Archive for July 22nd, 2010

The United Nations has established a new super-agency called “UN Women.” Among other responsibilities, the agency will be pushing for the expansion of CEDAW, the so-called Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. CEDAW has a section on domestic violence which, to everyone’s amazement and surprise, ignores the problem of... »

Read this article once, now twice. No, your eyes are not deceiving you… Pygmies in the World of Sexology Barbara Kay July 21, 2010 This just in! A conservative man in Toronto has been convicted of rape after consensual sex with a liberal woman, who assumed he too was liberal because he was wearing Birkenstocks... »

Count how many times these six judge candidates in Michigan mention the phrases, “due process,” “innocent until proven guilty,” or “equal justice before the law.” Judge Candidates Share Ideas on Domestic Violence Daily Telegram July 21, 2010 ADRIAN, Mich. — Six of the seven candidates for Lenawee County district judge talked about their experience... »

Three women complain about abusive conditions at a DV shelter. The shelter manager calls the complaints “unfounded.” Where have we heard this story before? Tribe Freezes Funding for Domestic Violence Shelter Mary Garrigan Wednesday, July 21, 2010 A domestic violence shelter in Mission that had funding frozen by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe on July 16 said... »