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The Death Penalty for Drug Crimes in Asia in Violation of International Standards 8
The Death Penalty For Drug Crimes in Asia Report October 2015 / N°665a Cover photo: Chinese police wear masks as they escort two convicted drug pedlars who are suffering from AIDS, for their executions in the eastern city of Hangzhou 25 June 2004 – © AFP TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 4 I- The death penalty for drug-related offences: illegal in principle and in practice 5 Legislation imposing the death penalty for drug crimes: a violation of international legal standards 5 The application of the death penalty for drug crimes in Asia in violation of international standards 8 II. Refuting common justifications for imposing the death penalty for drug crimes 11 III. Country profiles 15 Legend for drug crimes punishable by death in Asia 16 AFGhanisTAN 18 BURMA 20 CHINA 22 INDIA 25 INDONESIA 27 IRAN 30 JAPAN 35 LAOS 37 MALAYSIA 40 PAKISTAN 44 THE PHILIPPINES 47 SINGAPORE 49 SOUTH KOREA 52 SRI LANKA 54 TAIWAN 56 THAILAND 58 VIETNAM 62 Recommendations 64 Legislation on Drug Crimes 67 References 69 Introduction Despite the global move towards abolition over the last decade, whereby more than four out of five countries have either abolished the death penalty or do not practice it, the pro- gress towards abolition or even establishing a moratorium in many countries in Asia has been slow. On the contrary, in The Maldives there was a recent increase in the number of crimes that are punishable by death, and in countries such as Pakistan and Indonesia, who had de-facto moratoriums for several years, executions have resumed. Of particular concern, notably in Asia, is the continued imposition of the death penalty for drug crimes despite this being a clear violation of international human rights stan- dards. -
TREATED with CRUELTY: ABUSES in the NAME of DRUG REHABILITATION Remedies
TREATED WITH CRUELTY ABUSES IN THE NAME OF DRUG REHABILITATION Copyright © 2011 by the Open Society Foundations All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form. For more information, contact: International Harm Reduction Development Program Open Society Foundations www.soros.org/harm-reduction Telephone: 1 212 548 0600 Fax: 1 212 548 4617 Email: [email protected] Cover photo: A heroin user stands in the doorway at the Los Tesoros Escondidos Drug Rehabilita- tion Center in Tijuana, Mexico. Addiction treatment facilities can be brutal and deadly places in Mexico, where better, evidence-based alternatives are rarely available or affordable. (Sandy Huf- faker/ Getty Images) Editing by Roxanne Saucier, Daniel Wolfe, Kathleen Kingsbury, and Paul Silva Design and Layout by: Andiron Studio Open Society Public Health Program The Open Society Public Health Program aims to build societies committed to inclusion, human rights, and justice, in which health-related laws, policies, and practices reflect these values and are based on evidence. The program works to advance the health and human rights of marginalized people by building the capacity of civil society leaders and organiza- tions, and by advocating for greater accountability and transparency in health policy and practice. International Harm Reduction Development Program The International Harm Reduction Development Program (IHRD), part of the Open Society Public Health Program, works to advance the health and human rights of people who use drugs. Through grantmaking, capacity building, and advocacy, IHRD works to reduce HIV, fatal overdose and other drug-related harms; to decrease abuse by police and in places of detention; and to improve the quality of health services. -
The Staircase Model” – Labor Control of Temporary Agency Workers in a Swedish Call Center
“The Staircase Model” – Labor Control of Temporary Agency Workers in a Swedish Call Center ❚❚ Gunilla Olofsdotter Senior lecturer in Sociology, Department of Social Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sweden ABSTRACT The article explores the labor control practices implemented in a call center with extensive con- tracting of temporary agency workers (TAWs). More specifically, the article focuses on how struc- tural and ideological power works in this setting and on the effects of this control for TAWs’ working conditions. Open-ended, semi-structured interviews were conducted with TAWs, regular employees, and a manager in a call center specializing in telecommunication services in Sweden. The results show that ideological power is important in adapting the interests of TAWs to correspond with those of temporary work agencies (TWAs) and their client companies, in this case the call center. The results also show how ideological power is mixed with structural control in terms of technologi- cal control systems and, most importantly, a systematic categorization of workers in a hierarchical structure according to their value to the call center. By systemically categorizing workers in the staircase model, a structural inequality is produced and reproduced in the call center. The motives for working in the call center are often involuntary and are caused by the shortage of work other than a career in support services. As a consequence, feelings of insecurity and an awareness of the precarious nature of their assignment motivate TAWs to enhance their performance and hopefully take a step up on the staircase. This implies new understandings of work where job insecurity has become a normal part of working life. -
Narco-Terrorism: Could the Legislative and Prosecutorial Responses Threaten Our Civil Liberties?
Narco-Terrorism: Could the Legislative and Prosecutorial Responses Threaten Our Civil Liberties? John E. Thomas, Jr.* Table of Contents I. Introduction ................................................................................ 1882 II. Narco-Terrorism ......................................................................... 1885 A. History: The Buildup to Current Legislation ...................... 1885 B. Four Cases Demonstrate the Status Quo .............................. 1888 1. United States v. Corredor-Ibague ................................. 1889 2. United States v. Jiménez-Naranjo ................................. 1890 3. United States v. Mohammed.......................................... 1891 4. United States v. Khan .................................................... 1892 III. Drug-Terror Nexus: Necessary? ................................................ 1893 A. The Case History Supports the Nexus ................................. 1894 B. The Textual History Complicates the Issue ......................... 1895 C. The Statutory History Exposes Congressional Error ............ 1898 IV. Conspiracy: Legitimate? ............................................................ 1904 A. RICO Provides an Analogy ................................................. 1906 B. Public Policy Determines the Proper Result ........................ 1909 V. Hypothetical Situations with a Less Forgiving Prosecutor ......... 1911 A. Terrorist Selling Drugs to Support Terror ............................ 1911 B. Drug Dealer Using Terror to Support Drug -
Idioms-And-Expressions.Pdf
Idioms and Expressions by David Holmes A method for learning and remembering idioms and expressions I wrote this model as a teaching device during the time I was working in Bangkok, Thai- land, as a legal editor and language consultant, with one of the Big Four Legal and Tax companies, KPMG (during my afternoon job) after teaching at the university. When I had no legal documents to edit and no individual advising to do (which was quite frequently) I would sit at my desk, (like some old character out of a Charles Dickens’ novel) and prepare language materials to be used for helping professionals who had learned English as a second language—for even up to fifteen years in school—but who were still unable to follow a movie in English, understand the World News on TV, or converse in a colloquial style, because they’d never had a chance to hear and learn com- mon, everyday expressions such as, “It’s a done deal!” or “Drop whatever you’re doing.” Because misunderstandings of such idioms and expressions frequently caused miscom- munication between our management teams and foreign clients, I was asked to try to as- sist. I am happy to be able to share the materials that follow, such as they are, in the hope that they may be of some use and benefit to others. The simple teaching device I used was three-fold: 1. Make a note of an idiom/expression 2. Define and explain it in understandable words (including synonyms.) 3. Give at least three sample sentences to illustrate how the expression is used in context. -
South Park Blocks Master Plan
0 South Park Blocks Master Plan Draft Preferred Design Community Comment Report November 2020 South Park Blocks Draft Preferred Design Community Comment Report 1 Contents Introduction Page 2 Survey Respondent Demographics Page 3 Major Themes from Focus Groups Page 5 Survey Results Page 6 Focus Group Summaries Page 40 Comments Submitted by Email Page 42 South Park Blocks Master Plan Project www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/spb Contact: Barbara Hart 503-823-5596 [email protected] South Park Blocks Draft Preferred Design Community Comment Report 2 Introduction Portland Parks & Recreation is working with the community to develop a plan for a South Park Blocks that is safe, accessible and welcoming for all Portlanders. The plan will address key challenges and opportunities, including maintaining a healthy tree canopy, making the park more accessible for all users, retaining park character while enhancing connections, and providing space for community events. Portland Parks & Recreation began the South Parks Block planning process by convening a community advisory committee to guide the project and launching a community visioning process in Summer 2019 to inform the development of three draft design concepts. The draft concepts were shared with the community in Fall 2019. The feedback on the design concepts guided the development of a draft preferred design. The community engagement approach for this stage of the project was designed to: • Enlist community participation in the design review process with a special focus on PSU students, the Native American Community Advisory Council and Parks Accessibility Advisory Committee; • Explain how community feedback and ideas heard during the draft concept phase influenced the development of Draft Preferred Design; • Gather and understand community feedback on the Draft Preferred Design to develop a preferred park design; and, • Strengthen community relationships and build support for the South Park Blocks and PP&R. -
Sunnyside and South Park Comprehensive Needs Assessment Data Report
SUNNYSIDE AND SOUTH PARK COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT DATA REPORT November 2019 © 2019 by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy This material may be quoted or reproduced without prior permission, provided appropriate credit is given to the author and Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Wherever feasible, papers are reviewed by outside experts before they are released. However, the research and views expressed in this paper are those of the individual researcher(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the Baker Institute. “Sunnyside and South Park Comprehensive Needs Assessment Data Report” Sunnyside and South Park Comprehensive Needs Assessment Data Report Background In a unique collaboration between Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, the Houston Area Urban League, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Interdisciplinary Research Leaders program, and Sunnyside and South Park leaders, this “Sunnyside Strong” survey was conducted from October 2018 to February 2019 in the Sunnyside and South Park neighborhoods of Houston, Texas. Because we examined Sunnyside and South Park jointly, hereafter we refer to both areas as “the neighborhood” or “Sunnyside.” Sunnyside, established in 1912, is the oldest historically African American community in South Houston, and has a unique “rurban” style, with a mix of rural and urban structural characteristics. Small, tidy row homes are interspersed with large, empty lots where horses sometimes graze. Gentrification has just begun in Sunnyside, which has a desirable, close- in location, and current residents are keen to revitalize the neighborhood but also keep its heritage intact. To aid their efforts, this survey was conducted to provide local leaders and policymakers with data about neighborhood concerns, well-being, and strengths. -
Superstar Athletes, Including the NBA's Lebron James, Carmelo
Superstar Athletes, Including the NBA's LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul, Soccer Star Abby Wambach and the NFL's Damien Woody Confirmed to Join Nickelodeon's 8th Annual Worldwide Day of Play Celebration in Washington, D.C., Saturd September 20, 2011 Superstar Athletes, Including the NBA's LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul, Soccer Star Abby Wambach and the NFL's Damien Woody Confirmed to Join Nickelodeon's 8th Annual Worldwide Day of Play Celebration in Washington, D.C., Saturday, Sept. 24 NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Nickelodeon is adding NBA superstar athletes LeBron James (Miami Heat); Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks); Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets); Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat); Olympic gold medalist and professional soccer star, Abby Wambach (magicJack); and NFL veteran Damien Woody to the talent roster for its 8th Annual Worldwide Day of Play. They will join the casts of Nickelodeon's iCarly, Big Time Rush and Victorious and thousands of kids and families as the network hosts the biggest celebration of play in the history of the initiative, on Saturday, Sept. 24, on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. The athletes will also be featured in Worldwide Day of Play: Get Your Game On!, an action-packed half-hour special airing on Nickelodeon at 7:30 p.m. (all times ET/PT). Nickelodeon's television networks and websites will go off-air and offline from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. as a signal to kids and families nationwide to get up and get active. -
South Park Blocks Master Plan Draft Preferred Design Frequently Asked Questions - June 2020
South Park Blocks Master Plan Draft Preferred Design Frequently Asked Questions - June 2020 1. Which of the three design concepts presented at the end of 2019 moved forward? The most favored elements from each concept were identified through stakeholder conversations, focus groups, the community survey and guidance from the Community Advisory Committee. These elements and features were drawn together to develop the Draft Preferred Design. Overall, the Emerald Arrow and Braided District concepts had the most popular elements. The X-shaped pathways shown in the Mirrored Chain concept were not well-supported. 2. What other elements did not move forwarded into the Draft Preferred Design? In response to community and stakeholder feedback and further technical analysis, the following elements proposed in the three design concepts did not move forward into the Draft Preferred Design: a. Renovated plaza by Millar Library (Block 3) b. New performance plaza outside Lincoln Hall (Block 6) c. Connected spaces for gathering and events with diagonal paths (Blocks 10-12) d. New gateway features in the middle of the park blocks (Blocks 6-7) e. Addition of new rose and/or flower beds by SW Market Street (Blocks 6-7) f. New planting beds in the streets with limited vehicle traffic between Blocks 9-12 g. Reconfiguration of raised planting beds in Cultural District to frame diagonal “X” pathways h. Short diagonal paths to connect pedestrians from pathways in center to corner crossings in the Cultural District (except at south end of Block 7 to bring people to marked crossings at Market Street). i. Regular car traffic removed from one block of Park Avenue West (Block 5) j. -
District Acquires Bubba's Diner
SPORTS: USC looks to cap successful season B1 Chick-fil-A reopens today at 6:30 a.m. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2017 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 $1.00 District BD employees return the favor acquires Bubba’s Diner School system plans for technical school BY BRUCE MILLS [email protected] Sumter School District announced it is moving forward with plans for a new technical high school/center and that, to do so, it has purchased Bubba’s Diner at 841 Broad St. The diner will continue to operate and lease the location for the next two to three years. The Rabon family, which has owned Bubba’s Diner since it opened in 2009, and school district officials confirmed details of the Oct. 27 acquisition on Tuesday. Business leaders and elected officials in Sumter have publicized their long- ing for such a school to open on Broad Street near Central Carolina Technical College’s state-of-the-art Advanced Manufacturing Technology Training Center since that facility opened in Au- gust 2015. The thought is the new PHOTOS PROVIDED school could help develop the future Grill master Danny Burke prepares to put his secret barbecue sauce on some of the 2,000 pounds of chicken served at the BD local workforce, officials said. Accord- Sumter plant in a fundraiser for BD employees in Puerto Rico post-Hurricane Maria. ing to widespread research, the skill of an area’s workforce is quickly becom- ing a top priority in economic develop- Barbecue fundraiser helps hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico ment and attracting new industry. -
INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES on CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ART, INDIGENOUS AESTHETICS and REPRESENTATION John Paul Rangel
University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs Education ETDs 4-2-2013 INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ART, INDIGENOUS AESTHETICS AND REPRESENTATION John Paul Rangel Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/educ_llss_etds Recommended Citation Rangel, John Paul. "INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ART, INDIGENOUS AESTHETICS AND REPRESENTATION." (2013). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/educ_llss_etds/37 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Education ETDs at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. i ii © 2012 Copyright by John Paul Rangel Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to acknowledge Dr. Greg Cajete, my advisor and dissertation chair, for the encouragement and advice throughout the years of graduate studies. I am so grateful for his guidance, mentorship, professionalism and friendship that have had a profound impact on my understanding of Indigenous studies, education, and leadership. I also thank my committee members, Dr. Penny Pence, Dr. Anne Calhoun, and Dr. Nancy Marie Mithlo, for their valuable recommendations and insights pertaining to this study and their assistance in my professional development. To the members of the Native arts community and specifically the Native artists whose contributions to this study made it possible, I am grateful for all the conversations leading up to this project, the meals we shared and the issues you brought up. -
29196816.Pdf
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Research Commons@Waikato http://waikato.researchgateway.ac.nz/ Research Commons at the University of Waikato Copyright Statement: The digital copy of this thesis is protected by the Copyright Act 1994 (New Zealand). The thesis may be consulted by you, provided you comply with the provisions of the Act and the following conditions of use: Any use you make of these documents or images must be for research or private study purposes only, and you may not make them available to any other person. Authors control the copyright of their thesis. You will recognise the author’s right to be identified as the author of the thesis, and due acknowledgement will be made to the author where appropriate. You will obtain the author’s permission before publishing any material from the thesis. Towards a Theory of Postmodern Humour: South Park as carnivalesque postmodern narrative impulse A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Screen and Media Studies at The University of Waikato By BLAIR SCOTT FRANKLYN The University of Waikato 2006 Abstract The philosopher Martin Heidegger describes humour as a response to human ‘thrownness’ in the world. This thesis argues that there is a form of humour which can be usefully described as postmodern humour and that postmodern humour reflects the experience of being ‘thrown’ into postmodernity. Postmodern humour responds to and references the fears, fixations, frameworks and technologies which underpin our postmodern existence. It is further contended that South Park is an example of postmodern humour in the way that it exhibits a carnivalesque postmodern narrative impulse which attacks the meta-narrative style explanations of contemporary events, trends and fashions offered in the popular media.