Calif. jury awards $1.7M to TV news camerawoman who claimed police abuse at May Day protest

Calif. jury awards $1.7M to TV news camerawoman

LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles jury has awarded $1.7 million to a television news camera operator who said she was brutalized by police during a 2007 May Day protest.
Jurors awarded the damages on Friday to KTTV-TV camerawoman Patricia Ballaz. The panel also awarded $39,000 to KPPC radio …. Source article  : Calif. jury awards $1.7M to TV news camerawoman who claimed police abuse at May Day protest.

UN approves new body to promote women’s equality globally

UNITED NATIONS – With an Indian woman minister presiding, the UN General Assembly has unanimously approved the establishment of a single UN entity to promote equality for women.

The resolution adopted by consensus by the 192-member world body will put four existing UN bodies dealing with the advancement of women under a single umbrella that will … Read more >>>.

UN creates unified organisation for women

NEW YORK – The UN General Assembly Friday took a major step by pulling together fragmented groups to establish a new entity aimed at intensifying efforts to meet the needs of women and girls worldwide.

The UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, known simply as UN Women, will merge four existing groups … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : UN creates unified organisation for women.

Calif. woman trying to adopt girl must return her to Ohio as biological father seeks custody

Calif. woman in child-custody battle with Ohio man

ORANGE, Calif. – A Southern California woman faces the prospect of relinquishing a little girl she has been trying to adopt for 18 months while an Ohio court considers the biological father’s custody claim, according to a court decision Friday.
A teleconference between judges and lawyers in Orange County, … Read more »».

Lawsuit: Indian official in NYC forced 17-year-old girl to work long hours for no pay

Lawsuit: Indian official made teen work for no pay

NEW YORK – A young woman from India has filed a federal lawsuit accusing a government official from her country of enslaving her in New York City, forcing her to work 16-hour days without pay.
Shanti Gurung (SHAHN’-tee GEHR’-ung) says in her lawsuit filed Thursday that she was …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Lawsuit: Indian official in NYC forced 17-year-old girl to work long hours for no pay.

Judge dismisses charges against surfers accused of attacking photog to protect McConaughey

Judge drops case over McConaughey surf scuffle

LOS ANGELES – A judge has dropped charges against two surfers accused of attacking a celebrity photographer shooting photos of Matthew McConaughey on a Malibu beach.
Los Angeles County district attorney’s spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons says the charges were dismissed Friday after prosecutors decided against starting a third trial against the …. Read the original article  : Judge dismisses charges against surfers accused of attacking photog to protect McConaughey.

Parliamentary panel visits Haryana’s Mirchpur village

HISAR – A 13-member group of the parliamentary committee on the welfare of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes Friday visited Mirchpur village in this Haryana district, where two Dalits were killed in an arson attack by upper caste villagers April 21.

“The study group was sent to have first hand information about the facts and …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Parliamentary panel visits Haryana’s Mirchpur village.

Gays celebrate one year of Delhi High Court judgment

NEW DELHI – A joyous and flamboyant crowd of Delhi’s gay community gathered Friday evening in the heart of the city to celebrate the first anniversary of Delhi High Court’s judgment decriminalising homosexuality.

The Delhi High Court July 2 last year overturned the 150-year-old section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which penalised people voluntarily engaging …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Badal to consult Mumbai lawyers on water royalty issue

CHANDIGARH – Having stirred up a controversy by demanding royalty from neighbouring Haryana for river waters flowing from Punjab to Haryana, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Friday left for Mumbai to consult top lawyers.

“Parkash Singh Badal left for Mumbai this (Friday) afternoon for consultations on the river waters issue with top legal luminaries of … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Badal to consult Mumbai lawyers on water royalty issue.

East Africa to become borderless region; tourists, workers would need 1 visa for 5 countries

Kenya promotes 1 visa for 5 East African countries

NAIROBI, Kenya – Five East African nations want to collapse their borders so that foreigners will need only one visa to travel to any of the five nations, Kenya’s immigration minister said Friday.
The proposal is part of an effort to forge Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda …. Source article  : East Africa to become borderless region; tourists, workers would need 1 visa for 5 countries.