http://www.padsoc.com/ Padsoc en Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:52:00 GMT Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:52:00 GMT info@padsoc.com info@padsoc.com http://www.padsoc.com/somalian-rape-victim-13-stoned-to-death/ By Chris McGreal Africa correspondent The Guardian Monday November 3 2008 An Islamist rebel administration in Somalia had a 13-year-old girl stoned to death for adultery after the child's father... http://www.padsoc.com/somalian-rape-victim-13-stoned-to-death/#comments http://www.padsoc.com/somalian-rape-victim-13-stoned-to-death/ Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:52:00 GMT http://www.padsoc.com/lesbian-rape-south-africa/ The practice of "corrective rape" has become commonplace in South Africa. Men are attempting to "convert" lesbians to heterosexuality through a series of systematic and gang rapes. Zanele Muholi, a... http://www.padsoc.com/lesbian-rape-south-africa/#comments http://www.padsoc.com/lesbian-rape-south-africa/ Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:30:00 GMT http://www.padsoc.com/norway-marriages/ So here I was, thinking how long it would take for Australia and USA (all of it, not just Cali and Mass) to give gays and lesbians the right to... http://www.padsoc.com/norway-marriages/#comments http://www.padsoc.com/norway-marriages/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:11:00 GMT http://www.padsoc.com/roma-and-racism/ Have you heard of the Roma? No, I'm not talking about the Italian word for Rome - I'm talking about a group of people with Indian origins who have immigrated... http://www.padsoc.com/roma-and-racism/#comments http://www.padsoc.com/roma-and-racism/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:38:00 GMT http://www.padsoc.com/united-nations-definition-of-tolerance/ The Declaration of Principles on Tolerance was proclaimed and signed by the Member States of UNESCO on 16 November 1995. The declaration was signed by the Member States of the... http://www.padsoc.com/united-nations-definition-of-tolerance/#comments http://www.padsoc.com/united-nations-definition-of-tolerance/ Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:16:00 GMT http://www.padsoc.com/does-asking-for-tolerance-discriminate-against-christians/ In the USA some Christian's feel that modern anti-discrimination laws impose on their religious freedom. But what is religious freedom? Religious people should be able to go to work without... http://www.padsoc.com/does-asking-for-tolerance-discriminate-against-christians/#comments http://www.padsoc.com/does-asking-for-tolerance-discriminate-against-christians/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:35:00 GMT http://www.padsoc.com/so-pastor-hagee-does-god-hate-boy-scouts-too/ Pastor John Hagee has been in the news for comments stating that Jews were responsible for the Holocaust and that it was God using Hitler as a "Hunter" to force... http://www.padsoc.com/so-pastor-hagee-does-god-hate-boy-scouts-too/#comments http://www.padsoc.com/so-pastor-hagee-does-god-hate-boy-scouts-too/ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:46:00 GMT http://www.padsoc.com/normal/ This year I have met two young men (one in real life, and one online) who believed that raising the question of whether homosexuality was normal or not was a... http://www.padsoc.com/normal/#comments http://www.padsoc.com/normal/ Sat, 31 May 2008 14:23:00 GMT http://www.padsoc.com/tanzanian-women/ Tanzania's leader has recently signed the 'Say No To Violence Against Women' petition and is working to 'eliminate' violence against women and girls in Tanzania. By making women's rights a... http://www.padsoc.com/tanzanian-women/#comments http://www.padsoc.com/tanzanian-women/ Thu, 29 May 2008 01:26:00 GMT http://www.padsoc.com/airport-security-vs-privacy-new-devices-may-humiliate-transgendered/ New Airport Security Devices May Put Transpeople at Risk Several new detection devices were deployed in Orlando International Airport in 2002. Testing of these prototype machines is to determine whether... http://www.padsoc.com/airport-security-vs-privacy-new-devices-may-humiliate-transgendered/#comments http://www.padsoc.com/airport-security-vs-privacy-new-devices-may-humiliate-transgendered/ Sun, 25 May 2008 09:42:00 GMT http://www.padsoc.com/uganda-glbti/ Even as California is about to put its new law that allows same-sex marriage in place, some of the world's poorest nations are facing formidable difficulties in finding a voice... http://www.padsoc.com/uganda-glbti/#comments http://www.padsoc.com/uganda-glbti/ Sat, 24 May 2008 03:39:00 GMT http://www.padsoc.com/bahai/ I was shocked to hear that the Baha'i, members of a peaceful religion which holds that God is manifested through a number of spiritual leaders, such as Jesus Christ, Buddha... http://www.padsoc.com/bahai/#comments http://www.padsoc.com/bahai/ Fri, 23 May 2008 06:04:00 GMT http://www.padsoc.com/indigenous-women/ I got this message from an online group I am part of on Facebook, and I thought I'd share its insightful contents with you: Violence Against Indigenous Women The likelihood... http://www.padsoc.com/indigenous-women/#comments http://www.padsoc.com/indigenous-women/ Fri, 23 May 2008 04:20:00 GMT http://www.padsoc.com/welcome/ Thank you for joining us as we explore discrimination in all its unhelpful forms - homophobia, racism, sexism, xenophobia - these are just some of the issues we hope to... http://www.padsoc.com/welcome/#comments http://www.padsoc.com/welcome/ Fri, 23 May 2008 01:40:00 GMT