Saudi Law Condemns Women For Checking Their Husband’s Phone
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A law in Saudi Arabia allows for the flogging and imprisonment of woman who check their husband’s phone without his permission. This behaviour classifies as a Ta’zir offence and comes under judicial description as it has no defined punishment or definition under Islam. The law further highlights the struggle for women’s rights in the country, where men are not even punished for beating their wives.
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Unusual Number of People Have Been Killed By Lightning
Lightning Strikes in a Suburb (Photo Courtesy of NOAA)
According to the Bangladesh Police Force, over 50 people were killed due to lighting throughout the country in the course of two days. Victims include two students who died while playing soccer, a boy who was struck while collecting mangoes, and several farmers who were working in the fields. In 2015, a total of 51 people died from lightning strikes, while almost 90 people have already been struck and killed sinc
March this year. Experts believe global warming and deforestation are factors in this worsening trend.
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Sexual Abuse Victim Approved for Assisted Suicide
It was revealed recently by the Dutch Euthanasia Commission that a woman was approved for assisted suicide after psychiatrists decided her PTSD was ‘insufferable’ and ‘incurable’. The woman, currently in her twenties, was abused sometimes between the ages of 5-15. From 2010-2015, 54 more people have been approved for assisted suicide based on a mental condition.
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Animals Receive Human Rights
Baby cats could soon have the same rights as humans (Photo Courtesy of Favim.com)
Recently, the Minister of Agriculture of Luxembourg, Fernand Etgen, has proposed a bill regarding animal rights which treats the dignity of animals almost on par with humans. If it were to come into effect, the legislation would limit sales of pet animals to breeders, forbid the use of animals as prizes, and ban killing male industrial chickens because of their incapability to lay eggs. Violation would result in fines up to $227,000 and jail sentences ranging from eight days to three years. However, this proposal was met with much controversy. A
lan Herscovici, executive vice president of the Fur Council of Canada, believes it is ironic to compare animal rights to those of environmentalism. He argues industries such as the fur trade are very delicate with the slaughtered animals, using every part of their body in a sustainable way, while also providing employment.
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A Mandatory Course on Immunization for Certain Parents is Likely to Become a Reality
Ontario parents who disagree with immunization requirements will likely be required to take a science course on vaccination in the near future. The bill, proposed by Health Minister
Studio shot of syringe and vial (Photo Courtesy of The Huffington Post)
Eric Hoskins on Thursday, would have any parent with objections their child’s immunization requirements complete a full course that informs them on the importance of immunization to both and individual and to the society. Although most children can live through majority of diseases, a proportion of people with seriously defunct immune systems cannot. In addition, their medical condition often prevents them from being able to receive vaccines. This legislation aims to protect these people by forcing everybody who is capable to be immunized, in order to stop the disease from ever spreading.
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