Brunei to punish adultery and homosexuality with stoning
By Roberta Pardo On April 3, a harsh new criminal law went into effect in Brunei, despite international outcry from other countries, rights groups and celebrities. The law includes death by stoning for sex between men, for adultery and for abortion. The death penalty will also be required for some other offenses, including rape and […]
Wiley helping empower young women
By Katherine Diaz As a girl, Grisel Wiley learned the meaning of fearless determination. As a woman, Wiley is working to instill fearless determination by empowering young women and supporting women in business, along with giving back to her community. Growing up as the children of divorced parents and a mother who died when Wiley […]
Census finds 97,000 ‘ghost’ kids in Mexican childcare centers
By Roberta Pardo A census of childcare facilities in Mexico revealed that at least 97,180 children were unaccounted for under that program, representing 31.2 percent of the total nationwide. The census results were announced by Maria Luisa Albores, minister of social welfare; and Ariadna Montiel, deputy minister, during Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s recent […]