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International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran
April 15, 2018
Letter by Prisoner of Conscience Narges Mohammadi From Evin Prison. For me, as a civil rights and human rights activist, it is a great honor to be recognized by esteemed scientists like you in my field of physics and to be awarded the Andrei Sakharov Prize at the same time that another physicist Mr. RaviÃâà...
NPR
April 14, 2018
For many citizens, Asifa's case was another painful reminder of how prevalent sexual violence is across the country. It seems the country had not learned its lesson after the brutal gang rape and death of physiotherapy student Jyothi Singh in 2012, says Jasodhara Dasgupta, human rights activist andÃâà...
The Quint
April 14, 2018
Several people on Sunday, 15 March, joined a protest called by civil organisations in Chandigarh to seek justice for an eight-year-old-girl, who was raped .... are you that you need to rape and murder an 8-year old innocent child to prove the worth of your religion,” asks Chennaites on the Kathua rape case.
The Quint
April 13, 2018
This is perhaps why I was cynical about attending the midnight protest march called by Congress chief Rahul Gandhi at the capital's India Gate on the ... here to protest the gangrape in Kathua, in Badaun and the kind of violence which is being spread all across India,” said social activist and human rightsÃâà...
Virginian-Pilot
April 13, 2018
Indian policewomen try to stop a student activist from crossing a police barricade during a protest against two recent rapes in New Delhi, India, Thursday, ... In this Wednesday, April 11, 2018 photo, students and others participate in a protest against the rape and murder of Asifa, an 8 year-old girl who wasÃâà...
The New Arab
April 13, 2018
The lead up to Friday's demonstration saw a week of action in conjunction with SOAS' student union, which focussed on a list of demands, including that the university uphold its obligation to protect freedom of speech, and stop discrimination against societies based on their political opinion, religion orÃâà...
Constitution Daily (blog)
March 28, 2018
Two early but important Supreme Court cases defined the ability of students to not take part in some public school activities based on First Amendment religious objections. First, in the 1940 case of Minersville School District v. Gobitis, children Lillian Gobitas (age 12) and William Gobitas (age 10) wereÃâà...
