Daily Archives: January 12, 2016

Eldest Sister of Raif Badawi Detained in Jeddah with Two-Year-Old Daughter

by | January 12, 2016
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Update: Samar Badawi has been released from her interrogation and is now free on bail. As if the Saudi jailing and torture of Raif Badawi (you will recall he was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1000 lashes merely for setting up a website and after receiving 50 lashes was so sick that further lashes… Read more »

Ethical Consumption

by | January 12, 2016
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The news that “Nestle is being sued for allegedly using child slaves on cocoa farms” presents conscientious consumers with an ethical problem. Bob Churchill from the International Humanist and Ethical Union says, Trying to boycott Nestle would be like trying to avoid breathing polluted air. What’s an ethical response to them? That’s a good question… Read more »