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285 Indian girls shed ‘unwanted’ names

By AP News Sat, Oct 22, 2011 12:30PM UTC View Comments

MUMBAI, India (AP) — More than 200 Indian girls whose names mean “unwanted” in Hindi have chosen new names for a fresh start in life. With names like “Nakusa” or “Nakushi” — or “unwanted” in Hindi — they grew up understanding they were a burden to families that preferred boys in Maharashtra state. The issue...

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SKorea: Courts discriminate against disabled sexual assault victims

By Nathan Schwartzman Fri, Oct 07, 2011 10:13AM UTC View Comments

Following up on the finding that schools have been going easy on students who sexually assault disabled classmates, official statistics are showing that prosecutors and judges do the same. No doubt the recent attention to the issue is due to the coming release of ‘The Crucible’, the film inspired by the Gwangju Inhwa school scandal...

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Columnist Andrew Bolt breaks Australian discrimination law

By AP News Wed, Sep 28, 2011 3:30AM UTC View Comments

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – A popular right-wing commentator has been found guilty of breaking Australian discrimination law in articles that implied that fair-skinned Aborigines chose to identify as indigenous for profit and to further their careers. Federal Court Justice Mordy Bromberg ruled Wednesday that fair-skinned Aborigines were likely to have been “offended, insulted, humiliated or...

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New documentary addresses biracial Koreans

By Nathan Schwartzman Sun, Sep 11, 2011 11:43PM UTC View Comments

Ask A Korean! has posted a translation of a very interesting, thoughtful Kyunghyang Shinmun article on the treatment of biracial Koreans and the heavy discrimination they suffer....

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HIV-Positive director denied entry at Manila airport

By The Fresh Outlook Fri, Mar 11, 2011 6:13PM UTC View Comments

Passengers arrive from Shanghai at the Changi International Airport Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010 in Singapore. Pic: AP.

Well known theatre director and artist, Marcelino Cavestany, was turned away by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) as he attempted to enter Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines on Sunday, March 6. Mr. Cavestany, an Australian citizen, was denied entry due to a blacklist order signed by the Immigration Commissioner in March last year....

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