Archive for 'Europe'
United Nations: each third woman in the world is a victim of violence (Part 3)
30 November 2007Experts of the United Nations emphasize, that the violence concerning women is made worldwide. It takes various forms: rape, murder of female babies, constraint to prostitution and early marriages, the murder made “in protection of honor”, and mutilating operations on female genitals. Each third woman becomes a victim of rape or the rough handling. Annually […]
United Nations: each third woman in the world is a victim of violence (Part 2)
29 November 2007Roots of a problem are in traditions of discrimination and an inequality. Therefore it is necessary to provide sexual equality in the economic and social rights. It will allow not to distribute fairly goods and services, but also will create the better conditions in law enforcement area.
According to the United Nations Commissioner, the […]
United Nations: each third woman in the world is a victim of violence (Part 1)
28 November 2007Each third woman on the Earth suffers indignity and violence, including sexual, is said in the statement made by the United Nations Organization. And this problem exists in all countries, and the violence has various forms.
Results of the international research were made public at the Congress of Council of Europe Local and Regional Authorities […]
The Spaniard has killed the Russian bride
27 November 2007A resident of the Spanish city of Alicante, having quarreled with his Russian bride, has tried to reconcile publicly with her on a TV-show, and, having failed, killed the woman.
“The citizen of Spain suspected in the murder of the 30-years old Russian woman, has been sentenced on October, 31 to 11 months of imprisonment for […]
The most wanted criminal of Britain is arrested in Holland
26 November 2007The police of Netherlands have arrested one of the most known British criminals, who has been wanted for more than 10 years.
45-years old James Francis Herly was detained in Hague on November 9, however his arrest was declared only on November, 19.
In 1988 James Francis Herly was sentenced to life imprisonment for the armed […]
Switzerland becomes Mecca of death tourism of (Part 3)
21 November 2007Earlier Dignitas carried out the mission in a rented apartment in Zurich, however because of neighbors’ protests at the beginning of this year have been forced to move down therefrom.
All procedure of “easy” killing takes less than half an hour.
In the presence of the nurse the person drinks “cocktail” from barbiturates, then falls asleep, in […]
Switzerland becomes Mecca of death tourism of (Part 2)
20 November 2007Western mass-media inform that such fatal injection or “cocktail” of preparations may be given in a medical institution, and having applied to the special office specializing on the organization of “painless death”.
There are four such offices in Switzerland; however the greatest popularity in Europe has received Dignitas - the organization created in 1998.
The information that […]
Switzerland becomes Mecca of death tourism (Part 1)
19 November 2007Switzerland gains the status of the most popular in Europe “death tourism” direction that is the country with legalized euthanasia. Companies engaged in voluntary killing become more and more popular. At the same time there are many opponents of such practice.
The Swiss laws are the most loyal to such people, and the special organizations are […]
Dutch teenager is detained for virtual theft
16 November 2007Law enforcement bodies of Netherlands have detained the seventeen-year-old online-thief who is accused of virtual furniture theft for the sum of €4000, informs Reuters.
According to the police, the teenager has stolen furniture from virtual rooms of some gamers of online-game Habbo Hotel, having cracked their registration records and virtually taken out furniture from hotel rooms […]
The sentence is passed: 40 thousand years in prison for Madrid terrorists
9 November 2007The Spanish court has sentenced three accused in the case of bomb-attacks in Madrid, in 2004.
Each of the accused has received 40 thousand years of imprisonment, informs agency AFP. However, according to the legislation of the country, they will cell no more than forty years.
The verdict has been passed concerning Moroccans Jamal Zougam, who […]
