Rape in India: UN calls for a debate urgence

La death penalty is not the solution. This is certainly the view of the UN. Following the death Friday of 23-year Indian student raped by six men on Dec. 16 on a bus in New Delhi, the High Commissioner of the United Nations for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, expressed his "deep grief. " In a statement released Monday, it evokes a "terrible crime", but opposes the death penalty, though claimed by the family of the victim. As protests to denounce violence against women increasing in India, she asks a "urgent debate" is organized in the country to determine the appropriate sanctions to punish rapists. "It is now time that India strengthens its legal regime against rape," said the Commissioner, hoping that this "terrible event marked a turning point" in the New Year festivities countries.The annuléesPour honor student raped many people have decided to boycott the festivities that traditionally accompany the New Year "Le Nouvel Observateur" refers example, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defence announced that the armies of land, sea and air had canceled all celebrations. Nightclubs, bars, political personalities, but also ordinary citizens have joined the movement to commemorate the tragedy. This Monday, people gathered in New Delhi to celebrate a vigil. Find this article on collective elle.frViol in India: the student is décédéeViol collective in India: victim's brother wants mortViol collective penalty in India: the victim is in a state of collective critiqueViol India: death penalty envisagée< / p>

Lawn Paris: Delanoë persists signe

Bertrand Delanoë, who presented the bill for damage caused by trampling lawns at the "Protest for All" Sunday, January 13, to clarify its intentions in a statement Wednesday, January 16.

Sa approach has indeed angered protesters, determined to exonerate € 100,000 claimed by the City of Paris. "It is with astonishment that I discovered the controversy heard by the right to compensation for damage to the lawn of Champ-de-Mars on January 13 by demonstrators opposed to marriage for all," said the mayor, who advance several arguments for its défense.

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Il have warned from the outset prefecture police and organizers "the lawns of the Champs-de-Mars, which are being refurbished during the winter, would not support such a rush." This, according to the mayor of Paris, has not missed: "The City departments are aware of Monday morning the extent of damage, with both work full again and downtime lawns to extend until June, usually in April against. "

Pour to silence the suspicions of political maneuvering on the part of an elected PS who does not hide his homosexuality, Bertrand Delanoë observes that his action is not exceptional: "I do so merely applying the rules have always prevailed. (...) This was the case for example when Johnny Hallyday concert in 2009 or 2011 SOS Racism. "

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UNITED STATES. What you should know about the "wall budget"

Alors that negotiations between Democrats and Republicans are for the moment still at an impasse, the issue of the budget discussions on the wall is clear: avoid stifling growth while gradually reducing the deficit public, more than 1,000 billion dollars per year for a total debt of more than 16,000 billion. A difficult equation to solve both strong ideological differences between the two camps.

Le "wall budget" confronting, Monday, December 31, the United States, except last minute deal in Congress, is in fact violent cocktail of tax increases and cuts automatically. Ingredients that may well eventually to plunge the global economy in the first récession.

Ce device, which causes concern markets and forcing members of Congress to serve on the New Year's Eve for the first time in over 40 years, resulting in reality an agreement in 2011 by the U.S. Congress. Lack of compromise between Republicans and Democrats, a scenario emerges. Review details of what might await Etats-Unis.

More than $ 600 billion budget cuts

Aux terms of the contract concluded in 2011 by the legislation, Republicans and Democrats were given until the end of 2012 to agree on a plan to reduce the deficit, otherwise a drastic remedy to be administered countries: cuts of more than $ 600 billion in spending fédérales.

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