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NY judge wants to hear victims in cyberbully case

(AP) -- A judge delayed the sentencing of an eyewear website operator who intimidated customers, saying he first wants to hear testimony from dozens of victims who reported they were threatened with violence, including murder ...

Technology / Internet

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women's voice blocked by asylum seeking process -- study reveals

Women refugees are not being processed fairly according to a University of Melbourne led study.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Legalizing child pornography is linked to lower rates of child sex abuse: study

Could making child pornography legal lead to lower rates of child sex abuse? It could well do, according to a new study by Milton Diamond, from the University of Hawaii, and colleagues.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (26) | comments 36

Rape in war 'a deliberate military strategy' argue researchers

Since the second world war, the use of rape as a weapon of war has assumed strategic importance, and is now a deliberate military strategy, argue researchers in an editorial published in the British Medical Journal today.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 24, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 3

Ozone depletes oil seed rape productivity

With rising ozone levels scientists have found that high ozone conditions cause a 30 percent decrease in yield and an increase in the concentration of a group of compounds with toxic effects to livestock, but anticarcinogenic ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Jurors fail to understand rape victims

Rape trial juries need better guidance in the courtroom -- and a better understanding of rape victims -- to help them reach their verdict.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (5) | comments 3