Stories about Law from October, 2009
Czech Republic: “History for Sale”
The Czech Daily Word writes about “history for sale” – and not for sale – in the Czech Republic.
Serbia: More on Brice Tatone's Murder
Popkitchen writes about the murder of Brice Tatone, a French football fan, in Belgrade. (More on the reactions of Serbian bloggers – in Sinisa Boljanovic's GV post.)
Ukraine: “Dictatress”
Ukrainiana writes about PM Yulia Tymoshenko's evolution “from Gas Princess to Queen of Populism to Dictatress.”
Russia: Sergey Mironov on RuNet
Evgeny Morozov comments on “one of the most cogent and frank interpretations of how the Kremlin views the Internet,” delivered by Sergey Mironov, “who heads ‘A Just Russia’ – one of those Kremlin-affiliated parties – and presides over the Russian Federation Council – the upper chamber of the Russian parliament.”
United Kingdom: Tracking government information on transparency websites
Holding government accountable in the UK is becoming easier thanks to the gradual opening of public data and several new fantastic online resources by citizens.
India: Bigamy On The Rise
Bigamy is outlawed in India with some exceptions. However the Bigamy law has been twisted and milked through the gate of exceptions and the practice is on the rise in the country. Deepali Gaur Singh has details.
Egypt: Niqab Ban Stirs Controversy
Egypt's top leading Islamic leader, Sheikh Mohammed Tantawi told a 13-year-old student to uncover her face, saying it was not part of the religious obligations of Muslim women. A few days later, Egypt banned female undergraduates from wearing the niqab in the country's public universities. Bloggers join in the debate.
Haiti: Smoke & Mirrors?
Of the recent conference aimed at attracting investors to the island, Hervé Jean Michel, blogging at HaitiAnalysis.com, says: “Despite the fanfare surrounding the meeting, Haiti's masses remained completely indifferent to the gathering.”
Bahamas: Crime Questions
Jerome Pinder at Weblog Bahamas has a few pressing questions for the Minister of National Security.
Pakistan: UK Visa Bureaucracy
Deadpan Thoughts describes the humiliations and complications faced by Pakistanis to obtain an UK visa and opines that the government of Pakistan should “link the renewal of all British diplomat’s Pakistani visas with the same process (we) ordinary Pakistanis have to go through.”
Egypt: Amending the marriage certificate to protect rape victims
Group blog Bikya Masr reported: Prominent Egyptian female religious leader Soad Saleh has called on the country ministry of justice to amend its current marriage certificate regulations where women must write “virgin” or “divorced” or “widow” – the latter two considered one category. She said that the ministry should allow a...
Turks & Caicos: Reactions
Repeating Islands features commentary “of international reaction to the British takeover of Turks and Caicos following the corruption scandal surrounding former Premier Michael Misick.”
Trinidad & Tobago: Red Light
“We are a nation that takes too long to get anywhere and when we do get there we are met with No Parking signs, wreckers and gun-toting bandits who already have a sale for your car”: This Beach Called Life calls Trinidad and Tobago “the land of the Traffic Light.”
Bermuda: Is It Enough?
Vexed Bermoothes wonders if the existing punishment in instances of poor governance are a sufficient deterrent for Bermudians.
China: Stopping people's grievances from visiting Beijing
The letter and visit petition system (xinfang) is an administrative system for hearing complaints and grievances from individuals in China. The state and local bureaus of letters and visits are in charge of receiving letters, calls and visits from individuals or groups. The officers then channel the issues to respective...
USA: New campaign to “Restore Fairness” to deportation proceedings
A new online campaign by the human rights organization Breakthrough is asking lawmakers to "Restore Fairness" to deportation proceedings of immigrants in the United States.
Pakistan: Video On Army Brutality
Teeth Maestro discusses a video published online which depicts human rights abuse by a Pakistani Army Major while conducting an interrogation. Netizens are claiming that there is an attempt to censor the sites which posted the video.
Mexico: Reactions to Drug Decriminalization Law
In the midst of the AH1N1 virus paranoia, the Mexican government approved the Ley de Narcomenudeo that decriminalizes drug consumption in small dosages. Now, 5 months later, many are wondering if any of its intended changes have been met.
Barbados: Child Abandonment
“BU is not about judging anyone but wrong is wrong”: Barbados Underground blogs about a young mother who allegedly abandoned her newborn on a beach.
Russia: Anna Politkovskaya's Memorial Rally Announced
Journalist Anna Politkovskaya was assassinated on Oct. 7, 2006. On Wednesday, people will gather in Moscow to pay tribute to her and other slain journalists and activists. Some bloggers, however, aren't too sensitive when discussing the upcoming event.
Costa Rica: Ex President sentenced to 5 years of prison for corruption charges
Costa Rica's expresident Calderon sentenced to 5 years in prison for corruption charges, with many citizens hanging on to every word of the verdict through streaming, twitter and blogs.
