What Was New: August 2008

4 August

Pic of the Week

A spick-and-span uniformed Indian Railways official, wearing a brightly coloured Rajasthani head-dress, stands in front of the Fairy Queen steam locomotive at a station in India.
Transport of delight

17 August

End child sex tourism now!

Several countries, including the UK, have now passed laws making it possible to convict people for child sex offences they've committed abroad. However, enforcement is very mixed. Part of this is because the police in the country where the offences are committed don't have the resources to investigate child sex crime. On occasions, the police themselves may be paid to look the other way. But sometimes, sorry to say, it's a matter of the government of the offender's country of origin not being willing to commit resources to extraditing and prosecuting its own criminals. Read more...
Campaigns: Child sex tourism

18 August

Pic of the Week

Cuban children in Young Pioneer uniforms dance the conga – between the legs of carnival characters on stilts!
Conga!

19 August

Can't take 'em anywhere...

With the publication of the FCO's third annual British Behaviour Abroad report, the UK media are full of stories about Brits misbehaving overseas. Are we really all as bad as the press would have us believe?
Brits Behaving Badly...

20 August

September Specials

If you're keen to improve the standard of your photography and are in Thailand during the month of September, then you'll be interested to hear about Photography School Asia's special events for the month. Improve your skills with British professional photographer and photojournalist Jonathan Taylor.
Photography School Asia: special events – September 2008