Forcibly returning a refugee who survived gang rape not only violates international law, but is cruel and could trigger further trauma. All eyes are now on the authorities in eastern Libya, who should allow al-‘Obeidy to leave the country. via hrw.org |
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I_was_talking_about_how_the_feminists_in_our_elite_Universities_create_a_lynch_mob against Western Educated Men... and then they turn a blind eye to the Arab world. Here is an interesting thought. Qatar... yes Qatar City where elite western schools (full of really attractive smart young college girls) is sending a rape victim back to her rapists. I will be sure to wonder next time CMU decides to display some Naqba art where their alliances are these days.
Six US universities have branch campuses at Education City. They are:
One UK university has branch campus at Education City:
- Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar School of the Arts (VCUQ). Founded in 1998, VCUQ has offered students the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (4 years) in fashion design, graphic design, interior design or painting and printmaking as well as a Masters of Fine Arts in Design Studies (2 years).
- Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q). The Medical College was established by Cornell University in 2001 and offers a two-year pre-medical program followed by the four-year medical program leading to a Doctor of Medicine degree.
- Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ). TAMUQ was established in 2003 and offers undergraduate degrees in chemical, electrical, mechanical and petroleum engineering.
- Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q). CMU-Q has since 2004 offered undergraduate degrees in business, computer science programs, and as of 2007 an undergraduate degree in information systems.
- Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Qatar). SFS-Qatar has, since 2005, offered a four-year program leading to a bachelor's degree in foreign service.
- Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) began degree programs in journalism and communication in fall 2008.
- University College London in Qatar (UCL-Q) will begin to offer its master’s degrees in the areas of museum studies, conservation and archaeology in 2011.
via en.wikipedia.org
(Tunis) - The Qatari government forcibly returned Eman al-‘Obeidy, a recognized refugee, to rebel-held Benghazi in eastern Libya on June 2, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. Al-‘Obeidy and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) both repeatedly protested her forcible return but were ignored, Human Rights Watch said. "Forcibly returning a refugee who survived gang rape not only violates international law, but is cruel and could trigger further trauma," said Bill Frelick, refugee program director at Human Rights Watch. "All eyes are now on the authorities in eastern Libya, who should allow al-‘Obeidy to leave the country."
Human Rights Watch called on the National Transitional Council (NTC), the de facto ruling body in Libya's east and parts of the west, to allow al-‘Obeidy to leave the country immediately. An NTC spokesman told Human Rights Watch that al-‘Obeidy was free to travel within Libya and abroad.
According to an eyewitness, Qatari officials detained al-‘Obeidy from her hotel room on the night of June 1 and forced her and her visiting parents to board a flight on June 2 to Benghazi.
Al-‘Obeidy came to international prominence on March 26 when Libyan security forces dragged her from a Tripoli hotel while she was telling western journalists of her gang rape at the hands of Gaddafi forces. She fled to Qatar in early May where the UN High Commissioner for Refugees recognized her as a refugee at risk of ill-treatment if returned to any part of Libya and was preparing her emergency resettlement to a third country.
A spokesman at the NTC told Human Rights Watch that the NTC had nothing to do with al-‘Obeidy's forcible return and that she was free to travel.
"Eman al-‘Obeidy is absolutely free to move inside and outside the country, and she is free to meet with media, NGOs, and other organizations," said Ahmed Jebril, foreign affairs spokesman of the NTC.
Qatar is not a party to the 1951 Refugee Convention or its 1967 Protocol, but is nevertheless bound by customary international law not to return refugees to a country where their lives or freedom would be threatened.
By being in effective control and acting as the de facto governing body in eastern and parts of western Libya, the NTC is responsible for respecting fundamental human rights. Article 12 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights states that every person should be free to leave any country, including their own. via hrw.org and image via Completed: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (Education City) - SkyscraperCity
The focus of Feminist Academics is in attacking Western Academia. Academia when accused will settle with the female activist in fear of a public relations disaster, even when the campus realizes the accusation is merely a scam. Feminists get away with this repeatedly, often with very little time between their campus haunts. Meanwhile in the third world the real horror show continues and the spotlight is in the wrong place. It doesn't seem like this will get better any time soon.
