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Bureaucracy is destroying Wikipedia

Bureaucracy is destroying Wikipedia

A drop in the growth of users, and editing articles on Wikipedia have been observed by researchers, who noted that this phenomenon, which is becoming constant, may lead to a deterioration in the quality of the site until its closure. The reason for the decline would be publishers who do not want to accept contributions from occasional users. Ed [...]
Sexual harassment cases within the United Nations: slow, corrupt, and bureaucratic internal justice system

Sexual harassment cases within the United Nations: slow, corrupt, and bureaucratic internal justice system

If there is one bastion of bureaucracy, it is the United Nations. Embarrassing as it is that the organization is deluged with sexual harassment complaints within its own ranks, this agency that is mandated to protect human rights across the globe, has an arbitrary and unfair system of handling its internal sexual harassment cases. The processing of [...]
Pull-out of U.S. troops from Iraq worrying Iraqi forces

Pull-out of U.S. troops from Iraq worrying Iraqi forces

Hurriyah, a neighborhood in Baghdad, will soon be turned over by US troops to their Iraqi counterpart. This place was the scene of some of the fiercest fightings three years ago between the Shiite and the Sunni factions. While the Iraqi battalion that will take over the place is purported to be one of the best in the force, members of the battalion [...]