Saturday, October 11, 2008

Crackdown on tight pants

"JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - South Sudan's president shut down a police investigation Wednesday that saw scores of young women arrested for 'disturbing the peace' by wearing tight trousers.

"The women were arrested over the past week by police who said they suspected them of belonging to youth gangs known for drinking, fighting and public nudity.

"But government officials, including the south's gender minister, said they were angry at the way the women had been targeted and treated after arrest.

"President Salva Kiir had ordered a "serious investigation" into the police crackdown, said a government minister."  - full story here

Ok, but what's a "Gender Minister"?