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Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 04:24:09 +0100 (BST)
Subject: [socialactionfoundationforequity:13913 Serbian War Criminal
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Subject: Serbian War Criminal Behind Bars | No License to Drive for Saudi Woman
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May 26, 2011

Serbian War Criminal Mladic Arrested

Mladic Stands Accused of Overseeing the Srebrenica Genocide

Only hours before his forces slaughtered up to 8,000 Bosnian men and
boys in Srebrenica, Ratko Mladic was handing out candy to Muslim
children and promising their parents safe passage.
Today, the former Bosnian Serb army commander was arrested and is
expected to be promptly transferred to The Hague. He is charged with
11 counts of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes,
including the Srebrenica killings in July 1995, the worst massacre in
Europe since World War II.
Survivors said Mladic told everyone the men were off to a work camp.
Instead they were loaded on trucks, driven down a country lane, and
shot. Afterward, women wept, begging for news. No one could believe
the men and boys were all dead. But the mass graves showed otherwise.
Belgrade did the right thing in arresting Mladic, although recent
polls suggest that many Serbians favored shielding him. Pressure by
the European Union—waving the carrot of eventual membership—has been
instrumental in pushing Serbia toward this moment.
Mladic will soon be forced to face his victims. His arrest shows that
no one is beyond the reach of the law, and sends a clear message to
others accused of horrific crimes, like Sudan’s President Omar
al-Bashir, that justice never forgets.

No License to Drive for Saudi Woman

Saudi Authorities Arrest Woman Who Dares to Drive

After she dared defy Saudi Arabia’s ban on women drivers and posted a
video of herself behind the wheel on YouTube, Manal Al-Sharif was
arrested. She is charged with besmirching the kingdom's reputation
abroad and stirring up public opinion.
On her video, al-Sharif described the indignities of not being allowed
to drive. In Saudi Arabia, women have to rely on taxis or their family
for transport. They can also hire full-time drivers – an expensive
option. The ban impedes women’s ability to work and study, even to run
errands.
Saudi Arabia is the only country that forbids women from driving. The
ban is based on religious edicts issued by clerics, rather than a
secular Saudi law.
Al-Sharif, a 32-year old information technology specialist at a Saudi
oil conglomerate, is one of a group of Saudi women who have begun a
"women2drive" campaign. The women say they are planning a protest
drive on June 17.
King Abdullah should end this ridiculous ban. Just as his predecessors
made their mark by introducing education for girls, the king can shape
his legacy by opening the roads to women drivers.