Aasiya Hassan was murdered in New York just over two years ago, beheaded in an honor killing by her husband Muzzammil Hassan who was outraged that she had filed divorce papers against him. Muzzammil ambushed his wife as she entered the building, attacking her with two hunting knives and stabbing her more than forty times [...]
Hena Begum was a fourteen year old girl growing up in the Shariatpur region of Bangladesh until her forty year old cousin decided to rape her. After she was raped, the rapist and his family then beat her until she was unconscious. Next, the local Sharia (Islamic) courts ruled that yound Hena should receive 101 [...]
A British court sentenced Ashraf Azad to only six months in jail for torturing his sister for three hours and threatening to murder her. Afshan Azad, the young British actress who played Padma Patil in the “Harry Potter” movies, was beaten and tortured in London because she was caught talking to a Hindu boy. Her [...]
The Human Rights Foundation is a private foundation dedicated to improving human rights in the Americas. The foundation defines these basic human rights to which all humans are entitled as: The right to speak freely The right to worship in the manner of their choice The right to freely associate with those of like mind [...]
102,134 American homes were foreclosed in September. This is the largest number of foreclosures ever recorded in a single month and also the first time more than one hundred thousand homes have been foreclosed in a single month. These foreclosures are largely the result of six million Americans being out of work for more than [...]
The official inflation rate in July was 1.24%. This rate is based upon the Consumer Price Index (CPI), compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). According to the BLS, the same basket of basic goods that cost you $218.01 in July 2010 cost you $215.35 in July of 2009 and $219.96 in July of [...]
