Definition of a child The term child may seemed to suggest a person who is below the age of majority (18 years). The United Nations Convention on the rights of the child refers to a child as a person below the age of 18. But here in Barbados, according to the Juvenile Delinquency Act (1932) […]
The body of a black transgender woman was burned beyond recognition and was found inside an abandoned car in Florida. Dental records were used to identify the victim. The victim, Bee Love Slater was the 18th transgender person known to have been killed in the United States in the year of 2019, accoring to The […]
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Get startedAttitude towards LGBT people fluctuates from one society to another. Among the Indigenous people of the Americas, homosexuals and bisexuals were considered spiritual people and were given respected roles. On the other hand, many cultures and countries around the world considered homosexuality as corrupt and illegal behavior, often punishable by death. As a result of […]
The field of psychology has a very dark past when it comes to race, abuse of the mentally challenged, and homosexuality. When it comes to gay people, we are still seeing practices like conversion therapy in the spotlight; something that should have been eradicated years ago along with all of the other discriminatory practices. In […]
Generating billions of dollars per year, human trafficking is rapidly rising as one of the fastest growing criminal industries in the world (nurses). The issue of enslaving people into human trafficking has been around for centuries and is claimed to be one of the worlds earliest lines of work. While It is necessary to inform […]
Kidnapping happened all over the world with adults with in the age of 30 or younger will abduction younger than the age of 16 for child sex trafficking or be holding them hostages. With people taking boys and girl for sex trafficing is because of the kids being lesbains , gay , or them just […]
Religion is a very prominent theme in the book, “Purple Hibiscus”, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Throughout the whole book, there are my factors touching upon religion. Adichie uses different characters to display how religion is used and how people use religion differently than one another. The characters that can be used to discuss the use […]
“On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States.During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men.” Stated Project Sanctuary, Domestic Violence is violent or aggressive behavior in the home, typically involving the violent abuse of a spouse or partner. This is […]
It was a crisp October night. Pulling into the driveway, I felt tension rising as I entered the house, yelling and crashing noise erupted. Another norm I have become accustomed to. My mother hunkered down against the wall, hands raised above her head to avoid the shattering of glass around her. She’s crying uncontrollably, eyes […]
‘If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, let it be that human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights, once and for all,’ declared First Lady Hillary Clinton to the United Nations at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in September 1995 (PBS). Clinton, a staunch […]
Domestic violence is something that can happen to anyone regardless of race, age, sexual orientation, religion or gender. In our week 13 and 14 discussions, we focused on the U.S’s take on domestic violence, however, it is critical to also talk about how domestic violence is viewed in other countries as well. There have been […]
Self-love is lacking immensely within the Black community. Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple” shows how physical, verbal, and emotional abuse can diminish the values of African-American – especially women. Alice Walker successfully targets the Black community by educating them on the Black community by educating them on the consistent abuse passed down for centuries. In […]
Sexual assault training and the Army seem to go hand in hand, so why does this egregious crime seem to still run rampant through our ranks? The Department of Defense (DoD) defines sexual assault as intentional sexual contact, characterized by use of force, physical threat, or abuse of power when the victim does not or […]
Food, is something we all love. Restaurant, a place we all go to sit down and enjoy a meal. Sanity, most of us have it. But have we took a second to reflect and wonder about the people behind the scenes making sure we get fed? Not only that we get fed, but we get […]
Peacekeeping may be successful at reducing armed conflict, but does it impact the lives of civilians in other ways? A vast amount of research introduces that peacekeeping may cause higher numbers of sexual violence in the regions where peacekeepers are present. Sabrina Karim, Kyle Beardsley, Bernd Beber, and Stephen Moncrief provide insight to the issue […]
Police brutality occurs when police officers use excessive physical such as shooting beating, and fatally choking the individual. It also includes the use of force as well as verbal assault on an individual. Citizens and the police have different definitions of police brutality From the citizen’s point of view of police brutality, the citizen believes […]
