China’s Dog Meat Festival – Cruelty Or Culture?
In some parts of China, dog meat is considered a delicacy at the dinner table and the practice of consuming dog meat has been around since 500BC, or possibly even earlier. However, as more and more Chinese are raising dogs as...
“Pedophile’s Guide” Lands Russian Blogging Platform on Blacklist
The Russian Internet blacklist has claimed another visible website: the blog-hosting portal lj.rossia.org. Federal communications monitors from Roskomnadzor filed two separate decisions [ru] against lj.rossia on January 28, ...
The Growth Of UKIP Should Be A Wake-Up Call For Traditional Parties.
The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) is taking the country by storm. Some polls claim that the British Eurosceptics will beat all three traditional political parties in the upcoming EU election. Even if this prediction ...
A Pope-Mortem
The story on everyone’s lips, and twitter feeds, is the stunning revelation that Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) has called an end to an almost eight year reign at the helm of the Catholic Church, citing the fact that hi...
To Address Trafficking From Nigeria We Need To Work Together To Confront Domestic Violence
Research carried out in partnership by Nigerian and UK organisations shows that anti-trafficking policy needs to address factors that make women vulnerable to exploitation. Beatrice grew up in the south of Nigeria. She was coer...
“Out of sight, out of mind” – The Mentally Ill in African Countries in Crisis
A 13-year-old boy in Somalia has been tied to a stick for over ten years. An 8-year-old girl in Nigeria has been kept with high-risk inmates at the local prison for several months. A 26-year-old man in Kenya has been locked in ...
