All parents want their children to attend safe schools where the focus is on learning and students of all races are treated fairly. Unfortunately, after months of investigation into the use of corporal punishment in Mississippi, including interviews with dozens of parents, children and educators, we have discovered that neither is true in many of Mississippi's public schools.
Most travelers to Papua New Guinea have heard of the country's high crime rate. What they don't know is that many Papua New Guineans are as scared of the police as they are of common criminals.
In the midst of South Africa’s explosive HIV/AIDS epidemic, sexual violence can be a death sentence. In April 2002 the South African government pledged to provide rape survivors with post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), antiretroviral drugs that can reduce the chances of contracting the virus from an HIV-positive attacker. South Africa’s PEP programme is promising, one that could become a model for other countries. But South Africa’s own inaction is undermining its promising initiative.
As the international Aids conference continues in Barcelona, Janet Fleischman of Human Rights Watch contributes this personal view on the special and urgent need to protect young girls and women from HIV infection.
All parents want their children to attend safe schools where the focus is on learning and students of all races are treated fairly. Unfortunately, after months of investigation into the use of corporal punishment in Mississippi, including interviews with dozens of parents, children and educators, we have discovered that neither is true in many of Mississippi's public schools.
Most travelers to Papua New Guinea have heard of the country's high crime rate. What they don't know is that many Papua New Guineans are as scared of the police as they are of common criminals.
In the midst of South Africa’s explosive HIV/AIDS epidemic, sexual violence can be a death sentence. In April 2002 the South African government pledged to provide rape survivors with post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), antiretroviral drugs that can reduce the chances of contracting the virus from an HIV-positive attacker. South Africa’s PEP programme is promising, one that could become a model for other countries. But South Africa’s own inaction is undermining its promising initiative.
As the international Aids conference continues in Barcelona, Janet Fleischman of Human Rights Watch contributes this personal view on the special and urgent need to protect young girls and women from HIV infection.