Daydreaming On The Beach

Daydreaming on the beach and looking for treasures in the sand.

Global protest to end violence against sex workers. Photo: Marek Foeller. All Rights Reserved.

Interview with Heike Rabe, Policy Advisor at the German Institute for Human Rights (Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte)

The UN calls for a global fight against human trafficking. In Germany, the focus lies on forced prostitution.* In an interview withtagesschau.de, lawyer Heike Rabe laments the lack of reliable data. She doesn’t think much of plans to tighten the prostitution law.

“The truths that are broadcast by the media aren’t empirically verifiable truths. There is no evidence that Germany is the biggest brothel of Europe. There is no evidence that prostitutes are also always victims of human trafficking. And there is also no evidence that the Prostitution Act of 2002 is to blame for that. Fact is, however: the measures that are discussed with regards to the pending revision of that law curtail the rights of…

ISIS (Islamic State for Iraq and Syria), a former affiliate of Al Qaeda is the most extreme terrorist organization in the world. Very radical and blood thirsty, even more radical than Al Qaeda. Since taking over large portions of Iraq and establishing a so-called ‘Islamic Caliphate’, the ISIS has taken every law into its hands. ISIS commanded Christians its controlled areas to flee or face death, and have been carrying out brutal attacks on other minorities, including the Shiites.
The group which is often refferred to as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and its allies are imposing “untold hardship and suffering” on Iraqi civilians. ISIS in Iraq has continued carrying out “large-scale killings, injuries and destruction and damage of livelihoods and property including in markets, restaurants, shops, cafes, playgrounds, schools, places of worship and other public spaces where civilians gather in large numbers. The…

–  photo courtesy of domu.com

Here is a bit of Tuesday Trivia that will hopefully not leave a bad taste in your mouth!  Back in 1903, local Chicago bartender and manager of a fine, upstanding restaurant called the, “Lone Star Saloon and Palm Garden Restaurant”, created a unique and inducing way to put a few extra coffers in his apron pocket.

Michael, “Mickey” Finn took the liberty of providing his customers with a bit of extra bang for their boozing buck.  Mickey was implicated for adding a drug (chloral hydrate) to libations in order to render patrons knocked-out, and consequently robbed of their moonshine money.

Not to be outdone by their money-making Mickey, in 1918 over 100 waiters were arrested for poisoning abominable tippers; this was done by, “slippin’ someone a mickey”, as it became known throughout the waiter crowd.

– photo courtesy of chicagoreader.com

The illustrious, “Waiters’ Union Headquarters”…

UN Member States appraise Global Action Plan to combat human trafficking. Photo: Mark Garten/UN

Interview with Heike Rabe, Policy Advisor at the German Institute for Human Rights (Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte)

The UN calls for a global fight against human trafficking. In Germany, the focus lies on forced prostitution.* In an interview by Ute Welty for German news service tagesschau.de, lawyer Heike Rabe laments the lack of reliable data. She doesn’t think much of plans to tighten the prostitution law.

Please note that the copyright for this interview lies with tagesschau.de and is not licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Who falls victim to human trafficking? Is it predominantly a matter of so-called forced prostitution?

Where human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation is concerned, it is noticeable that the percentage of women coming from EU countries is increasing. That’s because the EU is steadily growing. These are…

YouTube Video: Sarah Barielles BRAVE

Listen to the beautiful words and voice from Sarah Barielles.  You need to be brave to respect and understand these rights we all have but sometimes forget.  Watch the video.  I think it is very inspiring.

Today I decided to change up just a little. I normally would post an inspirational quote. Today, however, I have something special I would like to post related to an inspirational quote.

When my husband and I were in therapy my therapist gave me a list of “Basic Human Rights”. I found this list to be very helpful and encouraging to me. It helped me understand what my rights were as a woman, mother, wife and business person. I will share these right with you today.

These rights are not specific to any gender. It is the rights we all have and they are something we need to remember…

YouTube Video: Sarah Barielles BRAVE

Listen to the beautiful words and voice from Sarah Barielles.  You need to be brave to respect and understand these rights we all have but sometimes forget.  Watch the video.  I think it is very inspiring.

Today I decided to change up just a little. I normally would post an inspirational quote. Today, however, I have something special I would like to post related to an inspirational quote.

When my husband and I were in therapy my therapist gave me a list of “Basic Human Rights”. I found this list to be very helpful and encouraging to me. It helped me understand what my rights were as a woman, mother, wife and business person. I will share these right with you today.

These rights are not specific to any gender. It is the rights we all have and they are something we need to remember…