Bizarre reasoning aside, Erdogan’s exit from Istanbul Convention is unconstitutional | NRS-Import | DW | 23.03.2021

Women’s rights groups go to court

Her appeal was heard. An organization fighting for the rights of women and children in Turkey has already filed a suit against the government. The group is arguing that the president does not have the power to invalidate an international agreement that was passed by parliament, simply by decree.

Many in Turkey have little sympathy with President Erdogan’s decision to leave the convention, especially when considering the country’s high femicide rates. There is widespread criticism that too little is done to protect women in Turkey from violence.

Thanks to social media and women’s groups, the pressure is now being turned up on the government, which together with law enforcement authorities refuses to acknowledge that a problem even exists – despite that fact that 300 women were killed in Turkey last year alone, according to the organization “We will stop the murder of women.” An additional 171 deaths last year were flagged by the authorities as “suspicious.” Many of those deaths were registered as suspected suicides.

Source: Bizarre reasoning aside, Erdogan’s exit from Istanbul Convention is unconstitutional | NRS-Import | DW | 23.03.2021

Coronavirus ‘long haulers’ feared they would never recover. Then they got the vaccine – ABC News

A woman with medium-length brown hair stands in front of mountains After a year of crippling fatigue, kidney problems, bleeding gums and other strange symptoms, Ms Bempeki woke up one day and felt “99 per cent improved”.

She’d received the AstraZeneca vaccine several days earlier.

In the United States, many so-called long haulers — a term people suffering from long COVID call themselves — say they are feeling better after receiving a vaccine.

It also doesn’t seem to matter which vaccine the patient receives. Reports are similar among people who get the Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca shot.

Source: Coronavirus ‘long haulers’ feared they would never recover. Then they got the vaccine – ABC News

UNHRC Resolution: A Ray of Hope for Sri Lanka – Groundviews

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution “Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka” was adopted with 22 members of the council voting in favour of the resolution, 11 members voting against it and 14 members abstaining. The passing of the resolution marks the strongest action ever taken by the UNHRC regarding the human rights violations by Sri Lanka, calling for an extensive series of actions for correcting past wrongs. It also recognises the deteriorating human rights situation in Sri Lanka over the past year, which has warning signs for the future, including accelerating the militarization of civilian government functions, the erosion of the independence of the judiciary and key institutions responsible for the promotion and the protection of human rights and ongoing impunity and political obstruction of accountability for crimes and human rights violations in emblematic cases. Source: UNHRC Resolution: A Ray of Hope for Sri Lanka – Groundviews

Corona strategy darkens Sweden’s image in the Nordics – Radio Sweden | Sveriges Radio

  • A negative image of Sweden is growing in the Nordic countries, according to a survey by the Swedish Institute.
  • Around 4 out of 10 respondents had a worse image of Sweden in the past year, and the coronavirus strategy is a big reason.
  • “The Nordic countries are like a family, and sometimes you can see tension in the family ,” says Madeleine Sjöstedt at the Swedish Institute.

Source: Corona strategy darkens Sweden’s image in the Nordics – Radio Sweden | Sveriges Radio

COVID-19 ‘long haulers’ need dedicated clinics, experts say | CIDRAP

The United States should create multispecialty COVID-19 clinics dedicated to treating patients still experiencing serious multiorgan effects of infection well after recovery from acute illness, say the authors of a comprehensive review of literature on so-called coronavirus “long-haulers” published yesterday in Nature Medicine. Source: COVID-19 ‘long haulers’ need dedicated clinics, experts say | CIDRAP

Facebook guidelines allow for users to call for death of public figures | Facebook | The Guardian (do no harm, threaten no harm at minimum or just rake in the money?)

Facebook’s bullying and harassment policy explicitly allows for “public figures” to be targeted in ways otherwise banned on the site, including “calls for [their] death”, according to a tranche of internal moderator guidelines leaked to the Guardian.

Public figures are defined by Facebook to include people whose claim to fame may be simply a large social media following or infrequent coverage in local newspapers. They are considered to be permissible targets for certain types of abuse “because we want to allow discussion, which often includes critical commentary of people who are featured in the news”, Facebook explains to its moderators.

Source: Facebook guidelines allow for users to call for death of public figures | Facebook | The Guardian

China’s third aircraft carrier approaches completion, while their fourth carrier is being built.

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China aircraft carrier

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China is expected to finish their third aircraft carrier this year if all goes according to plan. China already has two aircraft carriers named Type 001 Liaoning and Type 001A Shandong. The Liaoning aircraft carrier was based on an unfinished Ukrainian aircraft carrier hull, while the Shangdong is an improved version of Liaoning aircraft carrier.

The Chinese navy will soon finish its third aircraft carrier and is currently building a fourth. Their third aircraft carrier will feature a new design called the Type 002. Of course, no names have been assigned yet to the third and fourth aircraft carriers, or else unknown as this point in time. Both Type 002 aircraft carriers will be much larger than Liaoning and Shangdong aircraft carriers, and will use electromagnetic catapults to assist planes in take-off, rather than ramps, like in the first two aircraft carriers. Electromagnetic catapults will give…

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Assisted living center company requiring employees to be vaccinated by May 1 | TheHill

An assisted living center company based in Texas will be requiring all of their employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus by May 1.

The announcement by Civitas Senior Living on March 17 said that their 2,600 employees across multiple locations will be required to get the coronavirus vaccine.

Source: Assisted living center company requiring employees to be vaccinated by May 1 | TheHill

AstraZeneca used ‘outdated and potentially misleading data’ that overstated the effectiveness of its vaccine, independent panel says – The Washington Post (A “campaign” against AZ or real concerns?)

In an extraordinary turn of events, an independent panel that safeguards the integrity of clinical trials wrote to AstraZeneca and U.S. government officials late Monday expressing concern and disappointment that the drugmaker presented “outdated and potentially misleading” data on its coronavirus vaccine making the shots appear more effective than shown by fuller data. Source: AstraZeneca used ‘outdated and potentially misleading data’ that overstated the effectiveness of its vaccine, independent panel says – The Washington Post