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Thanks for the suggestion. I will definitely check it out. Although, I have trouble reading those types of books (and articles) because they tend to be a bitter

Thanks for the suggestion. I will definitely check it out. Although, I have trouble reading those types of books (and articles) because they tend to be a bittersweet experience. On the one hand I feel like it is sort of like a sin to be willfully ignorant of the terrible things happening in places like NK, but it is also incredibly depressing learning about these things and being so powerless. For some reason the brutality women face in these places seems to upset me the most. A few weeks ago I read a very descriptive article on witch hunting in Papua New Guinea and thinking about it still keeps me up at night.

markdown 13y ago
Did you learn of the PNG situation from the article that was submitted to HN? Did you know that since that article was shared here, the PNG govt is trying to push forward very tough laws to clamp down on the nastiness that goes on there. They're bringing back the death penalty, and it will now also apply to rape, violent robbery, etc. > The prime minister also announced that the government would repeal the controversial 1971 Sorcery Act, which acknowledges the accusation of sorcery as a plausible defence in murder cases > Prime Minister Peter O'Neill said violent crimes were becoming too frequent and that "draconian" measures were required. > "There will be maximum penalties that have never been seen before in this country" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22366075 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22366075 > Parliament last week resurrected the long-dormant death penalty and approved five methods of execution: hanging, firing squad, electrocution, lethal injection and asphyxiation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22698668 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22698668
calibraxis 13y ago
Perhaps you live in a country where you can become aware of the injustices, and have some power to help stop them?
carlob 13y ago
Pop quiz time: Papua New Guinea is one of the four countries without mandatory paid maternity leave. What are the other three?
- unwind 13y ago
  I was trolled enough to check Wikipedia and the other tree are Liberia, Swaziland, and the United States. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave.
- anonymous 13y ago
  East Coast, West Coast and Texas.
  - sneak 13y ago
    What's the password for that account?

markdown 13y ago

Did you learn of the PNG situation from the article that was submitted to HN? Did you know that since that article was shared here, the PNG govt is trying to push forward very tough laws to clamp down on the nastiness that goes on there. They're bringing back the death penalty, and it will now also apply to rape, violent robbery, etc. > The prime minister also announced that the government would repeal the controversial 1971 Sorcery Act, which acknowledges the accusation of sorcery as a plausible defence in murder cases > Prime Minister Peter O'Neill said violent crimes were becoming too frequent and that "draconian" measures were required. > "There will be maximum penalties that have never been seen before in this country" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22366075 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22366075 > Parliament last week resurrected the long-dormant death penalty and approved five methods of execution: hanging, firing squad, electrocution, lethal injection and asphyxiation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22698668 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22698668

calibraxis 13y ago

Perhaps you live in a country where you can become aware of the injustices, and have some power to help stop them?

carlob 13y ago

Pop quiz time: Papua New Guinea is one of the four countries without mandatory paid maternity leave. What are the other three?

unwind 13y ago
I was trolled enough to check Wikipedia and the other tree are Liberia, Swaziland, and the United States. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave.
anonymous 13y ago
East Coast, West Coast and Texas.
- sneak 13y ago
  What's the password for that account?