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How Our Beauty Editors Spend A $100 Gift Card At Target

Whether you call it Target or Tarjay, there's no denying that the superstore is a hotbed of affordable buys across nearly every category. Not to mention a completely foolproof option for those giving gift cards this year. The only potential downside of finding a shiny, red bull's-eye-branded gift certificate in your stocking this year? You might be too overwhelmed by the sheer variety of products to actually hit the checkout button.

To you, lucky gift-card recipient, we say this: Put down the throw pillows and back away from the paper towels! You can do so much better, which is why we've selected the store as the second retailer in our holiday gift-card challenge. Make your way to the beauty section, because our editors are narrowing down where to throw down your cash.

Ahead, the members of our beauty team share what they would buy with a $100 gift card at Target. Similarly to our Sephora edition, the strategies vary — some go big with gift sets, while others diligently stock up on quality makeup brushes and skin-care staples. Which path to travel is up to you...
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Lexy Lebsack, West Coast Beauty Editor
Total spent: $99.54
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"To be completely frank, I would likely take my $100 gift card all over the store, filling up my cart with unnecessary kitchen gadgets and granola-bar variety packs, then get practical and just buy my favorite skin-care products. I wear this sunscreen every single day, even in the winter, and I don’t think I’ll ever switch. It’s hydrating, never leads to a single clogged pore or breakout, and plays well under makeup. Get. In. My. Cart!"

La Roche-Posay
Anthelios 60 Ultra Light Sunscreen, $22.49, available at Target.
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"Sonia Kashuk makes some of the best makeup brushes in the game, and the fact that they’re affordable and last forever just makes them that much better. I’d get a few staples from the higher-price-point collection, like this brush, which is perfect for applying powder of any kind."

Sonia Kashuk Large Powder Brush No. 01, $19.99, available at Target.
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"This essentials eye kit has everything you need to create a ton of looks; it's a no-brainer."

Sonia Kashuk Essential Eye Kit, $11.59, available at Target.
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"I have this blush brush and I love it. Do I need another? Probably not, because it’s lasted me forever, but I can’t help but recommend it. It is, seriously, the last blush brush you’ll ever need."

Sonia Kashuk Kashuk Tools Domed Blusher Brush No. 29, $17.99, available at Target.
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"This hair brush is comparable to a Mason Pearson, and rings in at a fraction of the price. I have the gold holiday edition from years past and I still use it to this day. Again, I don’t really need another, but I'd justify it as my desk-drawer brush."

Sonia Kashuk Hair Brush, $15.99, available at Target.
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"I'd end my shopping trip with Essie’s at-home gel topcoat. This baby seals in everything, gives a high-shine finish, and extends my manicure by days. I’d stockpile this guy if I had the bathroom space."

Essie Gel Couture Top Coat, $11.49, available at Target.
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Kelsey Castañon, Beauty News Editor
Total spent: $101.45
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"This one’s high on my list for its dreamy floral scent, which makes me feel like I’m running through a field of wildflowers whenever I slather it on. The scrubby bits do a good job of sloughing away dry patches, but it does leave behind a subtle film of oil afterward. So, make sure you’re after that heavy hit of hydration before buying."

Mayfair Soap Foundry Sea Lily Jasmine Body Scrub, $8.99, available at Target.
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"Not only does this lightweight conditioner smell like pure limoncello, it also foams up in your hand like a mousse — making it 100 times more fun to use."

Fekkai Full Blown Volume Lightweight Foam Conditioner, $18.99, available at Target.
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"Razors are one thing I really dread buying, yet I do anyways every single month. I'd use my gift card to help soften the blow — and get a damn good one in the process."

Gillette Fusion ProGlide Power Razor with Flexball Handle Technology, $12.99, available at Target.
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"This dreamy teal-meets-blue is one of the prettiest I've seen. And it looks even better on."

Essie 2016 Winter Trend Nail Polish in Satin Sister, $8.99, available at Target.
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"I almost always skip treatments or stylers once I step out of the shower, but this leave-in conditioner is too good to forget. It's lightweight, detangles like a boss, and leaves my hair silkier than it ever has been before."

It’s A 10 Leave-In Conditioner, $36.49, available at Target.
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"I'm a sucker for a good blush and bronzer — when they're sold separately. I've found that most duo-purpose products feature one color that works and another that doesn't, which makes the whole thing totally wasteful. This one is the exception."

Soap & Glory Peach Party Blush Brick, $15, available at Target.
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Maria Del Russo, Beauty Editor
Total spent: $99.96
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"S.W. Basics is one of my favorite skin-care brands of all time. It's all-natural, and the brand lists out every ingredient on the packaging, so you’re never fooled by what’s inside. This hibiscus mask is perfect for those days when my skin is feeling a little dull — and it only has three ingredients!"

S.W. Basics Hibiscus Mask, $22.49, available at Target.
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"In the winter, I always reach for gels and oils to cleanse my skin, as typical soaps leave my combination skin feeling extra dry. This one from Nuxe is a favorite. It softens my skin while melting off makeup, making it an easy, one-step cleanser that works every time."

Nuxe-Rêve de Miel Face Cleansing and Make-Up Removing Gel - Dry and Sensitive Skin, $19.49, available at Target.
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"I don’t usually wear foundation, but when I do, it’s a lightweight BB cream. This cushion compact from Laneige becomes a second skin the minute you pat it onto your face. It cuts out redness, applies like a dream, and lasts all day."

Laneige BB Cushion, $34, available at Target.
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"One of the best liquid lipsticks I’ve ever used in my entire life is under $10 — and it’s this one from Milani. The color payoff is amazing, and it doesn’t dry out your lips. That’s pretty remarkable for a matte liquid lipstick. You can’t go wrong with any of the hues — they’re all gorgeous."

Milani Amore Mattes Lip Crème, $7.99, available at Target.
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"I love my Mason Pearson brush, but I am more than a little precious with it. (Hey, it’s expensive AF.) So when I travel, I take along Sonia Kashuk’s brush instead. It’s got thick bristles that fluff my curls to perfection, and keeps my strands looking shiny. And honestly, you can’t beat the price."

Sonia Kashuk Hair Brush, $15.99, available at Target.

*No, you're not seeing double; two of our editors picked this item.
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Alix Tunell, Senior Beauty Editor
Total spent: $103.50
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"Sonia Kashuk’s entire holiday collection looks 100 times more expensive than it is — I’d happily take anything from it. But I really want this brush cup, which I’d probably use as a flower vase instead."

Sonia Kashuk
Holiday Brush Cup, $12.99, available at Target.
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"Again, this perfume smells on par with ones that cost in the three digits. It’s a pink floral scent, but tuberose, which is heady and sexy and sophisticated, never powdery."

Sonia Kashuk
Pink Innocencia Eau de Toilette, $19.99, available at Target.
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"Can you tell I like roses? This antioxidant-packed lotion is so gentle, so it never irritates my skin, and it smells natural and amazing."

Weleda Wild Rose Smoothing Facial Lotion, $20.49, available at Target.
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"'Tis the time of the year for dry, flaky lips — and I just ran out of my Sara Happ lip scrub, so I need a new one to use every morning in the shower."

Bliss Fabulips Sugar Lip Scrub, $18.99, available at Target.
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"Let’s be real, I might just use up a whole $100 gift card on jars of coconut oil to stockpile — the stuff is magic and I use it head to toe."

Spectrum Organic Coconut Oil, $5.99, available at Target.
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"There are few things less sexy than toothbrush heads, but what the hell, I need them desperately — and never, ever want to use my own paycheck on them."

Philips Sonicare AdaptiveClean Black Brush Head 2 Pack, $24.99, available at Target.
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Megan McIntyre, Beauty Features Director
Total spent: $98.38
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"This no-frills lotion was nominated in our Beauty Innovator Awards, and for good reason: It hydrates like a balm, sinks in like a serum, and doesn’t irritate even the most sensitive of skin."

001 Lightweight Body Lotion, $8.99, available at Target.
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"Another Innovator Awards nominee, this powder grain turns into a soft exfoliator with just a little bit of water. I first discovered this while I was attempting to follow Marie Antoinette’s beauty routine and while I was skeptical at first, I’m now devoted to its skin-softening superpowers."

Plant Rice & Clean Facial Cleanser in Rice & Chamomile, $24, available at Target.
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"I mean, this is freaking adorable, which is reason enough for me to buy it. Just look at those owls. However, the best thing about this compact is, like all Laneige cushion makeup, it’s refillable."

Laneige Lucky Chouette BB Cushion, $34, available at Target.
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"This unassuming box contains absolute magic, if you didn’t already know. One of these every two months make my feet look like they should be in a sandal commercial, rather than serve as a foot double for a hobbit."

Baby Foot Foot Peel Lavender, $25, available at Target.
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"Razors are expensive, so you can bet I’ll be stocking up when I can. This is hands-down my favorite — close shave, easy to grip, and it allows me to do my usual Indy 500 speed-racing shave with minimal nicks."

Schick Quattro for Women Razor 1 Razor Handle Plus 2 Razor Refills, $6.39, available at Target.
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Sam Sasso, Beauty Editorial Assistant
Total spent: $93.94
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"We know Lush is the king of bath bombs, but this alternative is just as fun to look at — and bathe in!"

Da Bomb Bath Fizzers Snow Ball Bath Soak, $4.99, available at Target.
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"Makeup brushes can skew pricey, but if you're just building up your collection, you don’t need a blush brush that costs $50. These ultra-soft eye brushes are under $15 and last for years when given regular TLC."

Real Techniques Starter Set, $11.99, available at Target.
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"I once bought this set for my dad for Christmas, and he fell in love. His hands and feet are rough as can be, so I knew this six-piece kit was worth it for him."

Burt’s Bees Tips and Toes Kit Holiday Gift Set, $12.99, available at Target.
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"I’m drawn to witty, punny product names, but I like these for other reasons, too. Pairing the body wash with the body butter is even better than spraying on perfume."

Soap & Glory Happy Pamper Gift Set, $7, available at Target.
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"I have smelly feet, so pedicures are really important to me. But foot baths at spas and salons can be bacteria-ridden areas, so an at-home foot bath keeps me feeling luxurious without worrying about athlete’s foot."

HoMedics Pedicure Spa Foot Spa, $39.99, available at Target.
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"Everyone needs body lotion, and in the winter months, a richer butter will ward off any dry patches and itchy spots. An added bonus? The Tuscan Blood Orange scent will draw the attention of everyone around you — really."

Pacifica Holiday Body Butter Duo Gift Set, $8.99, available at Target.
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"Clips are still cool, even though it’s not 2005 anymore. They can also be used to section hair when styling."

La-ta-da Small Clips, $7.99, available at Target.
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Mi-Anne Chan, Beauty Writer
Total spent: $100.97
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"First things first: W3ll People is one of my favorite brands because of the founders' commitment to using organic, cruelty-free ingredients. And the products are amazing, too. I’ve been using this concealer on and off for the past year or so — and I fall in love with it over and over again every time I whip out the tube. It’s creamy, hydrating, and covers pimples and dark spots."

W3ll People Bio Correct Multi-Action Concealer, $22.99, available at Target.
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"I am beyond obsessed with Pixi’s Glow Tonic. It’s alcohol-free (read: non-drying) and packed full of gentle exfoliators like glycolic acid. I actually notice a difference in the texture of my skin when I don’t use it."

Pixi Glow Tonic, $15, available at Target.
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"At $40, I admit that this moisturizer is pricey, but it’s a great option for those with oily skin. It hydrates effectively, yet doesn’t make my face greasy. Plus, the lightweight gel texture makes it a great one to apply pre-makeup."

Embryolisse Émulsion Hydra-Mat, $40, available at Target.
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"This peppermint- and eucalyptus-scented body wash really clears out your sinuses during a hot shower (perfect for when you’re feeling a little under the weather), and the hydrating oils won’t strip your skin or make you feel tight or dry post-shower."

The Seaweed Bath Co. Eucalyptus & Peppermint Body Wash, $12.99, available at Target.
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"I have eczema that flares up no matter the season, so I always keep a tube of this hand cream on my person in case I have the urge to itch. It contains colloidal oatmeal, aloe-vera juice, and chamomile to soothe irritated skin."

Skinfix Ultra Rich Hand Cream, $9.99, available at Target.
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Cat Quinn, Beauty Director
Total spent: $98.11
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"I might have splurged with my Sephora gift card, but I still use my Target gift cards like I did in college. Plus, you need to automatically subtract $3 for the blue Icee I’m slurping while I walk around the store grabbing my essentials. (And, like any Target trip, I’ll probably end up with an entirely different cart than this one. But that’s life...)

"I only wash my hair once a week, and when I do, I’m looking for something that removes my 700 layers of dry shampoo without stripping my hair. I love this stuff; it leaves that tingly, clean feeling. Like brushing your teeth, but for your hair."

John Frieda Beach Blonde Cool Dip Purifying Shampoo, $7.49, available at Target.
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"I still swear by this drugstore conditioner. It feels light and moisturizing, and doesn’t leave me looking like a wet poodle."

Tresemmé 24 Hour Body Healthy Volume Conditioner, $5.99, available at Target.
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"I’ve tried a lot of razors on my sensitive skin, and this one is the only one that doesn’t leave bumps or irritation. (Even around the bikini line, because I know you were wondering.)"

Gillette Venus Original Women's Razor, $8.49, available at Target.
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"Hell, I’ve got $100 to blow? I’m stocking up on these for the year."

Gillette Venus Original Women's Razor Refills 8 Count, $22.99, available at Target.
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"I know this isn’t the fanciest toothpaste in the world, but it leaves the freshest feeling and really does make my teeth whiter. I get compliments on them all the time, and I haven’t done a whitening kit in years."

Arm & Hammer Advance White Extreme Whitening Baking Soda & Peroxide Twin Pack Toothpaste, $5.99, available at Target.
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"A simple and plain wash that doesn’t leave your body feeling like it survived a night in the desert. I’m getting the pump this time, but normally I’m cheap and go for the regular bottle. Or, the soap bar."

Dove Deep Moisture Pump Body Wash, $7.79, available at Target.
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"I usually go for Living Proof or R+Co dry shampoo, but I power through them at such an alarming rate, I like to keep a few drugstore options on standby. And this one by Not Your Mother’s is good. It reduces grease and doesn’t feel sticky — if I’m being honest, though, I’m not totally sold on the smell."

Not Your Mother's Clean Freak Dry Shampoo, $4.79, available at Target.
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"I love this cleanser. It’s not revolutionary, but does a cleanser need to be? It removes makeup and mascara like a dream, and that’s what I care about most."

Olay Active Botanicals Refreshing Gel Facial Cleanser, $5.69, available at Target.
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"If you haven’t tried this lip balm, drive yourself to Target right now. While $19 is a bit more than you’d pay for your ChapStick, it will last you forever and it’s so luxe and transformative. French women buy this stuff in bulk, and I love that Target carries it now. I consider it an essential."

Nuxe Rêve de Miel Lip Balm, $19, available at Target.
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"This stuff is intensely hydrating, and actually goes a lot further than a tub of plain body lotion. Supermodels swear by it, and so do I."

Weleda Skin Food, $9.89, available at Target.
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Freedom in the World 2013 - Norway

Publisher Freedom House
Publication Date 9 May 2013
Cite as Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2013 - Norway, 9 May 2013, available at: [accessed 24 June 2017]
DisclaimerThis is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.

2013 Scores

Status: Free
Freedom Rating: 1.0
Civil Liberties: 1
Political Rights: 1

Far-right, anti-immigrant militant Anders Breivik was found guilty in July 2012 and sentenced to 21 years in prison for deadly attacks in 2011 that killed more than 70 people, many of them children. Immigration continued to be a sensitive topic throughout the year, as authorities conducted raids on asylum centers and forcibly repatriated rejected asylum applicants. Meanwhile, the country experienced some of the largest public-sector strikes in nearly three decades.

Norway's constitution, the Eidsvoll Convention, was first adopted in 1814 during a brief period of independence after nearly four centuries of Danish rule. Subsequently, Norway became part of a Swedish-headed monarchy. Since gaining independence in 1905, it has functioned as a constitutional monarchy with a multiparty parliamentary structure. Norway became a founding member of NATO in 1949.

Norwegian citizens narrowly rejected membership in the European Union (EU) in 1972 and 1994, despite government support for joining. Norwegians wanted to preserve their sovereignty and feared that membership would threaten the country's energy, agriculture, and fishing industries. As part of the European Economic Area (EEA), Norway has nearly full access to EU markets and exports approximately 75 percent of its goods to EU countries. While Norway has adopted almost all EU directives, it has little power to influence EU decisions.

In the September 2005 legislative elections, the center-left Red-Green coalition – led by the Labor Party and including the Socialist Left Party and the Center Party (Agrarians) – won 48 percent of the vote and 87 of 169 seats. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg reshuffled members of his coalition government in October 2007, resulting in a historic female-majority cabinet, with 10 female and 9 male ministers.

Stoltenberg's coalition was reelected in the September 2009 parliamentary elections, making it the first government to win reelection in 16 years. In concurrent elections for the Sami Assembly, the Norwegian Labor Party captured 14 seats, the Norwegian Sami Association received 11, and various other Sami parties won a total of 14. Municipal and county elections in September 2011 saw a loss of votes for the anti-immigration Progress Party, but gains for the Conservatives, Liberals, and Labour parties.

On July 22, 2011, Norwegian national and right-wing fundamentalist Anders Breivik detonated a powerful bomb in the center of Oslo near several government buildings, killing eight people and inflicting widespread material damage. Breivik then proceeded to shoot and kill 69 people attending a Labor Party summer youth camp on the island of Uttoya. The attacks – the deadliest in Scandinavia since World War II – prompted a national and regional discussion of Breivik's extreme-right, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim ideology, which included a radical resistance and hostility to Norway's multicultural agenda and its native Norwegian supporters. Minister of Justice Knut Storberget resigned in November 2011, citing personal reasons, but tacitly acknowledged the intense criticism he received over the poor police response to the Breivik massacre as significant to his decision.

Breivik's trial began in April 2012. He was initially declared legally insane and thus likely to be detained in a psychiatric institution, provoking a public outcry. The court, however, found Breivik legally competent, and he was sentenced to 21 years in prison with the possibility of "preventative detention," extending his sentence if he is deemed to be a continued threat to society. The independent 22 July Commission, which was appointed by the government, published its report in August 2012. The report found serious shortcomings in Norway's police force, including inadequate response times regarding its arrival at Uttoya and arrest of Breivik. The government subsequently announced that it would strengthen emergency preparedness measures.

Immigration to Norway has increased fivefold since the 1970s, including recent asylum-seekers predominantly from Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, and Eritrea. More than 10 percent of Norway's population was foreign-born in 2012, and more than 7,000 asylum seekers from some 100 countries arrived in Norway in 2012. In 2012, Norwegian police executed a series of raids on asylum centers and arranged forced repatriation of the more than 10,000 rejected asylum-seekers still living illegally in Norway. The national debate on immigration was affected by the attacks by Breivik, resulting in numerous public demonstrations and calls for strengthening Norway's tolerance and multiculturalism.

Political Rights and Civil Liberties

Norway is an electoral democracy. The unicameral Parliament, called the Storting, has 169 members who are directly elected for four-year terms through a system of proportional representation. The constitutional monarch, currently King Harald V, appoints the prime minister, who is the leader of the majority party or coalition in the Storting. While the monarch is officially the head of state and commander in chief of the armed forces, his duties are largely ceremonial.

The indigenous Sami population, in addition to participating in the national political process, has its own Consultative Constituent Assembly, or Sameting, which has worked to protect the group's language and cultural rights and influence the national government's decisions about Sami land and its resources. The Sameting is comprised of 39 representatives who are elected for four-year terms. The government supports Sami-language instruction, broadcast programs, and subsidized newspapers in Sami regions. A deputy minister in the national government deals specifically with Sami issues.

Norway remains one of the least corrupt countries in the world. However, isolated incidents of bribery and misconduct have occurred, and Norway's role in the international energy and mining industries has received particular scrutiny. In 2012, opposition parties strongly criticized Trade and Industry minister Trond Giske for appointing friends and family to state bodies and state-owned firms. Parliament started an inquiry into the matter in November 2012, which was ongoing at year's end. Norway was ranked 7 out of 176 countries surveyed in Transparency International's 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index.

Freedom of the press is constitutionally guaranteed. In an effort to promote political pluralism, the state subsidizes many newspapers, the majority of which are privately owned and openly partisan. Internet access is not impeded by the government.

Freedom of religion is protected by the constitution and respected in practice. The monarch is the constitutional head of the official Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway, and at least half of the cabinet must belong to the church. Other denominations must register with the state to receive financial support, which is determined by size of membership. Students must take a course on religion and ethics focusing on Christianity, though it is thought to violate international human rights conventions. Contrary to a decision reached in 2009 by the National Courts Administration, the Equality Tribunal in August 2010 issued a non-binding opinion that banning female police officers from wearing the hijab (headscarf) violates Norway's freedom of religion and antidiscrimination laws. A 2012 poll showed a rise in anti-Semitic attitudes, which prompted the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to criticize Norwegian officials for inadequately addressing the issue. Ubaydullah Hussain, leader of the Norwegian Muslim extremist group "Prophet's Ummah," was arrested in November and held in custody for several weeks for posting threatening messages on social media sites against "certain individuals" in the Jewish community, as well as two journalists. Investigations were continuing at year's end.

The constitution guarantees freedoms of assembly and association. Norwegians are very active in nongovernmental organizations. Labor unions play an important role in consulting with the government on social and economic issues, and approximately 53 percent of the workforce is unionized. The right to strike is legally guaranteed, except for members of the military and senior civil servants, and is practiced without restrictions. All workers have the right to bargain collectively. The summer of 2012 saw the largest public-sector strikes since 1984 over wages, affecting schools and prisons, as well as strikes in the private sector, including the crucial oil industry. The government imposed forced arbitration in September, but also formed a commission to evaluate the collective bargaining process.

The judiciary is independent, and the court system, headed by the Supreme Court, operates fairly at the local and national levels. The king appoints judges on the advice of the Ministry of Justice. The police are under civilian control, and human rights abuses by law enforcement authorities are rare. Prison conditions generally meet international standards. Three suspects were arrested in 2010 and charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism for their plan to attack the headquarters of Jyllands-Posten, the Danish newspaper that had published cartoons featuring the prophet Muhammad in 2005; they were found guilty of terrorism in January 2012, and sentenced to between 4 months and 7 years in prison.

The mandate of the Office of the Ombudsman was expanded in 2006 to include all forms of discrimination, and it is responsible for enforcing the country's Gender Equality Act, the Discrimination Act, and the Worker Protection and Working Environment Act. While citizens within the EEA no longer need a residence permit to work in Norway, the agreement excludes Romanians and Bulgarians.

The Gender Equality Act provides equal rights for men and women. In 2009, women won nearly 40 percent of the seats in Parliament, a slight increase over previous elections. Norway is a destination country for human trafficking for the purposes of labor and sexual exploitation. The country, however, remains a leader in antitrafficking efforts, according to the U.S. State Department's 2012 Trafficking in Persons Report.

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Afghanistan: Hussain Ali, "We need protection not detention"

Publisher IRIN
Publication Date 11 November 2011
Cite as IRIN, Afghanistan: Hussain Ali, "We need protection not detention", 11 November 2011, available at: [accessed 24 June 2017]
DisclaimerThis is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.

Hussain Ali, an ethnic Hazara Afghan, has experienced first-hand the flaws in Australia's mandatory detention policy. For more than 21 months, he has been held at the Curtin Immigration Detention Centre (IDC), one of eight high-security facilities across Australia for boat people, unsure whether his application for refugee status will be accepted or not.

From the remote facility in Western Australia's far north - the nation's largest with an operational capacity of more than 1,200 detainees - the 25-year-old told IRIN why he fled his homeland.

"This is my second attempt to seek refugee status in Australia. I was just 15 when I first fled Afghanistan after the Taliban began forcibly conscripting young boys in the village. Life for Hazaras like me is particularly difficult in Afghanistan. We are Shias and look different from most Afghans so the Taliban regularly single us out for abuse. To escape this, my uncle had me smuggled out of the country to Australia.

"When I arrived I was only a minor and didn't know what my rights were. Over the next three years in detention, I had no contact with my family and often fell into depression. Being in detention for so long is mentally exhausting. I don't know how else to describe it.

"Then [former prime minister] John Howard's so-called 'Pacific Solution' started [in 2001] and they asked many of us to return voluntarily. Many took up the offer and returned to Afghanistan, only to be beheaded by the Taliban once they arrived. I too felt I had no choice but to return. When I returned, I contacted my family who had been driven off their land by the Taliban and fled to Pakistan in late 2002. In 2003, I joined them outside Quetta in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan Province.

"But life in Pakistan wasn't much better. There we were regularly discriminated against and abused as well - often quite violently. And as we didn't have the legal right to be there or work, many of us found ourselves having to work in a local coal mine where conditions were nothing short of dire. I worked there from 2003 until January 2010 where I regularly witnessed first-hand the violence and brutality meted out against Hazaras like me.

"We couldn't even go to the market or do anything as fundamentalist groups have declared us infidels. They even thought by killing us they would go to paradise, while local residents would throw stones at us. Meanwhile, the Pakistani authorities did little to protect us. In fact, we often had to pay the police bribes just to avoid arrest.

"In 2009, fundamentalist groups in the area called on us to leave, saying we didn't belong there. And when we didn't, they responded by beheading five Hazara coal miners, which prompted me again to flee again to Australia.

"Since my departure, things have not improved. Since 2002, hundreds of Hazaras have been killed in Pakistan.

"I arrived in Australia for the second time on 1 February 2010. Now more than 21 months on, I'm still in detention. My initial application for refugee status was rejected after 14 months, while I still haven't received a response to my appeal seven months ago. I don't know what will happen next to me or my family. Please help us. We need protection not detention."

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2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Comoros

Publisher United States Department of State
Author Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Publication Date 24 May 2012
Cite as United States Department of State, 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Comoros, 24 May 2012, available at: [accessed 24 June 2017]
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The Union of the Comoros is a constitutional, multiparty republic. The country consists of three islands – Grande Comore (also called Ngazidja), Anjouan, and Moheli – and claims a fourth, Mayotte, which France governs. In November and December 2010 elections were held to choose a new union president as well as governors for each of the three islands. Serious electoral irregularities on the island of Anjouan noted by some observers were not sufficient to change the outcome of the national contests, and the constitutional court upheld the results of the elections. On May 26, former vice president Ikililou Dhoinine became president of the Comoros. Security forces reported to civilian authorities.

Official corruption, bribery in particular, was a pervasive problem in the government at all levels. Children were subject to various forms of abuse from violence to forced labor, including the worst forms of child labor, and trafficking in persons. The government did not effectively enforce laws providing protections of worker's rights.

Other human rights problems reported during the year included poor prison conditions, long pretrial detention, restrictions on press freedom, violence and societal discrimination against women, and criminalization of consensual same-sex sexual activity.

Impunity for violations of human rights existed. The government rarely took steps to prosecute, much less punish, officials anywhere in the government who committed abuses.

Section 1. Respect for the Integrity of the Person, Including Freedom from:

a. Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Life

During the year there were no confirmed reports the government or its agents committed any politically motivated killings. However, in June 2010 Colonel Combo Ayouba, a senior army officer, was assassinated at his home in Moroni. At year's end an investigation continued, and the chief of staff of the Comoran Defense Forces was under house arrest for his possible role in the killing (see section 1.e).

b. Disappearance

There were no reports of politically motivated disappearances.

c. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

The constitution and laws prohibit such practices. During the year there were no reports government officials employed them.

Prison and Detention Center Conditions

The detention facility in Moroni was known as the national prison. There were detention facilities as well on Anjouan and Moheli. The military detained security personnel in its own facilities. National or island-level authorities used these various detention facilities as deemed appropriate, and detainees could be transferred from either Anjouan or Moheli to Grande Comore depending upon the nature of the offense.

The limited available information indicated that prison conditions remained poor. Detainees and prisoners normally received a single meager meal per day. They depended on family members to supplement their diet; those with no relations in the area suffered. Common problems included nonpotable water, inadequate sanitation, overcrowding, inadequate medical facilities, and poor diet. During the year there were no reports of deaths of prison inmates.

The national prison in Moroni accommodated a maximum of 150 persons under crowded conditions. Consistent records of prison populations were not available. Authorities held pretrial detainees with convicted prisoners.

Prisoners and detainees were permitted reasonable access to visitors and Muslim religious observance. Prisoners could also bring complaints to the attention of authorities; however, investigations or follow-up actions almost never occurred.

The government permitted visits by independent human rights observers.

There were some documented improvements in conditions in the Badjo detention facility on Moheli island, where a renovation included a new cellblock, potable water and sanitation infrastructure, and beds.

d. Arbitrary Arrest or Detention

The constitution and law prohibit arbitrary arrest and detention, and the government generally observed these prohibitions.

Role of the Police and Security Apparatus

Six separate security forces report to four different authorities. Union government forces include the Army of National Development and the Gendarmerie, which report to the president's Cabinet Director for Defense (equivalent of minister); and the National Directorate of Territorial Safety (immigration and customs) under the Minister of Interior, Information, and Decentralization. Each of the three islands also has its own local police force under the authority of its ministry of interior.

Impunity was a problem, and there was no mechanism to investigate police abuses. Police and security forces participated in training on civil-military relations, public health, and peacekeeping operations.

Arrest Procedures and Treatment While in Detention

The law requires warrants for arrests and permits detainees to be held for 24 hours, although these provisions were not always respected in practice. The prosecutor must approve continued detention. A tribunal informs detainees of their rights, including the right to legal representation. The law provides for the prompt judicial determination of the legality of detention, and detainees must be promptly informed of the charges against them. In practice these rights were inconsistently respected. The law describes a bail system under which the individual is not permitted to leave the country. Some detainees did not get prompt access to attorneys or families. The law also requires the state to provide an attorney for indigent defendants, but this rarely occurred. Formal procedures described under the law were subject to unpredictable, inconsistent, and broad variations in actual practice.

Pretrial Detention: Pretrial detention was a problem. By law pretrial detainees can be held for only four months, but this period can be extended. Detainees routinely await trial for extended periods for reasons including administrative delays, case backlogs, and time-consuming collection of evidence. Some extensions lasted several months.

e. Denial of Fair Public Trial

The constitution and law provide for an independent judiciary, and the government generally respected judicial independence in practice. However, judicial inconsistency, unpredictability, lack of payment of salaries, and corruption were problems.

Trial Procedures

The law provides for the right to a fair trial for all citizens. Under the legal system, which incorporates French legal codes and Shari'a (Islamic law), trials are open to the public, and defendants are presumed innocent. Juries deliberate criminal cases. Defendants have the right to consult an attorney; indigent defendants have the right to have one provided at public expense. Defendants may be present, access government-held evidence, question witnesses, and present witnesses and evidence on their own behalf. There is an appeal process. The formal procedures described in the law were subject to unpredictable, inconsistent, and broad variations in actual practice. Defendants rarely received legal counsel at public expense.

Political Prisoners and Detainees

In August 2010 the government put General Mohamed Amiri Salimou, chief of staff of the Comoran Defense Forces, under house arrest for his possible role in the killing of Colonel Combo Ayouba (see section 1.a.). In April the Court of First Instance acquitted Salimou and all but four of the 30 persons arrested with him of the charge of rebellion without pronouncing on the charge of murder. The four were sentenced to one year in prison; three have been held in solitary confinement. The investigation into the charge of killing Combo continued, and Salimou remained under house arrest, with no date set for his trial by year's end.

Civil Judicial Procedures and Remedies

There is an independent but not impartial judiciary for civil matters. Officers of formal courts frequently asked for payment from parties before the court in the course of exercising their functions. Administrative remedies were rarely available, although citizens with influence had access to such alternatives. Court orders were inconsistently enforced.

f. Arbitrary Interference with Privacy, Family, Home, or Correspondence

The constitution and law prohibit such actions, and the government generally respected these prohibitions in practice.

Section 2. Respect for Civil Liberties, Including:

a. Freedom of Speech and Press

Status of Freedom of Speech and Press

The constitution and law provide for freedom of speech and press.

Freedom of Press: The union government partially limited press freedom by publicly criticizing journalists who wrote controversial articles, and journalists on all three islands practiced self-censorship. According to the Comoran Federation of Human Rights, in March the outgoing administration of President Mohamed Sambi pressured the state-run newspaper Al Watan and the independent newspaper Al Balad to suspend their editor in chief and director, respectively, for articles critical of the long transition period and delays in inaugurating President Ikililou.

Internet Freedom

There were no government restrictions on access to the Internet or reports the government monitored e-mail or Internet chat rooms. Individuals and groups could engage in the expression of views via the Internet, including by e-mail.

Academic Freedom and Cultural Events

There were no government restrictions on academic freedom or cultural events.

b. Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association

The constitution and law provide for freedom of assembly and association, and the government generally respected these rights in practice.

c. Freedom of Religion

See the Department of State's 2010 International Religious Freedom Report.

d. Freedom of Movement, Internally Displaced Persons, Protection of Refugees, and Stateless Persons

The constitution and law provide for freedom of movement within the country and foreign travel, and the government generally respected these rights in practice. No specific constitutional or legal provisions deal with emigration and repatriation.

The government cooperated with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and other humanitarian organizations in providing protection to internally displaced persons, refugees, returning refugees, asylum seekers, stateless persons, and other persons of concern.

Protection of Refugees

The law does not provide for the granting of asylum or refugee status, and the government has not established a system for providing protection to refugees. In practice, although very few refugees sought asylum, the government provided protection against the expulsion or return of refugees to countries where their lives or freedom would be threatened on account of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.

Section 3. Respect for Political Rights: The Right of Citizens to Change Their Government

The constitution and law provide citizens the right to change their government peacefully, and citizens exercised this right in practice through periodic, free, and fair elections based on universal suffrage.

Elections and Political Participation

The constitution provides for a rotating union government presidency in which every four years each island takes a turn at holding a primary for three presidential candidates. The constitution thus restricts, by island, those eligible to run for the presidency. However, aside from the rotation principle, anyone is free to run for election.

Recent Elections: In November and December 2010, elections were held to choose a new union government president, as well as governors for each of the three islands. The turn passed to Moheli. From the original 10 candidates (all natives of Moheli), Mohelian voters selected three to run in the national election. Although some observers noted serious irregularities on the island of Anjouan in the national election, these were not sufficient to change the outcome, and the constitutional court upheld the final election results. Former vice president Ikililou Dhoinine became the union president in May.

In December 2009 legislative elections were held for both the union national assembly (parliament) and the three island assemblies. These elections were also considered generally free and fair.

Participation of Women and Minorities: There was one woman in the 33-member National Assembly and three women in the 10-member cabinet. No minorities held National Assembly seats or ministerial posts in the union or island governments.

Section 4. Official Corruption and Government Transparency

The law provides criminal penalties for official corruption. However, the government did not implement the law effectively, and officials often engaged with impunity in corrupt practices, such as taking money for performing routine administrative services or doing favors. Resident diplomatic, UN, and humanitarian agency workers reported petty corruption was commonplace at all levels of the civil service despite the government's anticorruption campaign. Businessmen reported corruption and a lack of transparency, and the World Bank indicators reflected that corruption was a significant problem.

Corruption continued in the security forces. Citizens paid bribes to evade customs regulations, avoid arrest, and have police reports falsified. Some police personnel paid bribes to receive promotions.

The union Ministry of Justice is responsible for combating corruption. However, although public allegations of corruption were routine, the government did not charge, prosecute, or discipline officials.

Officials are subject to financial disclosure laws as of June 21. Presidential decree No. 11-103/PR implementing a 2008 Law on Transparency of Political, Economic, Financial and Social Activities requires all officials at union and island levels to declare their assets prior to entering office. Officials subject to the law submitted written declarations on taking office.

No laws provide for public access to government information. Those who have personal or working relationships with government officials can generally access government information, but members of the general public cannot.

Section 5. Governmental Attitude Regarding International and Nongovernmental Investigation of Alleged Violations of Human Rights

One domestic human rights organization and some international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) generally operated without government restriction, investigating and publishing their findings on human rights cases. Domestic NGOs largely supplanted government ministries in the provision of some functions, especially in health and education. Government officials were generally cooperative and responsive to their views.

The government cooperated with international organizations and permitted visits by representatives of the UN and other organizations. No outside visits were made during the year, but domestic human rights and other nongovernmental organizations used locally based UN personnel as a means of influencing the government. No reports or criticisms were issued.

Section 6. Discrimination, Societal Abuses, and Trafficking in Persons

Although the law prohibits discrimination based on race, gender, disability, language, or social status, there were reports of discrimination against women and persons with disabilities.

Rape and Domestic Violence: Rape is illegal and punishable by imprisonment of five to 10 years or up to 15 years if the victim is younger than age 15. However, the government did not enforce the laws on rape effectively. The law does not specifically address spousal rape, which occurred. Statistics were scarce, since many of these situations were settled within families or by village elders without recourse to the formal court system. Authorities believed the problem was widespread, as was overall sexual violence. For example, allegations of crimes of sexual aggression accounted for about half of all persons detained.

The law prohibits domestic violence. No reliable data were available on the extent of the problem. The government did not take any concrete action to combat violence against women. While women can seek protection through the courts in such cases, extended family or village elders customarily addressed such problems. Domestic violence cases rarely, if ever, entered the formal court system.

Sexual Harassment: Sexual harassment is illegal and punishable by up to 10 years' imprisonment. Although rarely reported due to societal pressure, such harassment was nevertheless a common problem, and the government did not effectively enforce penalties against it.

Sex Tourism: The Comoros is a source country for men and women subjected to sex trafficking. There are reports that foreign tourists frequented establishments where such trafficking occurred.

Reproductive Rights: Couples and individuals are generally free to choose the number and spacing of their children, and to have the information and means to do so free from discrimination, coercion, and violence. Modern contraceptive use among married women and girls ages 15-49 was approximately 19 percent, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). Existing health resources (including personnel, facilities, equipment, and drugs) were inadequate, making it difficult for the government to respond to the health needs of the population. According to the Population Reference Bureau, approximately 62 percent of births were attended by skilled personnel. The UNFPA estimated maternal mortality in 2008 to be 340 deaths per 100,000 live births. A general lack of adolescent reproductive health information and services led to unwanted pregnancies and increased morbidity and mortality among adolescent girls. These incidents were generally concealed for social and cultural reasons. There are no legal barriers preventing women from receiving treatment for sexually transmitted infections, but many hesitated to do so due to social and cultural concerns.

Discrimination: The law provides for equality of persons, and in general, inheritance and property rights practices do not discriminate against women. The local cultures on Grande Comore and Moheli are traditionally matrilineal, and all inheritable property is the possession of women. This cultural practice leads at times to what might be seen as discrimination against men in the inheritance of homes and land. Men retain the head-of-household role in society. Throughout the country, including on Anjouan, land and homes are usually awarded to women in case of divorce or separation. Societal discrimination against women was most apparent in rural areas where women were mostly limited to farming and child-rearing duties, with fewer opportunities for education and wage employment. In urban areas growing numbers of women were employed and generally earned wages comparable with those of men engaged in similar work; however, few women held positions of responsibility in business. The Ministry of Health, Solidarity, and Gender Promotion is responsible for promoting women's rights.

Birth Registration: Any child having at least one Comoran parent is considered a citizen, regardless of where the birth takes place. Any child born in the country is considered a citizen unless both parents are foreigners, although these children can apply for citizenship if they have lived in the country for at least five years at the time of their application. An estimated 15 percent of children were not officially registered at birth, although many of these situations were regularized subsequently. No public services were withheld from children who were not officially registered.

Education: Universal education is compulsory until the age of 12, but not tuition-free. The public education system was in severe disrepair; private schools, including madrassas, took up some of the slack. When families paid private school tuition, boys generally were more likely to attend schools than girls.

Child Abuse: The government did not take specific action to protect or promote children's welfare and did not enforce legal provisions that address the rights and welfare of children. Although there were no official statistics on child abuse, it was common and often occurred when impoverished families sent their children to work for wealthier families. The practice was most prevalent on Anjouan, where children were sent to the French department of Mayotte, where the population is ethnically related to that of Anjouan. There were also scattered reports of teachers raping students in some schools. Traditional societal networks rather than formal law enforcement investigations generally handled these cases.

Sexual Exploitation of Children: Child prostitution and child pornography are illegal. The law considers unmarried children under age 18 to be minors, and they are protected legally from sexual exploitation, prostitution, and pornography. The age of consent is 13. Anyone convicted of luring a child into prostitution is subject to a prison term of two to five years and a fine of 150,000 to one million Comoran francs ($417 to $2,778). There were no official statistics regarding these matters. There was evidence that children sent to work within the country or to Mayotte by family members, or enrolled in madrassas were sometimes subject to sexual abuse. The country was a source for children subjected to sex trafficking. Girls were exploited in prostitution on all three islands in rented houses, nightclubs, and hotels, often with the knowledge of their families or after being coerced by other young girls. There were reports that foreign tourists frequented these establishments.

International Child Abductions: The country is not a party to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

There was no known Jewish population, and there were no reports of anti-Semitic acts.

Trafficking in Persons

For information on trafficking in persons, see the Department of State's 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report.

Persons with Disabilities

The constitution and laws do not mandate access to buildings, information, and communication for persons with disabilities.

Handicap Comores, the country's nongovernmental center for persons with disabilities on Grande Comore, was run by a local NGO called Shiwe, or "Pillar." The center imported wheelchairs and prostheses.

There is no restriction on the right of persons with disabilities to participate in civic affairs.

Societal Abuses, Discrimination, and Acts of Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Consensual same-sex sexual activity is illegal and can be punished by up to five years' imprisonment and a fine of 50,000 to one million Comoran francs ($139 to $2,778). During the year, however, no case of this nature came before the courts. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons generally did not publicly discuss their sexual orientation, due to societal pressure. There were no LGBT organizations.

Other Societal Violence or Discrimination

There were no reports of societal violence or discrimination against persons with HIV/AIDS.

Section 7. Worker Rights

a. Freedom of Association and the Right to Collective Bargaining

The law allows workers to form and join independent unions of their choice without previous authorization or excessive requirements. It provides for the right to strike, requiring an eight-day notification period and specification of the reason for and duration of the strike. The law includes a system for resolving labor disputes. Unions have the right to bargain collectively. The government, especially the ministries of finance and labor, sets wages in the large public sector, and imposes a minimum wage in the small private sector. The law allows unions to conduct their activities without government interference. The law does not prohibit antiunion discrimination by employers in hiring practices or other employment functions. There are no laws protecting strikers from retribution.

The law was not applied in the settlement of private-sector disputes, but was invoked unpredictably and inconsistently in labor disputes in the public sector. Worker organizations were independent of the government and political parties.

Workers exercised these rights in practice. There were no reports of instances of retribution against strikers. Common problems included failure to pay salaries regularly or on time, mostly in the government sector, and unfair and abusive dismissal practices such as firing employees without giving proper notice or paying the required severance pay. There were no incidents of antiunion discrimination during the year.

b. Prohibition of Forced or Compulsory Labor

The law prohibits forced or compulsory labor by adults with certain exceptions for obligatory military service, community service, and during accidents, fires, and disasters. The union government's civil protection unit may oblige persons to respond to disasters if it is unable to obtain sufficient voluntary assistance. There are no specific prohibitions against forced or compulsory child labor. The law was not applied during the year.

Forced child labor occurred in practice, particularly in agriculture (planting, weeding, harvesting), fishing, informal retail (selling goods on the street), and domestic service.

Also see the Department of State's 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report.

c. Prohibition of Child Labor and Minimum Age for Employment

Laws exist to protect children from exploitation in the workplace. The law establishes 15 as the minimum age for employment.

The government did not enforce such laws. The Ministry of Labor is responsible for enforcing child labor laws, but it did not actively or effectively do so. There were three labor inspectors (one for each island). These inspectors were responsible for all potential violations of labor law and did not focus only on child labor cases.

Children worked in subsistence farming, fishing, in the informal sector selling goods along roadsides, and extracting and selling marine sand. Children worked on food crops such as manioc and beans, and also on cash crops such as vanilla, cloves, and ylang-ylang (a flower used to make perfume). Some children worked under forced labor conditions, particularly in domestic service, roadside and market selling, and agriculture. In addition, some Qur'anic schools arranged for indigent students to receive lessons in exchange for labor, which sometimes was forced. Some families placed their children in the homes of wealthier families where they worked in exchange for food, shelter, or educational opportunities. Many children were not paid for their work.

Also see the Department of Labor's 2010 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor.

d. Acceptable Conditions of Work

The official estimate for the poverty income level is 250,000 Comoran francs ($700) per year.

Although the union government and local governments did not enforce the minimum wage law and workweek standards, unions had adequate influence to negotiate de facto minimum wage rates for different skill levels for unionized jobs. These provisions applied to all workers, regardless of sector or country of origin. In practice unions promoted this de facto minimum wage via their ability to strike against employers.

Some employers, particularly the government, were consistently remiss in paying salaries. Despite some strikes and other protests, the union government was unable regularly to pay government employees – including low-level officials, teachers, and medical workers – with arrears building up over years; most public sector employees did not receive more than one third of their expected pay in any given year.

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Friday Flyers: Berzerk (1980)

I can still remember going into the first arcade in my neck of the woods, it was called Games People Play, and hearing the taunts of the robots from the Berzerk machine. It actually intimidated me and I wouldn’t play the game until my Father was standing behind me as I sat on a stool so that I could reach the controls.

Thanks as always to the Arcade Flyer Archive for the scanned flyers posted below!

It wasn’t until years later that I learned that famed comic book artist Jim Steranko did the artwork around the monitor of the arcade cabinet.


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Best football android games

Best football Android games for Android 2017

Football is a sport that drags a lot of fans; it’s one of the most (if not the most) popular sport around the world. Every year, thousands and thousands of fans gather in pubs and clubs and even their own homes, to sit in front of a TV and watch a game. So, of course, they would also sit in front of a TV to simulate a football match. What could be better than a game in which everything goes just as you want it to do?
Well, that will depend on your skills as a player, but we’ll leave you a list of the best football games for your Android devices.

Top Best football Android games

FIFA MOBILE 2017 Review

The most veteran saga of football games history, with so many installments ranging and covering from conventional consoles to laptops; even a few years ago, we were already able to find some of their deliveries on Android devices. The last of them and which we open this top best football android games is FIFA MOBILE 2017, a game of this veteran saga that’s never let us down with any of their deliveries. If we had to choose which is the best football game for Android, it would definitely be the FIFA series.

In the past, we have made a review on this game here on Reviewdapps. If you want to check it out, you can jump straight to it. Click on this link, judge for yourself

Score! Hero Review

Few football Android games reach such a score of 4.6, and that’s Score! Hero is one of them. Strictly guiding ourselves based on the score marked on the Play Store, we could say this is one of the best football Android games. Gather a good team and make the best moves; you’ll be scored on each game. You’ll receive a certain number of stars in accordance with your performance in that match.

Collect enough stars and progresses on the season. If you couldn’t on your first try, you surely will in future attempts; keep trying and you’ll make it. In general, it’s a very good, fun and balanced football game for Android.

Top Eleven

In the case that your fort is to direct your team to victory and take care of all technical paragraph and so, in general, to be a football manager, then this is your game. Nordeus guys have created a powerful soccer manager, except for managing of your players; you can control absolutely everything relating to your club. Top Eleven is the perfect tool to become the best trainer in the world.

You can promote the progression of your team, from the workouts until encounters. Design strategies and formations, have complete control of the transfer market, build the stadium of your dreams or motivate your players; these are just some of the options Top Eleven can offer you.

PES Club Manager

Konami couldn’t be left behind in all this football games Android competition, so they brought their famous football saga for our Android devices, but in a somewhat curious way. PES Club Manager is a game somewhat similar to the previously mentioned Top Eleven because on here, we have to put ourselves in the skin of a football manager. It is a very good, powerful Simulator with which we will even have the opportunity to choose and train our own players.

Then if we talk about the best football Android games, all that’s PES related can’t be missing on this list and PES Club Manager is not the exception.

Real Football Review

This games saga is consecrating and increasingly gaining a better position among lovers of the genre, football games for Android since 2012, when it all started. Gameloft company, responsible for Real Football, has a great trajectory and definitely always leaves a good taste in our mouths with its Android Games, and Real Football is no exception for this.

Real Footbal is another of the amazing football game for Android for those who are not lovers of the FIFA saga and its prices. Real Football is completely free and also, ad-free, with which you can enjoy a pleasant experience playing a great football Simulator that has nothing to envy the largest; for this reason and for being free, it earns its position on this list of the best Android football games.

Final Kick Review

A game that stands out for the simplest factor of all and it is its simplicity; this is what makes Final Kick a giant among football games for Android. In Final Kick, our only goal would be to kick the ball and make a goal. As simple as it sounds. All in all, Final Kick is basically a penalty shootout game and this is what we must do; it’s a pretty addictive game. We can even customize our teams, and so, have the best kickers.

Final Kick offers tournaments both online and offline, which ensure us many hours of fun. If your desire is to score goals and enjoy a lot the penalties, then Final Kick is the best Android football game for Android for you.

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Errol Strachan is not only a living legend in the South African music scene but a living legend in South Africa’s skateboarding history. If you have never heard of Errol Strachan aka BONG you about to get educated.

1. Could you give us a brief introduction on who you are, age and a summary of your life with regards to skateboarding and msic?.

Hello – I am Bong, 51 years, I old started skateboarding in 1975, at age 13. I started in the same skate era that the Lords of Dogtown Movie depicts. I skated for 25 years nonstop since, practically every day, and stopped skating at around age 38/39.

I grew up in an area that had no facilities and due to apartheid we were not really easily allowed into places that had ramps, and least of all pools, so I naturally became a Freestyle/Flatland trick skater. My friends and I had a skate club in Grassy Park called “Comets” Skate Club and we used to imitate the tricks we saw Tony Alva and the Boys do in the then popular “Skateboarder” magazine.

Skateboarding was pretty much a “fad” sport in South Africa, it came and went like a fashion style. So when its popularity declined, many of my friends stopped skating, but Myself and a handful continued to skate. That’s also when Thrasher magazine surfaced in the USA – this was the early 80’s. We knew there were other skaters around, but we never really made much contact with these people – It was not accepted really for colored kids to have white friends and was actually frowned upon, in the late 70’s / early 80’s.

Then I got into Reggae and Rastafarianism and my life changed radically- I was also introduced to Reggae music and due to the politically turbulent times I was in I found this a fitting culture to adopt. That’s also when I started growing my dreadlocks, around 1983. I also started playing music – I started The Sons of Selassie Reggae band with 2 other friends – and the band is still going strong to this day – 28 years later!

I spent some time in Johannesburg playing music – it was there that I met 2 small kids 8/9 years old called Greg Finch and Dallas Oberholzer. I was probably around 29 years old. They saw me demo skate at some shopping centres and used to hang out with me once or twice when they got a chance to come through.

I got back to Cape Town and as I arrived my friends told me that they were hosting the first ever South African National Skateboarding contest – and it included Freestyle. So I entered and won it. And I won the next one, and the next one as they happened annually, won a few of those until 1993 when I stopped skating contests. That’s also when I opened my skate shop.

From there I mostly focussed on family work and music.

2. You had a distinct skateboarding style back in the day. In a time of half pipes and big tricks what made you follow this kind of style?

We had no other facilities really than flat land. SO we all resorted to trick skating.

3. Who were your biggest influences as a skateboarder growing up?

Rodney Mullen, Per Welinder, any good pro and rated freestyle skaters mostly. I would also admire the rest but they were not really influences

4. How did you get into skateboarding?

I saw someone skating, and fell in love with what I saw… and said: “I am going to do that!”

5. Do you prefer the skate scene of the good old days to the current skate scene?

I am not sure. What I can say from what I see is this: The sport has evolved radically to become more extreme. I doubt there are any more technical skaters than what I saw when I skated in the 90’s just everything got bigger and more intense.

6. You play in the band The Rudimentals. Have you played in other bands?

Yes, Sons of Selassie, Roots Rockers, Blunt (the Blunt Skate Magazine was named by myself and it was named after my hip hop band I had at them time, although it took on its own personality, I named that MAG!), A few other reggae bands, Braindead and then Rudimentals. I had some gaps between bands, as I also stopped playing music for a while when I lost a good friend. I was bummed out about that.

7. How was your experience running your shop “Bongs”

Fun but hard. We imported stuff and it killed us. The excon rate fluctuated so badly that in 2 years we had to double up on selling price and that’s when we called it a day – But we knew that we had a major rep as it was a real skate shop run by real skaters for skaters. Kids cried when we closed it. If I were well off and born with a silver spoon I would have kept that going, but simply could not afford to.

8. What are the future plans for Bong?

Play Music, Work, Breath, Live, Love, the same as yesterday and the day before and the day before….


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Pendleton, The Portland Collection, is the much anticipated collaboration of Pendleton's president and three young designers. Pulling inspiration from the century old archives, these designers set out to develop a line that was modern and relevant, while holding to the tradition of the brand. Mission accomplished. Its the iconic print and virgin woolen blankets and flannels with a sophisticated designer edge that's wearable anytime, anywhere.


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CNET editor James Kim, family missing

(From CNET) CNET senior editor James Kim and his family are missing. The 35-year-old Kim, his wife Kati and daughters Penelope (4 years) and Sabine (7 months) left their home in San Francisco last week on a road trip to the Pacific Northwest. They were last seen on Saturday, November 25, in Portland, Ore., according to the San Francisco Police Department, which has opened a missing persons’ investigation. They were driving a 2005 silver Saab station wagon with the personalized California license plate “DOESF.” Those with information about the Kim family’s whereabouts are asked to contact San Francisco police immediately at 415-558-5508 during normal business hours and at 415-553-1071 after-hours. Portland police can be reached at 503-823-4000.

SF Police Department’s missing person page regarding the Kim family.

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  • Shannon

    I guess it takes a while for family members to convince the police that someone is missing, but I thought it was too bad that we just heard about this on local Portland news last night. That’s five days since the family was last seen here. So sad–and strange and scary.

  • How awful! I hope they are discovered to be safe and sound quickly.

  • Lin

    I just heard of this too just a couple days ago. There should have been more info about it out to the public much sooner.

    I live on one of the routes that could be taken to the coast from the main I-5 Hwy. the more information known about the Kim’s, the more likely they can be located.

    Are they runners? do they hike? are they curious about natural things –enough to pack the kids on their backs and take a little hike, say back to a waterfall that Kati might have known about? Had the husband been to the U of O? could they have stopped in Eugene to check it out? (which would mean they would have taken either 38 or 42 to get to Gold Beach). Was Kati familiar with the roads to the coast?(most people know not to take the Agness rd in the winter) Usually people have a favorite town they like to go back to, did Kati have one when she lived here? There are so many little things that would help get into their thinking…our newspaper did not even say when they were expected back—on the web I found out they were expected back on Monday. That is a heck of trip to go from Portland on Saturday morning and get back to the bay area by Monday -AND swing over to the coast on the way. Pretty impratical. Means you’d have to book it down to Gold Beach. I wouldn’t even think of going that route with so little time, and it would make the Sunday trip back to the Bay area a very tiring one. Just doesn’t seem rational with little ones in tow. Is it possible they changed plans? The weather reports were not good for last weekend. There was snow predicted in the mountains. I heard once that they called from their cell when they were in Salem. i don’t know if that’s true or not. It’s possible the contents of that conversation would help.

    Tomorrow (Sunday) I am going to go out and drive this route, which is Hwy. 34. If anyone knows anything that would be helpful, please post.


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Conwy Council to spend 33K on Bryn's bistro

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CONWY County Council will spend an extra £33,000 to adapt a Colwyn Bay Watersports centre for a celebrity chef’s bistro.

Cabinet Members voted in a behind closed doors meeting yesterday(Tuesday) to fund the extra work needed at Porth Eirias to accommodate Bryn Williams, including to upgrade the building’s power supply and meet “higher than expected tender prices”.

Council Leader, Cllr Dilwyn Roberts, said: “A lot of time and energy has been invested into bringing Bryn Williams to Porth Eirias, and we’re fully aware of the frustration people have felt because the bistro has yet to open.

“In the current financial climate it is important that Elected Members have the opportunity to review such matters - it’s public money.

“Inward investment is challenging and sometimes it doesn’t run smoothly, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t bother trying.”

Cabinet members made their decision based on a “detailed report” on the food offer at the watersports centre.

The report explained that more money was needed than was originally predicted by both the council and Bryn’s bistro to carry out the structural changes and fit-out of the premises.

Members of the council’s Principal Overview and Scrutiny Committee discussed the matter in another private meeting last week.

MP David Jones, who last week branded the watersports centre a “cash-guzzling white elephant”, Tweeted: “Everyone in Colwyn Bay wants to see progress in Porth Eirias.

“It's time we were told when it's expected Bryn will be open for business.

“And it'd be good to be told why a brand new building is apparently not fit for purpose without throwing more public money at it.”

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