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The Federal Government is looking for qualified Nigerians to apply for Community Managers under its ongoing 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) program.

The 76-page report, “‘They Don’t Treat Us like Human Beings’: Abuse of Imprisoned Women in Japan,” documents the abusive conditions in many women’s prisons in Japan. Government policies towards women in prison violate international human rights conventions and contravene international standards such as the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules of the Treatment of Prisoners, known as the Mandela Rules. Prison authorities use restraints on imprisoned pregnant women, arbitrarily employ ...

9/13-12/3, UW Nancy Nicholas Hall-Mecklenburg Textile Gallery (reception 4-6 pm, 9/21).

Isthmus Picks for Sept. 18-21 includes the opening of a new exhibit remembering Wisconsin artist Truman Lowe; a book talk on ‌Sing a Black Girl’s Song, collecting unpublished work by the late Ntozake Shange.