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Day: December 3, 2018

Groping, Grinding, Grabbing: New Research on Nightclubs Finds Men do it Often But Know it’s Wrong

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Australia (Conversation) – We have conducted what we believe to be Australia’s first quantitative research on young people’s behaviour in nightclubs and the findings present a disturbing picture. The research suggests that behaviour is taking place at these clubs that would be criminal if non-consensual, and totally unacceptable at the very least. However, the behaviour is somehow tolerated – in some cases almost encouraged. Many young people think they are too conservative, and that the behaviours they witness must be normal and acceptable in a nightclub setting – so they…

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Indonesia Launches ‘Snitch’ App Targeting Religious Minorities

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(HRW) – Following your own religious beliefs shouldn’t be a crime, but in Indonesia, new technologies are helping authorities identify and potentially prosecute religious minorities who follow “deviant teachings.” On November 22, Bakor Pakem, a body charged with religious oversight in the Indonesia Attorney General’s office, launched an app that allows mobile device users to report individuals suspected of “religious heresy.” The app, Smart Pakem, available in the Google Play store, is an extension of an official website and hotline service. They were all set up by Bakor Pakem ostensibly…

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Meet the Women’s Rights Activists Languishing Behind Bars in Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia (GV) – The October 2018 murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi — who Turkish officials say was killed at the order of Crown Prince Bin Salman — has cast new light on the many human rights abuses that take place in the kingdom. International and regional human rights groups and activists are taking this new scrutiny as an opportunity to publicly demand the release of imprisoned human rights activists, including women’s rights defenders. At least ten women’s rights activists are currently in jail in Saudi Arabia in retaliation for…

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