Is It A Crime to Sell Women? An Indebited Status
Is it a crime to sell women? This was a question asked facetiously (flippant) by a trafficker of women. Therein lies the problem. He sees nothing wrong with the practice, as he makes money, she is nothing, just a commodity, property or a chattel (dehumanised). This is clearly lack of empathy or indeed no empathy.… Continue reading
Integrating Equality Saves And Promotes Girls Lives
It is interesting I always note what comes into my reality without my seeking and particularly if there is synchronicity. The last few days I watched a film on Geisha, the story of a girl sold by her father to a Geisha house in Japan. She was treated as a slave. I found myself inwardly… Continue reading
Wall Street Journalist Daniel Pearl: Creating a Better World
It is interesting I was with my friend in Albany, Western Australia only a week ago. I met her friend, an older lady who was a friend of her mother. I admired two posters, one was the Cree Indian quote “only after the last tree has been cut down, Only after the last river has… Continue reading
Regime Change, Name Change and Political Gain
I’ve decided to post an article written by Scott Ritter tonight. Initially I was checking the news to find on the 15 December the US formerly ended its war in Afghanistan. I looked for meaningful news coverage and couldn’t find what I was looking for. My feeling was to keep looking as I followed a… Continue reading
Afghanistan: Acid attack on girls face an honour or abuse of human rights?
I felt strongly to comment on this article below of an acid attack on an Afghan girl in Afghanistan refusing a marriage proposal. The result was the horrific disfigurement of this girl, her sisters and their parents by a group of men. The issue of revenge concerns me, I wonder where is forgiveness and understanding?… Continue reading
Responsibility and the Non Proliferation Treaty
I remember Gareth Evans in 2008, the former Australian Foreign Minister speaking on the anniversary of the Non Proliferation Treaty. The mood was sombre as the world has not freed itself of the fear that is behind the proliferation of weapons. When I studied South Asia at university India was touted as desiring regional hegemony.… Continue reading