... . H e is a f f ilia t e d w ith the U n iv ersity o f W isconsin, M a d iso n . Crime and Punishment in Prague The Strange Case of Karel Vas and Gen. Heliodor Pika M ilan Hauner Last June 15, the Czech Press Agency (c t k ) than 50 years have passed...

...Christopher Shay Harsh punishment, militarized policing, and extrajudicial killings do not make societies safer, writes Christopher Shay . Yet, even in countries where criminal justice remains elusive, grass-roots organizers, especially in concert with politicians and researchers, can hold...

... bestselling 2012 book The New Jim Crow , which describes what segregation looks like in the 21st century: a new racial caste system born of the invisible punishment that is reentry. The “lower caste of individuals who are permanently barred by law and custom from mainstream society,” she writes, is designed...

..., under certain circumstances, is punishable by death. Transsexuality, on the other hand, is considered a legitimate health problem by the dominant legal, religious, and medical communities, for which the sanctioned cure is hormonal treatment and sex reassignment surgery. So encouraging is the Iranian...

... of the priest’s robe, because the Church is also a power,” he told me. Undeterred, Lucia’s father went to Nicaraguan Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes to demand the priest be punished and ask that the Church pay for Lucia to give birth in a private clinic. In addition to her young age, Lucia had several other medical...

... of ishment.” And the judgment of the tribunal the Tribunal.” But this was about as far stated: “It was submitted that international as the General Assembly would go. In the law is concerned with actions of sovereign following years, it was reluctant to approve states, and provides no punishment...

... that never punished a public servant—civil or military. Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay all held military officials accountable for their crimes. In Argentina, TV shows, newspapers, and graffiti regularly refer to the military junta that ruled the country from 1976 to 1983. After the country...

..., because regardless of the fabricated charges, the pre-trial detention has been extended for more than two years. So it’s a punishment before we’ve even reached the trial or seen a verdict.” “Shawkan’s pre-trial detention of over two years is against the law,” his brother said wearily. “Normally...

...) (XVIII:2) Hassouna, Hussein A.; “Arab Democracy: The Hope” (XVIII:3) Valasek, Tomas; "The Fight Against Terrorism: Where’s NATO?” (XVIII:4) Hauner, Milan; "Crime and Punishment in Prague: The Strange Case of Walker, Martin; “Bush’s Choice: Athens...

.... Even the war’s oft-touted successes— the swift fall of Baghdad, the promise of free elections, and the projected war crimes trial of Saddam Hussein— possess, on closer scruti­ ny, a punishing downside. President George W. Bush’s repeated claim that the world is safer thanks to Operation Iraqi...

... lost loved ones, it means accepting that murderers, bombers, kidnappers, and the like may never face harsh punishment. These sacrifices can leave many dissatisfied as they must work, shop, and worship with their former mortal enemies. Colombia is an excellent example of the challenges of peace...

..., still nauseated and feverish, she was moved to a jail cell. A few months later, a judge sentenced her to the maximum punishment for murder: 40 years in prison. Maria Teresa is not alone. Across the Americas, restrictive reproductive rights laws are harming women’s health and security, offering...

...-terrorist law is made by a politically appointed official, not by the district attorney. The legislation, when activated, increases punishments for crimes, and grants procedural advantages to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, primarily in the use of protected or faceless witnesses. The majority of the cases...

... companies to repatriate profits and pay higher taxes on imported materials, interrupting the production chain and reducing trade, according to a July note by Goldman Sachs. Terravox A policy line that favors domestic goods with punishing tax rates for foreign suppliers and bureaucratic delays...

... include mini-fridges ists claim it has cruel, militaristic rules and and fl at-screen TVs. strict punishments. “THE MOST HUMANE PRISON “THE MILITARY SCHOOL...

... applied to other countries. paigns such as that against the Mau Mau), The crimes of a General Massu against the punishments meted out to Western offi­ Algerian civilians in the 1950s do not jus­ cers accused of atrocities were either derisory tify the crimes of a General Kvashnin in or nonexistent...

..., in which the Soviet Union authority born of biography. As a Soviet dis­ gained formal recognition of Europe’s post- sident and Jewish refusenik, Sharansky was 1945 boundaries while agreeing to a human punished for his heresies with nine years’ rights code binding on all 35 signatories...

... punishing him for an act he or a third per­ customary provisions of immunity; and it son has committed or is suspected of having provided legal review of progressive inte­ committed, or intimidating or coercing him gration between human rights law and or a third person, or for any reason based...

... political detainees. A social worker with more than a decade of experience advocating for the rights of migrant workers in Singapore, Wham, an easy-going figure in his late 30s, was being punished for stepping beyond the bounds of state-sanctioned behavior in this tightly controlled Southeast Asian island...

... and possession of narcotics, laws that Shanghai Baby, which depicted scenes of punish many drug-related crimes with exe­ drug abuse and graphic sex. Calling Wei cution. The People’s Republic celebrated “decadent,” “debauched,” and “a slave of for­ this year’s United Nations anti-drug day...