Harassment

WATCH: Brave Saudi Arabian Woman Confronts Religious Police For Harassment

Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Saudi Women, Women's Rights, Video, Saudi Women's Rights, Saudia Arabia Moral Police, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Religious Police, Mutaween, Harassment, Good News News

The Hayat Mall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, probably sees a constant stream of religious police, or mutaween, attempting to keep a check on female moralit...

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Guidelines Seek Line Between Free Speech, Bullying

Religion News Service | Lauren Markoe | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Harassment and Bullying, Bullying Proselytization, Video, Bullying Free Expression, Is Bullying Free Speech, Bullying Freedom of Expression, Bullying, Bullying Free Speech, Harassment, Anti-Bullying, Religion News

WASHINGTON (RNS) When Sally tells Jimmy that he's going to hell for believing in a false religion, is that Sally exercising her First Amendment right ...

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Bullying and Harassment -- Our Children Do Not Forget

Wayne Maines | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: National Day of Silence, Harassment, Bullying, Transgender Rights, Transgender, Transgender Issues, Transgender Kids, Glsen, Parents News
Wayne Maines

We need to demand real change in our schools and in our communities.

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Catherine New

Stopping Lawless Debt Collectors From Harassing You

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Late Payments, High-Interest Loans, Debt, Debt Collectors, Cfpb, Bills, Loans, Payday Loans, Credit Cards, Federal Trade Commission, Phone Harassment, Consumer Protection, Harassment, Money News

Cebilla DeCastro still disconnects her phone at night, afraid of the calls from creditors. The 48-year-old prep cook filed for bankruptcy in June 2...

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A Plan to End Bullying and Make Schools Kinder and Gentler

Meryl Ain, Ed.D. | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Education, Dignity, Bullying, Vengeance, Character-Education, Discipline, Harassment, Suspension, Education News
Meryl Ain, Ed.D.

A plan that would virtually end school bullying and make school discipline kinder, gentler and more meaningful is being proposed for schools throughout the country.

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Diverse Coalition Urges Department of Education to Protect Freedom of Speech on Campus

Adam Kissel | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, Tully Center for Free Speech at Syracuse University, American Council of Trustees and Alumni, Department of Education, Davis Standard, Office for Civil Rights, Free Speech, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Alliance Defense Fund, Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance, Greg Lukianoff, Heartland Institute, American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, Harassment, Campus Liberty, National Coalition Against Censorship, Accuracy in Academia, National Association of Scholars, Freedom of Expression, Washington Post, Feminists for Free Expression, Fire, College News
Adam Kissel

Colleges are all over the map when they try to come up with their own definitions of sexual harassment. Our research has found hundreds of distinct formulations and examples, a large number of which are unconstitutional.

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Sexual Harassment In Schools -- Studies Say It's Real

Hayley Krischer | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Teenage Girls, Sexual Harassment, Teens and Sex, Harassment in Schools, The Sex Talk, Harassment, Teens, Parents-Moms, Parents News
Hayley Krischer

I was 14. He was 18. He was a big kid. On the football team. (Can I tell you that he became a cop later in life without you judging cops all together? Just giving you an idea of his confidence.)

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Alexander Eichler

Debt Collectors Used Lies, Threats And Insults To Get People To Pay Up, FTC Alleges

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Crime, Ftc, Rincon, Federal Trade Commission, Harassment, Debt Collector Harassment, Tom Syta Ftc, Rincon Debt, Debt Collectors, Video, Rumson Bolling & Associates, Rincon Debt Management, Debt Collection Industry, Debt Collection, Fair Debt Collection, Tom Syta, Business News

"Look, I am trying to help your company. This matter is serious and will cause problems at the job." That's allegedy what employees at Rincon Debt ...

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Why You Shouldn't Let Sexist Comments Slide

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Women, Workplace, Sexism, Office, Coworker, Discrimination, Confrontation, Prejudice, Feminism, Gender, Harassment, Women News
Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D.

If no one points out to "Jim" in the office that his remarks about women are offensive, it's not likely he's going to figure it out on his own.

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Twitter Is No Place for #NoHomo

Catherine Ventura | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Homophobia, Homosexuality, Twitter, Jack Dorsey, Discrimination, Hate Speech, LGBT Issues, Jack Dorsey Twitter, It Gets Better Project, Dan Savage, Harassment, Jeff Pulver, Media News
Catherine Ventura

Twitter needs to address homophobic hate speech and acknowledge that by allowing it to be featured in Trending lists, they are in effect endorsing it, adding fuel to the fire, and implicitly inviting users to pile on and repeat the derogatory words or phrases.

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Gay Former Employee Accuses Jesse Jackson Of Sexual Harassment, Discrimination

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Jesse Jackson Lawsuit, Jesse Jackson Discrimination, Tommy Bennett Complaint, Tommy Bennett Jesse Jackson, Gay Rights, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Tommy Bennett Lawsuit, Sexual Harassment, Jesse Jackson Harassment, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Jesse Jackson, Discrimination, Harassment, Politics News

A gay former employee of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition has filed a lawsuit against Rev. Jesse Jackson, accusing the leader of the civil rights group of s...

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Boyfriend Turns Out To Be Woman's Mystery Stalker

Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Shane Webber, Social Media, Stalking, UK Crime, Cyber Stalking, Social Media Stalking, Ruth Jeffery, Harassment, Crime News

A stalker who tormented a British girl for over three-and-a-half years using social media turned out to be the girl's boyfriend. Shane Webber, 22, ...

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Meet The Women Proving That Social Media Brings Change

More Magazine | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Egypt Women, Women's Rights, Social Media Activism, Egypt Women's Rights, Egypt Sexual Harassment, Egypt, Harassment, Sexual Harassment, Women News

There's something terribly raw about the stories women post on HarassMap.org, a website started by four friends last year to confront Egypt’s epidem...

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NYU Pays Big For Racist Abuse of African Employee

The Atlanta Post | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Workplace Harrassment, Nyu, Racial Discrimination, Harassment, Lawsuit, Home News

New York University, the largest private university in the United States, has agreed to pay an African employee $210,000 to settle a racial and nation...

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The Department of Education, Yale, And the New Threat to Free Speech on Campus

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: University, Delta Kappa Epsilon, First Amendment, Sexual Harassment, Department of Education, Title IX, Speech Codes, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Harassment, Yale University, Due Process, College, Free Speech, Greg Lukianoff, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Campus Liberty, Fire, College News
Greg Lukianoff

Since the 1980s, harassment policies have been the main vehicle for campus speech codes -- that is, collegiate policies that restrict speech protected by the First Amendment.

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Despite Harassment, Peace Activists Vow to Continue Work

Randall Amster | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Civil Liberties, Foia, Anti-War Movement, Activism, Grand Jury, Solidarity, Memphis, Chicago, Minneapolis, Fbi, Surveillance, Peace, Fbi-Infiltration, Harassment, Civil Rights, Politics News
Randall Amster

On January 25, 2011, people gathered in cities across America to demonstrate against the ongoing harassment of peace organizations and individual acti...

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Wendy Kaminer, "Hate Speech," and Campus Censorship

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Campus Liberty, College, Bullying, The Atlantic, Free Speech, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Hate Speech, Higher Education, Jonathan Rauch, Fire, Greg Lukianoff, Wendy Kaminer, Censorship, Harassment, Universities, Femi Otitoju, Intelligence Squared, John Stuart Mill, Richard Dawkins, College News
Greg Lukianoff

Check out Wendy Kaminer's great column, "Debating Hate Speech," over at The Atlantic: Last week I engaged in an online Intelligence Squared debate abo...

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Subway Harassment: When It Happens to You

Lilit Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Mass-Transit, Public Transportation, Sexual Harassment, New York Subway, Lilit Marcus, New York City, Harassment, New York News
Lilit Marcus

This morning, like most mornings, I took the M subway train from my neighborhood in Brooklyn to the office. At my subway stop, a man came and sat dow...

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Glee's Gay Suicide PSA: It Got Worse

Leah Anthony Libresco | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Schools, It Gets Better Project, Lgbt, Glee, Bullying, It Gets Better, Gay Suicide, Harassment, Entertainment News
Leah Anthony Libresco

Popular TV show Glee has had a tendency to go off the rails when it tackles serious issues. The show's irreverent, ironic tone had led them to strike...

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NYC Women React To Legislation Against Street Harassment

AP | SARA KUGLER FRAZIER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Women, Ladies, Construction Workers, Cat Calling, Sex, Ny News, Sexual Harassment, Harassment, Gender, New York News

NEW YORK — Whistles, catcalls and lewd come-ons from strangers are all too familiar to New York City women, who say they are harassed multiple t...

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The Bullying Years: A Survival Guide for Gay Kids

Gary Cohan | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Immorality, Gay Doctor, Hate Crimes, Homosexual, It Gets Better, Prejudice, Gay Suicide, Harassment, Homosexual Rights, Sissy, Courage, Sexual Harassment, Biodiversity, Racism, Washington Post, Morality, Faggot, Human Evolution, Hope, Bullying, Eleanor Roosevelt, Suicide, Gay, HIV/AIDS, Homosexuality, Gay Rights Movement, Human Rights, Cyberbullying, Gay Marriage, Washington-Post-Editorial-Board, Youtube, Teenagers, Gay Teens, Etymology, Teddy Roosevelt, Closeted Politicians, Larry Craig, Rev. Ted Haggard, Trevor Project, Healthy Living News
Gary Cohan

Stay tough, stay hopeful, stay healthy and stay alive because, I promise you -- as a gay man, a medical doctor and, most importantly, as a survivor -- it absolutely does get better.

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Sainz and the Jets: A Modern Day Cliché

Natalie Holder-Winfield | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sports, New York Jets, Female Reporters, Ines Sainz, Harassment, Dress Codes, Sexism, Business News
Natalie Holder-Winfield

It's one of the oldest clichés: if Ines Sainz hadn't worn that outfit, the New York Jets would have treated her like a lady.

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New Media, Old Problem

Kevin Cathcart | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Gay Rights, Cyberbullying, College, Dan Savage, Bullying, Lambda Legal, Suicide, Teen Suicide, Lgbt-Youth, Harassment, Teenagers, Tyler Clementi, Impact News
Kevin Cathcart

Stories of teens driven to suicide by antigay taunting are all over the news and today is the day we stop ignoring the problem.

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A Cure For Cat-Calling?

Giulia Rozzi | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Rape, Brooklyn, Sexual Harassment, Sexism, Fashion, Dresses, Holla Back, Cat-Calling, Harassment, New York, Boots, Kitten, Healthy Living News
Giulia Rozzi

Two weeks ago as I walked a short three blocks from the subway to my home in Brooklyn at 11pm I was harassed by seven men. Sorry, I meant seven mons...

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BP Logos Removed From Vehicles Due To Harassment

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: BP Pulls Logo, Bp, Oil Spill, Logo Removed, La Plata County, Natural Gas, British Petroleum, Natural Gas Vehicles, Vehicle Fleet, Helios Logo, Harassment, Denver News

BP is stripping its logo from trucks and machinery in the Colorado town of Durango in response to what a spokesman is calling "routine abuse from the ...

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