Care2 Causes � Human Rights

Men Are People; Women Are Objects

Judy Molland — Fri, 25 May 2012 23:15:10 +0000

Do we see near-naked people as human beings or as mere objects? That’s the question that researchers led by Philippe Bernard set out to answer. To do so, they showed participants pictures of men and women in sexualized poses, wearing a swimsuit or underwear, one by one on a computer screen. But since pictures of [...]

Tension in Azerbaijan Mounts Just Before Eurovision Finale

Sarah Vrba — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:30:41 +0000

Eurovision is a multi-national competition that pits singers from various European countries against each other. Eventually, one country wins the whole prize. Last year Azerbaijan won the contest, which means that this year it will host the Eurovision finale. This year,�finalists include Lithuania, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Serbia and Malta. With the arrival of reporters, camera crews [...]

US Cuts Aid to Pakistan Over Doctor’s Unjust Conviction

Associated Press — Fri, 25 May 2012 01:30:32 +0000

Written by Donna Cassata WASHINGTON (AP) � A Senate panel expressed its outrage Thursday over Pakistan’s conviction of a doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden, voting to cut aid to Islamabad by $33 million � $1 million for every year of the physician’s 33-year sentence for high treason. The [...]

Colorado Sheriff Deporting Domestic Violence Victims

Julie M. Rodriguez — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:00:21 +0000

Despite a state law discouraging the police from turning over domestic violence victims to immigration enforcement, Colorado’s Garfield County Sheriff’s Office is doing just that. The Denver Post reports that the ACLU and Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence were rebuffed earlier this month when they asked Sheriff Lou Vallario to reconsider his department’s policies. He [...]

Obama Team Trumpets New Polling on Gay Marriage

Associated Press — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:38:01 +0000

by JULIE PACE, �Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) � President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign is beginning to express some confidence that the president’s historic, yet politically risky, embrace of gay marriage may not hurt him in the November election. In a conference call announcing efforts to get gay and lesbian voters engaged in the Obama [...]

Care2 Success! Student Wins Right To Wear “Jesus Is Not A Homophobe” Shirt

Judy Molland — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:30:51 +0000

On last year�s Day of Silence, Ohio high school student Maverick Couch wore a t-shirt to school that said �Jesus Is Not A Homophobe,� but Waynesville High School Principal Randy Gebhardt ordered him to turn the shirt inside out. When Maverick asked to wear the shirt again this past fall, Gebhardt threatened him with suspension. [...]

He Helped Capture bin Laden, Gets 33 Years in Prison

Associated Press — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:01:39 +0000

RIAZ KHAN,Associated Press,�SEBASTIAN ABBOT,Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) � A�Pakistani doctor who helped the U.S. track down Osama�bin Laden was sentenced to 33 years in prison on Wednesday for conspiring against the state, officials said, a verdict that is likely to further strain the country’s relationship with Washington. Fake vaccination program Shakil Afridi ran a [...]

Transgender Pageant Contestant, Jenna Talackova, Wins Miss Congeniality

Sarah Vrba — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:30:28 +0000

In March, the Miss Universe Canada pageant disqualified Jenna Talackova from competing. The reason? Talackova is a transgender woman and pageant organizers claimed that only “naturally born” females were allowed to compete, barring Talackova from the pageant. Organizers used clearly discriminatory language when instating this new rule, pushing Talackova out of the competition because of [...]

Grandmother Receives Life In Prison For First-Time Drug Offense

Judy Molland — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:05:54 +0000

The federal government didn’t offer a reward for the capture of Houston grandmother Elisa Castillo, nor did it accuse her of touching drugs, ordering killings, or getting rich off�crime. But three years after a jury convicted her in a conspiracy to smuggle at least a ton of cocaine on tour buses from Mexico to [...]

‘Put Gays and Lesbians in Camps to Die Out’ Says North Carolina Pastor

Paul Canning — Tue, 22 May 2012 01:15:20 +0000

A couple of weeks ago,�I brought you Pastor Sean Harris of Berean Baptist Church in Fayetteville, who told his laughing parishioners: Dads, the second you see your son dropping the limp wrist, you walk over there and crack that wrist. Man up. Give him a good punch. Ok? Now we have another Baptist Pastor saying [...]