Category: Abuse

Former psychiatric patients testify about harmful impacts of experimental treatments – OrilliaMatters.com | Opinion

Former patients of a maximum-security psychiatric facility who were subject to a series of “horrific” experimental treatments are appearing in a Toronto court via video feeds from across the country to testify at a three-week long damages hearing. Read the full story and comment on OrilliaMatters. Source: Former psychiatric patients testify about harmful impacts of… Read More Former psychiatric patients testify about harmful impacts of experimental treatments – OrilliaMatters.com | Opinion

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Police Abuse of Power | International Justice Mission Canada | Opinion

Hundreds of millions of the poorest people in the developing world are abused by corrupt police who extort bribes and brutalize innocent citizens, or are held in abusive pre-trial detention. Source: Police Abuse of Power | International Justice Mission Canada Opinion: Many Canadians love to live in a kind of fantasy world where corruption is… Read More Police Abuse of Power | International Justice Mission Canada | Opinion

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3 Simple Steps To Handle Being ‘Gaslighted’ [Video] – The Good Men Project | Opinion

Have you been gaslighted before? If you’re not sure what “Gaslighting” means… It’s when someone manipulates you by psychological means into doubting your own sanity. Over time, this can have a dramatic effect on our self-esteem as we slowly begin to doubt ourselves until we no longer trust our own instincts. It’s nasty. Source: 3… Read More 3 Simple Steps To Handle Being ‘Gaslighted’ [Video] – The Good Men Project | Opinion

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Interested in how crime is responding to our humanitarian crisis? | Earthpages.ca | Opinion | Fiction

Source: Earthpages.ca_- News 24/7 Opinion: Well, you shouldn’t be surprised. Many crooks instead of trying to help and make things better are living out their true nature. They’re trying to take advantage of this terrible situation for personal gain. Instead of posting all of today’s new stories individually, I’ll link to Earthpages.ca – News 24/7… Read More Interested in how crime is responding to our humanitarian crisis? | Earthpages.ca | Opinion | Fiction

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Shaman, Schismatic, Necromancer: Religious Libertarians in Russia – Journal #107 March 2020 – e-flux | Opinion

According to the traditionalist mindset, modern repressions have filled the world with troubled spirits. This is why the world has come to resemble a … Source: Shaman, Schismatic, Necromancer: Religious Libertarians in Russia – Journal #107 March 2020 – e-flux Opinion: Not everyone sees the world as a material place where spirits are just figments… Read More Shaman, Schismatic, Necromancer: Religious Libertarians in Russia – Journal #107 March 2020 – e-flux | Opinion

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Asia Bibi, the Nigerian Elders, and the Radical Nature of Christian Forgiveness | Opinion

In a recent interview with the BBC, Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian who spent eight years waiting for execution on a trumped-up charge of blasphemy, recalled her mistreatment. She described how much of sham her “trial” was, and how she was not even allowed to say anything in her own defense. She talked about the… Read More Asia Bibi, the Nigerian Elders, and the Radical Nature of Christian Forgiveness | Opinion

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