December 2011
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“The group of people should be given religious counselling and should be taken legal action against if…” http://t.co/Uqu6Z4fv
Dec 12th
Protesters calling for religious tolerance attacked with stones, threatened with death - Police are… http://t.co/iE1XLqqE
Dec 11th
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Protesters calling for religious tolerance... →
Police are investigating a violent attack on a ‘silent protest’ calling for religious tolerance, held at the Artificial Beach to mark Human Rights Day.
Dec 11th
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“The group of people should be given religious counselling and should be taken...”
– Adhaalath on religious freedom supporters in Maldives on Human Rights Day, 10 December 2011
Dec 11th
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Dec 11th
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Can Momentum for LGBT Rights Continue at U.N.? →
United Nations officials and human rights defenders from around the world gathered Thursday in New York for “Stop Bullying,” a high-level panel discussion focused on ending discrimination and violence against LGBT people in recognition of International Human Rights Day. The occasion provided a rare opportunity for those working on the issues to assess the changed landscape after a year of...
Dec 11th
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Growing beard close to being a religious... →
The verdict prohibits authorities to order employees to shave their beards “to make them look like women” and notes that all the messengers and prophets of God, from Prophet Ibrahim to Mohamed, and their companions and adherents had their beards grown.
Dec 2nd
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SE Asia should focus on keeping kids HIV-free: WHO →
HIV/AIDS is shifting profile from a “life-threatening emergency to a manageable chronic disease,” finds an annual report on the Global Response to HIV/AIDS. The report was released in honor of World Aids Day on December 1, 2011 by World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in collaboration with...
Dec 2nd
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Male’ City Council denies plans to erect signs... →
Male’ City Council member Ahmed Falah has denied media reports today that the council has decided to put up sign boards banning immodest dressing to discourage tourists from wearing bikinis on beaches and other public areas in the capital. Local newspaper Haveeru reported Male’ City Council member Ibrahim Shujau as telling the paper that the council had received complaints from the public...
Dec 2nd
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November 2011
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