“[Somali maritime violence] is a response to greedy Western nations, who invade and exploit Somalia's water resources illegally. It is not a piracy, it is self defence. It is defending the Somalia children's food.” ChildrenSelfNationsWaterViolenceResourcesResponseWesternGreedyExploitsDefencePiracySomaliaWater ResourcesSelf DefenceMaritimeSomali Author:Muammar al-Gaddafi
“Two thirds of the work in the world is done by women. Women own 1 percent of the assets. Young women are sold into prostitution, forced labour, premature marriage, forced to have children they don't want or they can't support. They're abused, raped, beaten up. Domestic violence is supposed to be a cultural problem. They are the first victims of war, fundamentalism, conflict, recession. And young women who have access to education and health care and have resources think that everything was done, they don't have to worry.” ThinkingWorldWantFirstsChildrenTwoWarDoneProblemCareYoungWorrySupportViolenceConflictPercentResourcesThirdsVictimAccessSupposed To BeHealth CareLabourAssetsYoung WomenFundamentalismBeatenDomestic ViolenceProstitutionMen WomenRecessionsPrematureAccess To EducationVictims Of War Author:Isabel Allende
“There is a problem here in America when it comes to police violence and gun violence, that I believe is being ignored by not giving the proper resources to communities.” GivingBelieveProblemAmericaI BelieveCommunityViolenceGunResourcesPoliceIgnoredGun ViolenceBeing IgnoredPolice Violence Author:Jumaane Williams
“More than poverty, more than degree of education, religion, access to natural resources, even degree of democracy - violence against females is the biggest indicator of whether a country will be violent in itself or be willing to use military violence against another country.” CountryUseNaturalPovertyDemocracyViolenceMilitaryWillingDegreesResourcesFemaleAccessViolentNatural ResourcesIndicators Author:Gloria Steinem
“I think Scotland's got its own issues, in some ways similar to Northern Ireland with sectarianism, which has been a long-running sore. All the issues of land ownership, development resources, poverty, alcoholism and violence, all these things.” ThinkingWayLongHas BeensRunningPovertyIssuesViolenceLandDevelopmentResourcesIrelandOwnershipScotlandAlcoholismSectarianismNorthern Ireland Author:Irvine Welsh