Category Archives: Human Rights FAIL

Shocking revelation: Venezuelan National Assembly guards are former DIGEPOL torturers!

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Sabina Becker

There are a few letters missing from this particular game of Scrabble. D-I-G-E-P-O-L, to be precise. And A-D. And H-E-N-R-Y R-A-M-O-S A-L-L-U-P. But who’s counting? Ah, Venezuela. Land of terror, where an evil, dictatorial socialist government has abolished the old … Continue reading →

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The kernel of Köln: another good analysis

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Women demonstrate against sexism and racism at a flash-mob rally in Köln, Germany. (Photo: Reuters) A few days ago, I found this piece by Margarete Stokowski on the Spiegel website. It doesn’t appear there in English (some other columnists do), … Continue reading →

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The last and best word on sexual assaults in Germany

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Sabina Becker

German women demonstrate against sexism and racism both. They’re getting it right, at least. The media, both there and here? Not so much. For the last two or three days, my newsfeed has been buzzing with stuff about the sexual … Continue reading →

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Germany: After New Year’s Eve assaults, the deluge…of stupidity and racism

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Sabina Becker

More raw footage of the New Year’s Eve goings-on in Köln, Germany. A voice off-camera asks the guy recording it if he’s ever seen anything like this before, and he replies that he can’t say; he’s waiting to see what … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve in Germany: No terror attacks, but mass sexual assault in at least three cities

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Sabina Becker

News footage from the cathedral city of Köln on New Year’s Eve. Cellphone video shows unruly crowds shooting off fireworks carelessly. The local officials are worried that the appearance of some of the men in the footage might spark riots … Continue reading →

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Venezuela exposes Macri’s hypocrisy

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Oh my. This is just golden: Venezuelan foreign minister Delcy Rodríguez holds up photos showing the “peaceful” demonstrations of the Venezuelan opposition during the Mercosur summit in Paraguay, shaming the new president of Argentina, Mauricio Macri, who defended those demos … Continue reading →

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A few random thoughts on the Venezuelan election fiasco

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Sabina Becker

“When they take away your grandpa’s pension, say it with pride: But we have change!” So, this happened. The “democratic” Venezuelan opposition’s dirty tricks and intimidation campaigns finally paid off…sort of. But it looks as though their honeymoon in the … Continue reading →

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Whoa Canada!

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Sabina Becker

A tale of environmental horror and police-state paranoia, set right here in the Great North. Pull up some frozen lasagna and watch this, folks. (Courtesy Shit Harper Did.)

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German women launch new anti-prostitution campaign

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Huschke Mau, the formerly prostituted German woman whom you may remember from my “Dear Madame Minister” post awhile back, has been busy lately. She’s banded together with some like-minded colleagues from the political and social-work spheres, and together, they’ve formed … Continue reading →

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Chris Alexander, refugee killer

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Chris Alexander killed little Alan Kurdi. Alan is the three-year-old Syrian boy whose drowned body, washed up on a Turkish beach, has been plastered all over the media, Facebook, Twitter, you name it. His mother, Reham, and older brother Galib, … Continue reading →