision to scrap a timed 1.5-mile run at the Police Academy. As a former member of the NYPD, I would like to commend Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell for attempting to maintain physical standards for her department (“Academy scraps timed run,” March 2). It’s true that cops are not often engaged in...





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