Notable Quotes

Crimes involving domestic violence are rampant in Namibia and it is mostly directed against women and children. There is a public outcry that perpetrators of these crimes should be given stiffer sentences to root out the evil of domestic violence. – Judge Naomi Shivute said when she sentenced a former security guard who murdered his girlfriend in May 2010 in the Windhoek High Court yesterday..

WE came to the conclusion that by no means can the conduct of this election be said to have been perfect. – Kenya’s supreme court said in a ruling detailing why the six judges last month threw out a petition over irregularities brought by defeated prime minister Raila Odinga, as well as challenges by civil society groups.

From The History Books
EVERY age, after all, must have its own aisling and dream of a better, kinder, happier, shared world.  –  Michael Daniel Higgins  born 18 April 1941 is the ninth and current President of Ireland, having taken office on 11 November 2011, following victory in the 2011 Irish presidential election. Higgins is an Irish politician, poet, sociologist, author and broadcaster. Higgins was Teachta Dála (TD) and a member of the Labour Party until his resignation following the presidential election. He was formerly a TD for the Galway West constituency and served as Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht from 1993 to 1997.

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