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 Travel › Re: Human Rights Watch: Letter To South Korea's National Assembly, Discrimination by Cousin9999(op): 11:55pm On Jan 24, 2022 |
Discrimination based on origin is also evident in the education law itself.[18] All Korean citizen children have a right to nine years of compulsory education, consisting of six years of elementary education and three of secondary education.[19] Although migrant children may have the right to attend school, they do not benefit from compulsory education. Under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, however, all children, regardless of national origin, have a right to free and compulsory primary education, and access to all other education, including further compulsory education, on a non-discriminatory basis. South Korea has not adopted protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, leaving gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people at particular risk. LGBT people are highly vulnerable to being fired, evicted, or subjected to other forms of harassment. LGBT children experience severe isolation and mistreatment in schools.[20] In recent years, LGBT parades and festivals have been targeted with intimidation and violence, and anti-LGBT sentiment surged last year in the wake of a Covid-19 outbreak.[21] Lawmakers in South Korea have introduced comprehensive antidiscrimination legislation 11 times since 2007, but these bills have not been a priority for lawmakers despite wide support by majority of South Koreans. In 2020, 89 percent of those surveyed by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea supported the enactment of an antidiscrimination law.[22] In 2021, 100,000 citizens petitioned the National Assembly to enact an antidiscrimination law, and the Legislation and Judiciary Committee was obligated to review that petition by November 10, 2021.[23] However, on November 10, the Legislation and Judiciary Committee announced it extended the review period until the end of the parliamentary sitting on May 29, 2024.[24] On November 25, President Moon Jae-in called for South Korea to align its standards to international law and protect human rights of all marginalized groups.[25] We are aware the regular legislative session of the National Assembly ended on December 10, but the National Assembly will hold an extra temporary session from December 13, 2021, to January 10, 2022. You have a crucial opportunity to support President Moon’s call, and respond to recommendations from within South Korea and from the international community to pass a law that would preemptively protect all marginalized minorities from discrimination as well as create systems to protect them if victimized. We strongly urge you to pass comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation within this legislative session to support these long-overdue protections to safeguard the rights of all South Koreans and bring South Korea in line with its human rights obligations. https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/12/20/joint-letter-south-koreas-national-assembly-calling-immediate-passage-comprehensive# |
| Travel › Human Rights Watch: Letter To South Korea's National Assembly, Discrimination by Cousin9999(op): 11:53pm On Jan 24, 2022 |
December 20, 2021 Joint letter Calling for Immediate Passage of a Comprehensive Antidiscrimination Law National Assembly of the Republic of Korea 1 Uisadang-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07233 Republic of Korea Dear members of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee and other members of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea: On behalf of the 30 signatory organizations to this letter, we are writing to urge you to immediately pass a comprehensive antidiscrimination law in the Republic of Korea (South Korea), which would meaningfully address pervasive discrimination against marginalized groups in the country. Over the past 15 years, United Nations mechanisms have repeatedly expressed concern about discrimination in South Korea. The UN Human Rights Committee, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, and Committee on the Rights of the Child have all specifically urged the government to adopt comprehensive antidiscrimination legislation.[1] States have also urged South Korea to adopt comprehensive antidiscrimination legislation throughout the three cycles of its Universal Periodic Review, which South Korea accepted several times in 2008, 2013, and 2018.[2] While patchwork protections exist for some marginalized groups, a comprehensive bill would make them more cohesive and effective, and would cover other groups as well. Recent proposals would prohibit discrimination based on “gender, disability, medical history, age, origin, ethnicity, race, skin color, physical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, and gender identity.”[3] Explicit protections are urgently needed, as existing frameworks are failing to prevent discrimination and provide redress. South Korea lags globally in protecting the rights of women and girls. Traditional patriarchal values remain deeply embedded in society and help drive deep gender inequity. In the 2021 World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap ranking, South Korea ranked 102 out of 156 countries, with an especially large gender gap on economic participation and opportunity, where it ranked 123.[4] The country ranked 134—among the worst in the world—on the percentage of legislators, senior officials, and managers who are women, with 16 percent of these roles filled by women.[5] Less than 3 percent of board members at South Korea’s top 200 listed companies and less than 4 percent of top executives are women.[6] South Korean women do more than four times as much unpaid work as men and face a 33 percent gender pay gap.[7] Gender-based violence is unfortunately- widespread, as well as digital sex crimes.[8] In 2019, the Korea Women’s Hotline estimated that a woman was murdered every 1.8 days.[9] In a 2017 survey of 2,000 South Korean men by the Korean Institute of Criminology, nearly 80 percent of respondents reported they had committed violence against an intimate partner.[10] Discrimination against older people in South Korea is pervasive. [11] Research by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) found that over 40 percent of older people in South Korea live in relative poverty, the highest rate among OECD countries.[12] In a 2018 survey of 1000 older people by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, 59 percent of respondents said they had difficulty finding jobs because of age restrictions, while 44 percent said they had experienced ageism in their workplaces.[13] A 2020 report by the Korea Elder Protection Agency of the Ministry of Health and Welfare said the cases of abuse against older people increased from 2,674 in 2009 to 6,259 in 2020.[14] Discrimination against people with disabilities is widespread. Children with disabilities, for example, can face significant difficulties obtaining an education.[15] Discrimination based on race, origin, and ethnicity has also been a pervasive concern in South Korea. A 2020 survey from the National Human Rights Commission of Korea found that nearly 70 percent of foreign residents had experienced racial discrimination, with nearly 40 percent facing workplace discrimination and nearly 30 percent being refused a job. [16] North Koreans living in South Korea also face discrimination in accessing education, accommodation, and employment opportunities.[17] Continues in next post |
| Travel › Re: Don’t Let Them Stop You From Traveling Abroad Due To Cold – Us-based Man (video) by Cousin9999: 11:36pm On Jan 24, 2022 |
divads:It would be interesting to know what jobs they were doing back home before they left. It would also be revealing to find out what they do abroad. |
| Travel › Re: Don’t Let Them Stop You From Traveling Abroad Due To Cold – Us-based Man (video) by Cousin9999: 11:30pm On Jan 24, 2022 |
 This guy. |
| Romance › Re: My Girlfriend Is Harassing Me by Cousin9999: 9:50am On Jan 24, 2022 |
Find a new boo. |
| Travel › Re: Which European Country Is Best For Masters Study On A Budget by Cousin9999: 9:47am On Jan 24, 2022 |
Spain is a good option. I don't think there's any other place where you have a high standard of living, decent education, and little drama at such a low price. Public universities in Spain offer two types of degrees: official degrees and university-specific degrees. For official degrees, each Autonomous Community establishes limits for tuition. They usually range between: Based on our research, we’ve noticed that non-EU/EEA students can encounter the following situations when they enrol in Spanish public universities: |
| Travel › Re: Is It Really Difficult To Find A Life Partner In US Or Canada? by Cousin9999: 9:38am On Jan 24, 2022 |
No, it's not...if you have low standards. lol |
| Foreign Affairs › Papua New Guinea Repeals Death Penalty 30 Years After Reintroduction by Cousin9999(op): 9:15am On Jan 24, 2022 |
Papua New Guinea has repealed the death penalty 30 years after reintroducing it, with prime minister James Marape saying it was “not an effective deterrent to serious crime”. Offences such as treason, piracy, murder – including sorcery related violence – and aggravated rape will now be punishable by life imprisonment without parole or parole after 30 years. The last execution in Papua New Guinea took place in November 1954 in Port Moresby. The country abolished capital punishment in 1970 but reintroduced it in 1991, though there have been no executions since then. In 2013, Papua New Guinea took steps to revive capital punishment, broadening the number of crimes to which it could be applied and also amending legislation to include harsher punishment for other crimes. Presenting the bill to parliament, justice minister Bryan Kramer said there were 40 prisoners on death row. But he said the state lacked the “necessary administrative mechanisms and infrastructure” to carry out the penalty in a humane way. Marape said the death penalty had “been in our laws for many years, but consistent with other global trends and studies, it is not an effective deterrent to serious crime and offences. “For us as a Christian nation, in my view – the notion of ‘thou shall not kill’ still prevails.” God should be the judge, he said “Instead of the death penalty, offenders will serve life sentence without parole – I think this is better.” Members of the Catholic church, which has previously spoken out against capital punishment, welcomed the repeal. “The Catholic church in PNG has always opposed and still stands opposed to death penalty for it being un-Godly and unchristian, inhumane, morally wrong and against the inherent human right to life of every person,” Paul Harricknen, president of the Catholic Professionals Society, said. “If we claim to be a nation of Christians we have to walk the talk. Our laws must reflect moral and Christian values, and death penalty is against that.” https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/21/papua-new-guinea-repeals-death-penalty-30-years-after-reintroduction |
| Politics › Re: Buhari Is The Reason Tunisia Defeated Nigeria So Disastrously - Reno Omokri by Cousin9999: 10:58pm On Jan 23, 2022 |
lol |
| Family › Re: Lady Negotiates The Number Of Children She Wants With Her Husband by Cousin9999: 8:26am On Jan 22, 2022 |
The woman is the one that has to carry those lives. It's stressful and risky. And raising babies into healthy people isn't easy either. It's irresponsible to take on more than you can handle. Tell the guy to get 2 puppies. 1 Like |
| Travel › Re: Drive-through Pictures Of SPACEX Engineering Complex, In California, US. by Cousin9999: 1:40am On Jan 22, 2022 |
Looks like a ratchet version of Florida. 12 Likes 2 Shares |
| Travel › Re: How Can One Join The US Marines by Cousin9999: 1:39am On Jan 22, 2022 |
Don't join the French Foreign Legion. I don't trust their screening process. You could end up with a bunch of violent people. The US military is a good option. But I think you need a green card to enlist. Speak with a recruiter. |
| Food › Re: Cook In Your Kitchen, Take Pictures And Post It Here. SIMPLE! by Cousin9999: 1:15am On Jan 22, 2022 |
If you're eating a grilled or roasted protein, try cucumber pineapple salad with it. onion, cucumber, pineapple, chili pepper dressing: white vinegar, sugar, salt, lemon juice 4 Likes |
| Romance › Re: A Man And A Lady On A Motorcycle In Lagos Nigeria (1969) by Cousin9999: 1:07am On Jan 22, 2022 |
Sweet. They look happy. |
| Romance › Re: Why Do The Uneducated Ladies Get Married Before The Educated Ones? by Cousin9999: 1:04am On Jan 22, 2022 |
Some people marry for ego and control. This includes men and women. Some people want to marry someone they perceive as "less" than them in terms of education, socioeconomic status, or intellect. They want someone they can talk down to and/or easily impress. They want to be able to psychologically or financially manipulate the other person. This desire often stems from low self-esteem, unhealthy attitudes about relationships, and/or fear around relationships. Some people may be educated, but they find that they're more compatible with less educated people. They may not find socializing with peers to be enjoyable or engaging. Maybe they grew up in a rural area and loved it, and prefer small town people. Maybe they grew up in a gritty area, and more easily relate to people there. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: By 2050, A Quarter Of The World’s People Will Be African by Cousin9999(op): 5:24am On Jan 21, 2022 |
Another estimate of population growth. One in Three People Will Live in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2100, Says UN https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2011/06/one-in-three-people-will-live-in-sub-saharan-africa-in-2100-says-un/ |
| Politics › Re: By 2050, A Quarter Of The World’s People Will Be African by Cousin9999(op): 5:22am On Jan 21, 2022 |
That is some bow wave underpinning future population growth, for good or ill (or both). With continuing high fertility in east, west and central Africa, the continent will contribute 1.3 billion of the 2 billion increase in the global population between 2019 and 2050. By then, the populations of east and west Africa will each exceed that of Europe. Thereafter, Africa’s varied demography will be one of the principal determinants of whether the global population will peak in the second half of the 21st century or continue growing, a vexed and contested issue with added significance in the age of the climate crisis. Elon Musk’s population implosion narrative is not original. It echoes that of Dr HB McKlveen, warning of the “depopulation of civilised nations” in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1895; and that of many western economists in the 1930s, John Maynard Keynes among them. More than 50 years after the publication of Paul Ehrlich’s bestselling The Population Bomb, explosion narratives also burst forth at regular intervals. To date, human adaptability and resilience have overcome demographic crises (such as the Black Death in the 14th century), and periodic alarmism. This is not intended to sound complacent or Panglossian, merely to caution that alarmist narratives are invariably touted for ideological or some other specific reasons. Beyond two or three decades, demographic futurology is fraught with pitfalls, although not nearly as hazardous as medium- and long-term economic or weather forecasting. The omission of African demography from Musk’s pronouncement is symptomatic of colossal shortcomings in the understanding of Africa and its constituent countries in the west. African delegations are bit-part players at global gatherings like Cop26, despite the ramifications of the climate crisis for the continent (and its potential for countering deleterious effects). Western governments have been slow to cooperate with African counterparts in the battle to contain Covid-19, and have done woefully little by way of assistance. Africa remains fundamentally marginalised, including in stereotypical depictions in most western media and the imaginations of most western citizens. This lamentable state of affairs cannot – will not – endure. Sheer weight of numbers must bring about a reimagining of African countries and their populations. This alone will impact geopolitics, global trade, technological development, the future of the world’s dominant religions, patterns of migration – almost every aspect of life. More widespread familiarity with the continent’s diverse demographic characteristics and trajectories is a good entry point to this reimagining. Oh, and it might also help to be ever-cognisant of the fact that the landmasses of China, the US, Europe, India and Japan can all fit inside this continent that will loom ever-larger in the lives of its neighbours and the world. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/20/by-2050-a-quarter-of-the-worlds-people-will-be-african-this-will-shape-our-future |
| Politics › By 2050, A Quarter Of The World’s People Will Be African by Cousin9999(op): 5:20am On Jan 21, 2022 |
In 2022 the world’s population will pass 8 billion. It has increased by a third in just two decades. By 2050, there will be about 9.5 billion of us on the planet, according to respected demographers. This makes recent comments by Elon Musk baffling. According to him, “the low birthrate and the rapidly declining birthrate” is “one of the biggest risks to civilisation”. Fertility rates in Europe, North America and east Asia are generally below 2.1 births per woman, the level at which populations remain stable at constant mortality rates. The trajectory in some countries is particularly arresting. The birthrate in Italy is the lowest it has ever been in the country’s history. South Korea’s fertility rate has been stuck below one birth per woman for decades despite an estimated $120bn (£90bn) being spent on initiatives aimed at raising it. Japan started the century with 128 million citizens but is on course to have only 106 million by 2050. China’s population will peak at 1.45 billion in 2030, but if it proves unable to raise its fertility rate, the world’s most populous country could end the century with fewer than 600 million inhabitants. This is the “big risk” alluded to by Musk. The trouble is, his statement seems to imply that “civilisation” does not include Africa. The populations of more than half of Africa’s 54 nations will double – or more – by 2050, the product of sustained high fertility and improving mortality rates. The continent will then be home to at least 25% of the world’s population, compared with less than 10% in 1950. Expansion on this scale is unprecedented: whereas the population of Asia will have multiplied by a factor of four in this timeframe, Africa’s will have risen tenfold. “Chronic youthfulness”, as demographer Richard Cincotta has termed it, is the result: 40% of all Africans are children under the age of 14 and in most African countries the median age is below 20. African mothers will have about 450 million children in the 2020s. This is projected to rise to more than 550 million in the 2040s, about 40% of all children born worldwide in that decade. Overall, low or rapidly declining birthrates remain the exception rather than the rule in most of Africa. Globally, the number of births are at their highest level ever – 140 million a year – and are unlikely to fall by much in the course of the next two to three decades. Continues in next post |
| Music/Radio › Re: What Music Are You Listening To Right Now? by Cousin9999: 4:14am On Jan 21, 2022 |
Amapiano! I found a good instrumental mix. |
| Travel › Re: Canada Is Not For The Faint Hearted, Reconsider This Before Relocating: Pictures by Cousin9999: 2:19am On Jan 20, 2022 |
| Travel › Re: Canada Is Not For The Faint Hearted, Reconsider This Before Relocating: Pictures by Cousin9999: 2:15am On Jan 20, 2022 |
It's not a big deal. And it's even less of a factor if you live in a city instead of the middle of nowhere. |
| Travel › Re: Can F1 Visa USA Student Work Online As Freelancer? by Cousin9999: 2:13am On Jan 20, 2022 |
The visa itself clarifies this issue. You can also check the official website of US immigration. But I don't see how that would be a problem unless: 1. Visa restricts your work hours and you're physically at a job sites beyond those hours. 2. Your online job hires you as a W-2 employee or other official employee to work hours outside the restriction. If there's no official contract with specified hours beyond your restriction, and you're just doing projects/tasks, the odds of the government trying to "get" you are pretty slim. That said, I suppose it's possible. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Ethiopia Says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Has Links To Rebellious Tigrayan Forces by Cousin9999(op): 5:30am On Jan 19, 2022 |
LandMann:You can't honestly believe that. |
| Foreign Affairs › Ethiopia Says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Has Links To Rebellious Tigrayan Forces by Cousin9999(op): 12:23am On Jan 19, 2022 |
Ethiopia's foreign ministry has called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate its leader for supporting rebellious forces fighting the Ethiopian government.https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopia-accuses-who-chief-links-rebellious-tigrayan-forces-2022-01-14/ 1 Like
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Canadian Province Tells Nigerian Appointed Justice Minister To Step Aside by Cousin9999: 12:12am On Jan 19, 2022 |
aspabay:You clearly don't know how politics works. |
| Travel › Re: Which City Is More Developed, Nairobi Or Lagos? by Cousin9999: 3:15am On Jan 18, 2022 |
Interesting. Good info. 1 Like |
| TV/Movies › Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Cousin9999: 1:50am On Jan 18, 2022 |
Coriolanus with Ralph Fiennes Tragedy of Macbeth with Denzel Washington |
| Car Talk › Subaru Unveils A 1,073HP Electric Race Car by Cousin9999(op): 11:33pm On Jan 17, 2022 |
Subaru is still new to EVs, but that isn't stopping it from unveiling more ambitious projects. Electrek reports the automaker has introduced two concept EVs at the Tokyo Auto Salon, including its first all-electric race car. The STI E-RA Concept hints at Subaru's upcoming track vehicle with 1,073HP of total power from its four Yamaha motors, extensive downforce and all-wheel drive mated to a "unique" torque vectoring system that maximizes grip and stability. While the 60kWh battery is relatively small, Subaru is confident the E-RA can thrive on the track. It's hoping to set a Nürburgring lap time of 6 minutes and 40 seconds at some point in 2023. That's not as quick as VW's ID.R (6 minutes 5 seconds), but it's comfortably ahead of road cars like Tesla's Model S Plaid (7 minutes 35 seconds). The company plans to test the E-RA at Japanese racing circuits later in 2022. https://www.engadget.com/subaru-sti-e-ra-concept-electric-race-car-213630682.html
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| Sports › Re: AFCON: Aubameyang, Lemina diagnosed with heart lesions, sent back to clubs by Cousin9999: 10:44pm On Jan 17, 2022 |
Take care of yourself, bro. He'll play next year. |
| Food › Re: Cook In Your Kitchen, Take Pictures And Post It Here. SIMPLE! by Cousin9999: 10:39pm On Jan 17, 2022 |
Had a bit of chicken Florentine pizza and a greens salad with almonds and a raspberry vinaigrette. 1 Like |
| Sports › Re: AFCON 2021: Algeria Vs Equatorial Guinea 0 - 1 On 16th January 2022 by Cousin9999: 1:02am On Jan 17, 2022 |
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