Étiqueté : violence

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Morocco adopts original legislation to protect ladies from violence

Rabat, Morocco – A new law in Morocco criminalising violence towards women has divided opinion, with some observers applauding the legislation as progress while critics claim some women would still be left at risk. Until recently, women were vulnerable to various types of violence in private and public spheres, including rape, sexual harassment and domestic…

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Sri Lanka imposes reveal of emergency over communal violence

Sri Lanka’s government has imposed a nation-wide state of emergency to « take stern action » against people instigating communal violence, a government spokesman has said. The meassure comes after a local curfew was imposed on Monday in the central city Kandy, after days of unrest between religious communities with a Buddhist man killed and Muslim businesses…

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Michel Temer signs security decree to stem Rio violence

Sao Paulo, Brazil – Brazil’s President Michel Temer has signed an emergency decree authorising the country’s armed forces to take over policing duties in Rio de Janeiro. The emergency measure, the first of its kind since Brazil returned to democracy after the end of a military dictatorship in the mid-1980s, comes amid rising violence and a spike in crime.…

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Rouhani defends appropriate to bellow but rejects violence

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says people in the country have the right to protest but warned that violence is unacceptable. His comments on Sunday were the first since widespread anti-government protests, the biggest show of dissent since huge rallies in 2009, broke out in the Islamic Republic earlier this week. « It should be clear to everyone…

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Nablus: Qusra village sees no discontinue to settler violence

The killing of a Palestinian farmer by Israeli settlers in a northern West Bank village last month has left his family in mourning, while fighting an ongoing legal battle to save their home, which is slated for demolition. Mahmoud al-Zaal’s eight-member family live in Qusra, a village encircled by illegal settlements and outposts south of the…

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A historical past of violence: Rising up in CAR

Conflict first touched Arlette and Fane in 2002 when Congolese rebels rampaged through PK12, a community on the outskirts of the Central African Republic’s capital of Bangui. Arlette was shot in the knee, sustaining a painful wound that would not heal for another decade. Fane was conceived when rebels repeatedly raped her mother, Amzine -…

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Manus Island: Fears of violence as PNG forces enter

Concerns for the safety of hundreds of refugees have been raised after Papua New Guinea security forces stormed a former detention camp and forcibly removed about 60 men who refused for weeks to leave. The operation on Manus Island began early on Thursday when police issued an ultimatum to the refugees remaining in the camp,…