Friday, January 24, 2020

Why didn't accusers abandon Weinstein? Expert to weigh in

Sexual Misconduct Weinstein

A forensic psychiatrist is due to testify Friday at ex-Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's rape trial. One of the prosecutors says it's hoped the testimony will dispel "myths" about how victims behave during and after sexual assaults.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/weinstein-trial-sex-crimes-expert-1.5438883?cmp=rss

Trump impeachment: Democrats hope relentless barrage of evidence and oratory whets appetite for more witnesses

USA-TRUMP/IMPEACHMENT

Democrats are in their final day of presenting arguments in the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump but hope their relentless barrage of testimony and constitutional rhetoric was convincing enough to buy them more time to make their case later in the trial.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/impeachment-democrats-case-so-far-1.5438816?cmp=rss

Anti-U.S. protest in Baghdad falls short of million-strong turnout called for by Shia cleric

Iraq US Protest

Thousands of people heeded a prominent Shia cleric's call for protests demanding that U.S. troops leave Iraq, while neighbouring demonstrators rallied against the Iraqi government.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iraq-anti-us-demonstrations-baghdad-1.5438812?cmp=rss

Holocaust survivor in famous Auschwitz liberation photo says rising anti-Semitism 'scares me'

Holocaust survivor Miriam Ziegler

Toronto resident Miriam Ziegler is going back to Auschwitz to honour those who did not make it out — and to remind the world what unchecked hate can do.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/holocaust-survivor-in-famous-auschwitz-liberation-photo-says-rising-anti-semitism-scares-me-1.5429798?cmp=rss

'Historic day for international justice': UN Rohingya ruling brings glimmer of hope

MYANMAR-ROHINGYA/WORLD COURT-FILE

The International Court of Justice's public rebuke of Myanmar for its treatment of Rohingya Muslims may be a turning point turn for the moribund international justice  system.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/icj-rohingya-ruling-1.5438557?cmp=rss