Report: Iranian woman still faces execution
Although Equality Now reports that Iranian officials commuted the stoning sentence of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, she remains in prison and still faces the possibility of execution. The mother of two had been accused of committing adultery with two men, a charge for which no credible evidence exists (which is beside the point). According to The Guardian, her [...]
Let’s say no to violence against women
An article in Salon about girls suffering genital mutilation set my hair on fire. (Genital mutilation is a euphemism for several grisly procedures, often performed with unsterile instruments and without anesthesia.) Turns out, female genital mutilation — or FGM –doesn’t just happen in other countries. It’s happening here. In the United States. The Salon piece, [...]
Tell the U.S. government to prosecute U.S. sex tour operators
It takes a special kind of loser to take a vacation that includes sex with a stranger, but apparently, enough of these creeps exist to create a market for what is known as “sex tourism.” Even worse, some of these pervs don’t limit their activities to adult women; Equality Now says that children can be [...]
