Domestic and National Cases
Spain Spain And Its Gypsies, A Story Of Discrimination
A group of gypsies in Spain
by Noelia Rodrigo-Gómez
The deportation of thousands of Roma from France to Romania made the headlines in 2010 and international attention was brought to the harassment and discrimination that Roma people across Europe have endured for centuries. |
ChilePinochet’s Tribute and Free Speech Limits
A. Pinochet - Source: saladehistoria.com
by Pablo Contreras
The screening of a documentary supporting Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship has resurrected the debate on free speech limits in Chile. The premiere of the film cut deep into Chileans’ political fiber, exposing the profound division that the dictatorship still causes among the people of my country: should Chileans curtail freedom of expression in some instances and not others? |
NepalBadi Women in a ‘crisis of Identity’ in NepalSource: www.usnepalonline.com
by Puspa Pokharel
Badi community of Nepal called as the’ untouchables amongst the untouchables’ are the stigmatized minority where women are forced into ‘flesh trade’. Badi are also considered as the ‘prostitute caste’, where women in order to sustain their impoverished families are involved in prostitution, which is passed on to generations. |
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