Chile is the Admiration of the World

Friday, October 15, 2010

Chile is the Admiration of the World

Chile is the admiration of the world. The miners are all safe. What a relief. Their President spoke very well too. Liked the reporting from the BBC. They gave FULL credit to the Chileans. The BBC chief anchor spoke Spanish with the locals and gave it a local flavour which was very nice too.
The link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11106045

Here's some very nice reporting on MSN as well.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39625809/ns/world_news-americas/#slice-2

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SECTION 377 REPEALED

Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code was an archaic Victorian law, introduced in India in 1861. It stated, rather vaguely, that, 'unnatural sex' was punishable by law.

First overturned in 2009 by the Delhi HC, it was re-instated by the SC in 2013. Section 377 was back with a vengeance, especially since all religious leaders came together to support the SC ruling.

In 2017, Justice Chandrachud stated that the right to privacy is a fundamental right for all, whatever their sexual orientation. Section 377 was still not repealed but the strong arm of the law couldn’t invade someone’s bedroom, as they had started doing.

Finally, on 6^thSeptember, 2018, the law was repealed. The bench termed the 'tyranny' of section 377, "irrational, indefensible and manifestly arbitrary.”

The LGBTQ community of India and its supporters erupted with joy. "Yayee!!" said one, adding a thank-you to, and a quote from, the bench.

“Majoritarian views and popular morality cannot dictate constitutional rights. We have to vanquish prejudice, embrace inclusion and ensure equal rights.”

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