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Civil Rights Defenders is looking for a controller with experience of working with projects
The Stockholm-based NGO Civil Rights Defenders wants to take its Finance Department to the next level and is now looking for a Controller to help develop processes and working methods. As a Controller, you are a key asset in the Finance Department. The main focus is to simplify and improve all financial areas in order to get the very best results out of our new ERP system Maconomy. As a Controller, you will be responsible for a number of departments and act as controller for important projects in close cooperation with your colleagues in Stockholm as well as the rest of the world.
Some of the key activities include
Setting up project budgets in consultation with our project and program managers.
Financial reporting of our projects to donors and auditors.
Supporting department managers in budgeting and forecasting.
Responsible for analysing projects and department results in connection with monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
Contact person for our departments regarding financial matters.
Contributing to our work with new reports and improved controlling processes.
Participating in improving the financial work.
We are especially interested in applicants with
A Degree of Master of Science in Business and Economics, or similar, with a few years working experience in controlling and project reporting.
Experience in a project-based work, preferably from a non-profit organisation or consultancy-driven work.
Strong interest in pursuing improvement, big or small.
Experience in managing ERP systems, such as Maconomy.
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and a very experienced Excel user.
Very good knowledge of Swedish and English, both written and verbal.
Permanent employment (100%) with an initial six months probation period.
The position is based at Civil Rights Defenders' head office in Stockholm, Sweden.
The position may include some travel to Civil Rights Defenders' local offices.
To apply, submit your cover letter and CV to info@crd.org no later than 30 January 2020. Please state "Controller" in the subject line. Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis, meaning the position could be filled ahead of the deadline. Welcome with your application! For questions about this position, please contact Karin Ancker, CFO. Civil Rights Defenders has a local union club connected to Unionen. The union can be reached at crdunionclub@crd.org.
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Colombia and Mexico: problems with national panic button devices for human rights defenders
The SDD Contributor of Stock Daily Dish posted on 15 December 2019 a detailed piece on the shortcomings of the panic buttons issued by Colombia and Mexico.
A GPS-enabled "panic button" that Colombia's government has issued ito abut 400 persons is supposed to summon help for human-rights defenders or journalists if they are threatened. But it the article claims that it has technical flaws that could let hostile parties disable it, eavesdrop on conversations and track users' movements, according to an independent security audit conducted for The Associated Press. There is no evidence the vulnerabilities have been exploited, but are alarmed. "This is negligent in the extreme," said Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity at the nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation, calling the finding "a tremendous security failure."
Over the past four years, other "distress alarms" and smartphone apps have been deployed or tested around the world, with mixed results. When effective, they can be crucial lifelines against criminal gangs, paramilitary groups or the hostile security forces of repressive regimes. [see: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2014/06/23/today-official-launch-of-ais-panic-button-a-new-app-to-fight-attack-kidnap-and-torture/ and https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2014/04/24/the-natalia-gps-alarm-bracelet-wins-golden-egg-awards-in-stockholm/]
The "boton de apoyo," distributed by Colombia's Office of National Protection is a keychain-style fob. Its Chinese manufacturer markets it under the name EV-07 for tracking children, pets and the elderly. The operates on a wireless network, has a built-in microphone and receiver and can be mapped remotely with geo-location software. A button marked "SOS" calls for help when pressed.
A company official, John Chung, acknowledged that Rapid7 notified him of the flaws in December. In keeping with standard industry practice, Rapid7 waited at least two months before publicly disclosing the vulnerabilities to give the manufacturer time to address them. Chung told the AP that Eview was working to update the EV-07's webserver software, where Rapid7 found flaws that could allow user and geolocation data to be altered.
Activists have good reason to be wary of public officials in Colombia, where murder rates for land and labor activists are among the world's highest, and there is a legacy of state-sponsored crime. The DAS domestic intelligence agency, which provided bodyguards and armored vehicles to high-risk individuals prior to 2011, was disbanded after being caught spying on judges, journalists and activists. Five former DAS officials have been prosecuted for allegedly subjecting Duque and her daughter to psychological torture after she published articles implicating agency officials in the 1999 assassination of Jaime Garzon, a much-loved satirist.
Tanya O'Carroll of Amnesty International, which has been developing a different kind of "panic button" since 2014 , said the Colombian model is fundamentally flawed. "In many cases, the government is the adversary," she said. "How can those people who are the exact adversary be the ones that are best placed to respond?"…
In Mexico, the attorney general's office has issued more than 200 emergency alert devices to journalists and rights activists since 2013. But there have been multiple complaints . One is unreliability where cell service is poor. Others are more serious: Cases have been documented of police failing to respond or answering but saying they are unable to help.
O'Carroll of Amnesty International said trials in 17 nations on three continents—including the Philippines, El Salvador and Uganda—show it's best to alert trusted parties—friends, family or colleagues. Those people then reach out to trusted authorities. Amnesty's app for Android phones is still in beta testing. It is activated with a hardware trigger—multiple taps of the power button. But there have been too many false alarms.
Sweden-based Civil Rights Defenders offers a 300-euro stand-alone panic button first deployed in Russia's North Caucasus region in 2013 and now used by more than 70 people in East Africa, Central Asia, the Balkans, Southeast Asia and Venezuela, said Peter Ohlm, a protection officer at the nonprofit. The organization's Stockholm headquarters always gets notified, and social media is typically leveraged to spread word fast when an activist is in trouble.
Colombia 'panic buttons' expose activists
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Tags: Amnesty International, boton de apoyo, Civil Rights Defenders, Colombia, emergency alert devices, Human Rights Defenders, information technology, journalists, Mexico, Natalia bracelet, Panic Button, protection, Stock Daily Dish, Tanya O'Carroll
Human Rights HACKATHON in Kosovo: Equalitech
Civil Rights Defenders, in partnership with Innovation Centre Kosovo (ICK) is hosting the first ever regional hackathon to tackle human rights issues – 'EqualiTECH 2019' – on 27-29 September 2019.
..there is a clear shortage in the interplay of technological investments around human rights issues, frequently materialising as a roadblock for its advocates. In an effort to reduce this gap, the organisers invite participants with various backgrounds, skill sets, and creative abilities to form multidisciplinary teams and invent unique digital products to hack Human Rights challenges pertaining to 3 thematic areas:
1). Justice and Equality; 2). Freedom of Expression; 3). Access to Information.
This signature event challenges participants to place humanity at the forefront of design thinking and innovation. It aims to fuse the power of technological innovation with the generative capacities of human rights defenders and activists, in building ICT solutions as part of diverse teams, to support human rights work in the Western Balkan countries. Under expert mentoring, the competitors of different backgrounds will have 40 hours to design innovative products that will elevate the work for human rights protection and advocacy. 'EqualiTech 2019' kicks off on the 27- 29 September, taking place at ICK's event hub. All interested candidates can apply here. The deadline for application is 17 September, 11:59 pm.
Justice and equality
Design a solution that helps increase justice and equality. Conceptualize and develop a digital product that will help increase justice and equality as well as promote inclusiveness for all. For example, think of tools (i.e. platform) that can connect state bodies responsible for providing free legal aid, private pro-bono lawyers/law firms, legal aid organizations and citizens in need of legal aid and advice; or tools that can help identify public and private places of interest and service providers (bars, restaurants, hotels, parks, etc) that are friendly, inclusive and non-discriminatory, particularly to vulnerable and marginalized communities in the Western Balkans.
Freedom of expression To complete this challenge, you should design a tool that will help facilitate and/or increase freedom of expression and reduce various forms of online harassment. The objective is to invent digital products (i.e. platforms) that can enable citizens, activists and journalists from the Western Balkans to connect with each other; identify and report violations of human rights; enable user-friendly reporting mechanisms that help increase their safety and security, etc.
Access to information is increasingly limited in the Western Balkans. Proliferation of unprofessional media, increasing number of fake and manipulative information, limits citizens abilities to make informed decisions. Conceptualize and design a digital product that will help increase access to reliable and useful information sources. This product (i.e. platform) should support citizens, progressive media outlets and independent journalists, fact-checking and other issues relating to 'fake news'.
(Please note that this is not an exhaustive list.
Competition eligibility criteria?
To participate, you must meet the following eligibility criteria:
All individuals must be between 18-35 years of age.
Must work (HR activists or advocates) or have an interest (tech candidates) in combating discrimination, upholding human rights for minorities and underrepresented groups, and ensuring freedom of expression.
Tech candidates must be skilled in using programming language or tools and/or graphic design software.
All candidates must be able to collaborate within a team.
Must have a passion for problem-solving and analytical thinking.
Preference will be given to individuals with proven experience or passion in combating human rights violations.
Awards for the winning products
We will award three cash prizes, each in the amount of 1000 euros for the winning product prototypes in the respective challenge category.
For a similar event see: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2016/02/24/diplohack-event-on-human-rights-to-be-held-in-geneva-on-26-27-february/
EqualiTECH 2019 Human Rights Hackathon to Launch in Kosovo
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Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award 2019 goes to Hungarian Márta Pardavi
Hungarian human rights lawyer Márta Pardavi has been awarded the Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award 2019. As an outspoken critic of the Hungarian government and its policies, Márta is often smeared and her work discredited. The award is a recognition of her work of many years, fighting against the attempts to systematically dismantle democracy, normalisation of xenophobia and hate crimes in Hungary.
Márta Pardavi is the Co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, one of Hungary's leading human rights organisations. The Hungarian Helsinki Committee is a watchdog organisation that protects human dignity and the rule of law through legal and public advocacy methods. Being both vocal and successful in its activities, and particularly because of their work to support asylum seekers, the organisation has become a prime target of the government's toxic campaigns.
"Democracy is under threat all over the world and now we see what authoritarians do when they get to power. They target critics, human rights defenders and treat marginalised groups as threats to society. We see this happening in Hungary, but also in other countries such as Poland. This award sends a very strong message, that our work is recognised, and that we as civil society organisations will continue to defend democratic values", said Márta Pardavi.
Márta Pardavi, Civil Rights Defender of The Year 2019
"For many years, human rights lawyer Márta Pardavi has courageously defended civil and political rights in Hungary. She is leading the Hungarian Helsinki Committee's work in the field of refugee protection, and with dignity and professionalism, confronts those who attempt to systematically dismantle civil society and normalise xenophobia and hate crimes. For her dedication and exceptional contribution to resist inhumane treatment of the most vulnerable, Márta is awarded the Civil Rights Defender of the Year 2019", , said the Board of Civil Rights Defenders in its motivation.
During the first two decades of Hungary's post-communist history, the country was a young but stable democracy, and a role-model of successful transition from authoritarianism to democracy. Today, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been in power almost a decade, a period during which Hungary has undergone dramatic changes. Too many posts in this blog have been devoted to this, see e.g.: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/tag/hungary/.
….But despite this climate, human rights defenders and human rights organisations continue to challenge state policies and propaganda, and the public support for their activities is growing.
"Many civil society organisations are working to address this and while it was probably both unwanted and unintended, the Hungarian government's pressure has made us better at working together, making us stronger. And the same is true for the government's anti-NGO campaigns – we have seen that civil society support is growing as an unintended consequence of the state propaganda", said Márta Pardavi.
For more on the Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award, see: http://www.trueheroesfilms.org/thedigest/awards/civil-rights-defender-of-the-year-award
https://crd.org/2019/04/04/civil-rights-defender-of-the-year-2019-marta-pardavi/
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Tags: Civil Rights Defenders, civill society, human rights awards, Human Rights Defenders, Hungarian Helsinki Committee, Hungary, Marta Pardavi, populism, Sweden, Victor Orban, woman human rights defender
Human Rights Defender Yared Hailemariam back in his homeland Ethiopia after 13 years
On 12 February, 2019 the Stockholm-based NGO Civil Rights Defenders reports that its Human Rights Defender of the Month (January 2018) Yared Hailemariam is back in Ethiopia in the hope of contributing to the change.
Yared Hailemariam
Yared Hailemariam is the Executive Director of the Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE), a non-governmental and non-partisan organisation based in Brussels and Geneva, founded by activists that fled the country and other members of the Ethiopian diaspora. He served as a lead investigator at the Ethiopia Human Rights Council (HRCO) for seven years before being forced into exile in the aftermath of the heavily contested 2005 election in the country.
The post-2005 period saw a massive crackdown on civil society through the enactment of draconian legislation, and the implementation of two states of emergency that allowed for the brutal repression of thousands of demonstrators, journalists, and HRDs. During this time, AHRE, based in exile, focused on advocacy, protection and capacity-building for Ethiopian HRDs, and producing research highlighting the deteriorating situation in Ethiopia.
However, when the reformist agenda of the new Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed began to manifest itself in 2018, Hailemariam decided it was safe to head home after more than 13 years in exile. In January 2019, he helped organise a civil society meeting and workshop in Addis Ababa which brought together national and international civil society organisations (CSOs) to forge a path forward after years of restrictions and repression. [see also: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2016/09/09/un-human-rights-council-urged-to-address-situation-in-ethiopia/]
"This is a huge chance for civil society. Because of bad laws and the previous government, our work was totally crippled and paralysed, but there are many good signs that our presence is welcome like it wasn't before. It's a bright future for civil society as a result of these changes."
Hailemariam hopes to help rebuild civil society in Ethiopia by bringing together HRDs returning from exile with the few CSOs that were able to remain in the country and weather the storm. He says that while the new reforms are positive, these changes must trickle down to institutions and the general citizenry for them to be real and long lasting.
"The head is moving, but the legs are not. Civic reforms don't affect the real day to day situations like unemployment or access to healthcare, so the government needs to act quickly to make real institutional reforms. Unless the whole body starts moving together, it will seriously affect the political reform."
He acknowledges that the real struggle will be to rebuild the capacity of a civil society sector decimated by brain drain and financial insecurity. However, he hopes that with a bit of tenacity and good networking, HRDs in the country can come together before the planned 2020 elections and engage in civic education to prepare Ethiopia for a brighter, more democratic future.
https://www.satenaw.com/human-rights-defenders-month-january-2018-yared-hailemariam/
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Tags: Abiy Ahmed, Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE), Civil Rights Defenders, Civil society, Ethiopia, Human rights defender, return, Yared, Yared Hailemariam
Anders Pettersson: Civil Rights Defenders' 'new' director
Already on 9 March 2018 Robert Hårdh was succeeded as Executive Director of the Stockholm-based NGO Civil Rights Defenders [see e.g.: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/tag/civil-rights-defenders/] by Anders Pettersson. An oversight on my part that I am glad to correct. Anders has had a variety of international jobs of which the latest was head of Ecpat Sweden.
https://novare.se/anders-l-pettersson-ny-chef-civil-rights-defender/
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Tags: Anders Pettersson, appointment, Civil Rights Defenders, NGO, Robert Hårdh, Sweden
FIFA expresses concern about Chechen human rights defender, but to whom?
In less than a month, millions of people will turn their eyes upon Russia as the 2018 Football World Cup kicks off. On 23 May 2018, the NGO Civil Rights Defenders published FIFA's reply to an open letter it and and 13 other international and Russian human rights groups sent to FIFA, urging the association to start engaging with the Russian authorities on the human rights crisis in Chechnya, especially the case of Oyub Titiev [see also: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2018/01/15/chechen-human-rights-defender-oyub-titiev-arrested-on-trumped-up-charges/].
Oyub Titiev in Memorial's local office in Grozny, Chechnya. In the background a portrait of his murdered colleague, Natalia Estemirova.
[In January 2018, Chechen authorities started a campaign against the leading Russian human rights organisation Memorial, by jailing prominent human rights defender and head of Memorial's local office, Oyub Titiev, on fabricated charges. In February, it was announced that the capital of Chechnya, Grozny, was confirmed by FIFA as the team base for Egypt.]
"Such engagement is consistent with FIFA's responsibility to respect human rights under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights," the letter addressed to Mr. Infantino, President of FIFA, read. "It is also consistent with the commitment in article 3 of FIFA's statutes to promote the protection of international human rights, and would demonstrate determination to implement its new Human Rights Policy". [see also: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2017/02/02/fifa-governance-committee-starts-dealing-with-a-human-rights-policy/]
FIFA has now replied (follow link for full text) to the letter, thanking the rights groups for raising concern about the detention of Oyub Titiev: "… FIFA values the important work done by human rights defenders such as Mr. Titiev and yourselves and is, in accordance with paragraph 11 of its human rights policy, committed to respect and help protect the rights of everyone who is working to advance human rights in relation to FIFA's activities."
This is quite a change from the traditional view that politics and sport have nothing to do with each other, but it does not say WHAT and with WHOM in Russia FIFA has taken up the case. That will probably remain confidential.
https://crd.org/2018/05/23/fifas-reply-to-our-open-letter-regarding-oyub-titiev/
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Tags: 2018 FIFA world cup, Chechen Republic, Civil Rights Defenders, Football World Cup, Human Rights Defenders, Memorial, Oyub Titiev, Russia, sports and politics
Jigsaw designed software ("Outline") for self-controlled VPNs
HOTLITTLEPOTATO
A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK (VPN), that core privacy tool that encrypts your internet traffic and bounces it through a faraway server, has always presented a paradox: Sure, it helps you hide from some forms of surveillance, like your internet service provider's snooping and eavesdroppers on your local network. But it leaves you vulnerable to a different, equally powerful spy: Whoever controls the VPN server you're routing all your traffic through.
To help solve that quagmire, Jigsaw, the Alphabet-owned Google sibling that serves as a human rights-focused tech incubator, will now offer VPN software that you can easily set up on your own server—or at least, one you set up yourself, and control in the cloud. And unlike older homebrew VPN code, Jigsaw says it's focused on making the setup and hosting of that server simple enough that even small, less savvy organizations or even individual users can do it in minutes.
Jigsaw says that the free DIY proxy software, called Outline, aims to provide an alternative to, on the one hand, stronger anonymity tools like Tor that slow down web browsing by bouncing connections through multiple encrypted hops around the world and, on the other hand, commercial VPNs that can be expensive, and also put users' private information and internet history at risk.
"The core of the product is that people can run their own VPN," says Santiago Andrigo, the Jigsaw product manager who led Outline's development. "You get the reassurance that no one else has your data, and you can rest easier in that knowledge."
For those whose want to know more, please read the full piece by ANDY GREENBERG in WIRED of 20 March 2018
..A Swedish NGO, Civil Rights Defenders, has been testing Outline since last fall with the group of sensitive internet users it works to protect, who include journalists, lawyers, human rights defenders and LGBT communities in 18 repressive regimes around the world. ..
https://www.wired.com/story/alphabet-outline-vpn-software/
https://www.androidauthority.com/outline-censorship-vpn-847999/
see also: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2017/01/10/security-without-borders-offers-free-security-help-to-human-rights-defenders/
Tags: Alfabet, Andy Greenberg, Civil Rights Defenders, cyber security, google, Human Rights Defenders, information technology, Jigsaw, Outline (software), privacy
Job Opening at Civil Rights Defenders' Sarajevo Office
Civil Rights Defenders (www.crd.org) seeks a Project Assistant at its Sarajevo Office.
Qualifications and skills required:
B.A. in Economy, Social Sciences, Law, Political Science, International Relations or related fields/areas, including understanding of international human rights mechanisms;
Minimum of one year of working/volunteering experience in the field of human rights;
Documented experience of work in the civil society, and/or advocacy work;
Excellent computer skills, proficient in Microsoft office, and the ability to learn new systems.
Flexibility and willingness to work simultaneously on a wide range of tasks and projects independently, as well as the ability to work collaboratively as a member of a small team.
Ability to plan independent and collaborative work and to deliver outputs on time.
Fluency in BCHS (!) and English are a must (spoken and written).
Only selected candidates will be contacted for a test and first round of interviews. Tests and interviews shall be conducted face-to-face in the Civil Rights Defenders Office in Sarajevo.
Start date: February/March 2018. This is a full time position, with a 6-month trial period.
CV and short motivation letter not later than the 28th of January 2018, via e-mail to Sarajevo.Office@civilrightsdefenders.org.
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Tags: administrator, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Civil Rights Defenders, job opening, job opportunity, Sarajevo, Serajewo, vacancy
The kind of blogging that got Mother Mushroom 10 years imprisonment in Vietnam
On 20 April 2015 I reported on a Vietnamese blogger nicknamed "Mother Mushroom" being awarded the Civil Rights Defender of the Year award [https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2015/04/20/vietnamese-blogger-mother-mushroom-gets-civil-rights-defender-of-the-year-award-2015/]. Now a long piece by Visen Liu under the title ""Why did the fish die?" goes into detail about why Vietnam thinks it needs to imprison for 10 years a mom blogger.
No country for questions. (Vietnam News Agency via AP)
With a blue fish painted on her cheek, a smiling Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh stares out from her Facebook page, where she writes in Vietnamese under the name Mẹ Nấm, or Mother [of] Mushroom. Nguyen, a single mom and tour guide, began blogging over a decade ago adopting her daughter's nickname as part of her writing name; in recent years she's sometimes added on "Bear," a nickname for her younger child.
Last week, Vietnam convicted and sentenced her to prison for a decade on charges of "conducting propaganda against the state." The main evidence against her? A body of writing, some 400 Facebook posts about fish deaths, China's intervention in the South China Sea, and police brutality in Vietnam. Her Facebook posts were described by the police as "a pessimistic, one-sided view that caused public confusion and affected the people's faith [in the State]."
Nguyen has described her writing differently, saying it was motivated by wanting to leave a better country for her children. She's part of a wave of environmental activism that is growing in the one-party state where civil liberties and the press are severely restricted; in recent years Vietnam has seen public rallies over harm to marine life and to protect trees. Over years, from posting about parenting, she graduated to impassioned writing about the environment and human rights:
The 2016 fish die-off. Nguyen has often posted about the deaths of some 70 metric tons of fish in April 2016 that locals blamed on waste water from a new steel plant in the Ha Tinh province owned by Formosa Ha Tinh Steel, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based Formosa Plastics Group, a major investor in Vietnam. State-media first blamed the firm for the marine crisis, which hurt both fishing and tourism, but then back-tracked. The firm also initially said it was not to blame, sparking anger and protests. While heading to an environmental rally last May, Nguyen was assaulted in a hotel lobby, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Later that month, Nguyen made it to another rally and managed to hold up a sign asking "Why did the fish die?" Vietnam eventually officially blamed Formosa, which has promised to pay $500 million for clean-up and compensation. Security authorities cited signs they found in Nguyen's home, including one that says "Fish need water," as part of their evidence against her, according to the OHCHR.
South China Sea In November 2015, Nguyen called on people to rally against the visit of Chinese president Xi Jinping, citing detentions of fishermen as well as China's treatment of its ethnic minorities. Vietnam and China have ongoing territorial disputes in the South China Sea. In an earlier post she criticized Vietnam's stance with China over the South China Sea.
Deaths in detention Nguyen and others compiled reports from state-owned media and put together a file called "Stop police killing civilians" about 31 people who died in police custody. The document was later criticized by the police: "[It] bears a hostile viewpoint against the people's police force." ….
Offline protests Apart from blogging, she also waged her battles in offline protests. She actively participated and advocated for activities to promote a freer political atmosphere and cleaner environment. …
..She was detained and allegedly assaulted by police several times before her current incarceration. One time she faced a $66 fine over her Facebook posts. When Civil Rights Defenders, a Swedish advocacy group, awarded her the title of Defender of 2015, she was not able to receive the prize in person as she was in detention. At the same time as she was becoming an increasingly active blogger, Nguyen continued to support her family, including her two children, 60-year-old mom and 90-year-old grandmother, by working as an independent tour guide.
Things came to a head last year. Nguyen was arrested in October 2016 after she accompanied the mom of an imprisoned online activist to help her see her son. Her daughter, now 11, saw her being hand-cuffed and taken away by numerous police officers. Nguyen's son was just two at the time of her arrest. In March, the US awarded her its "Women of Courage" award. Numerous rights groups have called for her release, including Human Rights Watch, Civil Rights Defenders and Pen America.
"Her activism has been motivated in part by her strong views that her children should inherit a country where human rights, environmental protection, and rule of law are meaningful and part of everyday reality, and not just rhetoric spouted by the ruling Communist Party," wrote Phil Robertson, of Human Rights Watch….
Source: Mother Mushroom wants to know: The questions and Facebook posts that led Vietnam to imprison a mom blogger — Quartz
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Press Release: Milestone on the Way to Further Expansion: B-Horizon Celebrates Topping Out Ceremony for new Headquarters Building
Front row: Johannes Seibert (Managing Partner at CDM Global Solutions), Patrick Grossmann (Mayor of Sinzing), Mohammad Kabany (Founder and CEO of B-Horizon GmbH), Tanja Schweiger (District Administrator of Regensburg), Gerhard Heinemann (VP Purchase and SQA at CATL Europe)
Back row: Dr. Martin Kammerer (CEO of IHK committee Regensburg), Armin Zeiler (Constructor), M. Taleb Kabbani (Consultant of B-Horizon GmbH)
Press Release "Topping Out Ceremony Sinzing"
Move to the new headquarters with 650 sqm office and laboratory space is planned for spring 2020
Investment in an own building is a commitment to the region of Regensburg
Continuing corporate growth creates new jobs
Regensburg, Sinzing. The upcoming move to the new, larger headquarters is a significant milestone on B-Horizon's path into its next phase of expansion. The young and innovative German company, based in Regensburg / Bavaria, celebrated the topping out ceremony for their new building, located in the Jakobssiedlung in Sinzing near Regensburg, on October 8th.
Sinzing's mayor Patrick Grossmann, Regensburg's district administrator Tanja Schweiger, Dr. Martin Kammerer as a representative of the IHK, builder Armin Zeiler, business partners, employees, neighbors, friends, and media representatives followed the invitation of B-Horizon CEO Mohammad Kabany and gathered on the construction site. "The decision to invest in an own building is a consequence of the corporate strategy", said Kabany: "The region of Regensburg has proved to be the ideal location for us, as it has provided us with perfect conditions, which will also support our future growth and the further development of our business divisions."
He also reminded the guests of the challenges of such an innovative and complex construction project: "I would sincerely like to thank the planners, the construction workers, the craftsmen and carpenters for their work hitherto, for their diligence and reliability. We were driving the project with high expectations and have had outstanding professional partners on the building site. After the roofing ceremony, the construction is on schedule and will enter its final phase, thus we are confident that we can already move in early next year."
The new headquarters building is B-Horizon's consequent step to meet the market demands of the future. The company has mainly become known for their innovative consulting and development services for microelectronics applications in the German automotive industry. "Innovation, quality, and customer orientation are the foundations of our corporate philosophy, and the drivers of our ongoing growth", said founder and CEO Kabany.
With new orders, planned international expansion, and the launch of the new business division "Sensors", B-Horizon expects further growth of the team of presently 15 employees. The new building will have space for up to 35 employees, as well as own technical labs. Especially the setup of a laboratory for prototype development will be of strategic importance and serve as hub for innovative technologies.
Along with its growth, B-Horizon has currently openings for qualified engineers, project managers, and developers, as well as experienced professionals in the fields of Controlling and HR. "We are looking for skilled specialists with high motivation, drive, and initiative. In return, we offer a modern work environment with flexible hours in a diverse and international team, competitive compensation and benefits, including a new corporate retirement plan, which only invests in green and sustainable businesses.", said Mohammad Kabany.
The existing team of experts, most of them with long-standing experience in the microelectronics and automotive industry, is united in their passion for technology and innovation. Kabany points out: "The years of experience of our staff and their highly specialized knowledge build the basis of our innovative business model."
The dynamically progressing digitalization in the automotive sector provides new perspectives and opportunities for the young German company. As an interface to the semiconductor industry, B-Horizon manages and supports technological progress in the area of microelectronics within automotive and other industries. This technological progress is increasingly accelerated by digitalization and fundamental changes in future mobility. The new company building will thereby lay ideal foundations to drive the technological progress forward.
Information about B-Horizon GmbH
Our company offers customer-oriented and individual consulting as well as development and quality management in the microelectronics sector. Our services begin with the customer´s first idea. This is followed by feasibility studies, procurement, development and testing and also include our support during series production. B-Horizon, with its headquarters in Regensburg, currently has a total of 15 permanent employees.
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NUS, NTU, SMU & Other Singapore University Degrees: How Much Do Singapore Universities Cost in 2020
Posted May 18, 2020 7:18pm
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If you're planning to work, study, or settle abroad, Singapore is definitely a good choice.
The country is known for its global standards in their educational institutions. This is evidenced by many programs giving emphasis on practical and hands-on experience for students to prepare them for employment.
Since the school system is progressive, they place primary importance to research, development, and innovation. As a result, a few Universities in Singapore managed to reach high ranks in the Top World University rankings in the past few years and stand strong till today. These universities are namely, the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and Singapore Management University (SMU).
With such a strong educational standing, Singapore has been considered a 'global schoolhouse', maintaining its reputation as it walks along other international schools. This itself will surely spark your interest in studying in Singapore, knowing the opportunities the educational system has to offer.
However, before applying to the university you want, you may want to see an overview of Singapore university fees, admission expenditures, and Singapore university costs for NUS, NTU, and SMU. This way, you'll be able to compare and budget your expenses during your stay at school.
A General Overview on Singapore University Fees
Singapore has a relatively higher cost of living and education in comparison to its neighbouring Asian countries. Still, it also means you'll be able to experience a higher quality of living and education as compared to other international schools elsewhere.
Depending on your chosen university and course, admission costs vary in each institution, but you can expect an annual Singapore university tuition fee of around S$20,000 on average for most degrees, as an international student. You can apply for financial assistance from Singapore's Ministry of Education (MOE) and depending on your eligibility, you may be granted a tuition grant.
You must also take note of other expenses such as housing, accommodation, monthly bills, insurances, and daily expense needs for food. You can start with an initial budget of S$15,000 to S$20,000 in average annually and adjust depending on your day-to-day consumption.
Now, let's move on to more detailed information on Singapore university cost for the main universities.
University Admission Cost for National University of Singapore (NUS)
(Screenshot from NUS site)
NUS' annual tuition rates for Academic Year 2020–2021 ranges from S$8,200 up to S$159,600—the latter as the annual admission cost for medicine and dentistry courses. Of course, the difference in university cost is caused by a lot of factors such as, the chosen course, which university, and your eligibility for any MOE's tuition grant programs. If you're interested in the changes and adjustments throughout the school years, you can access NUS' annual rates way back to AY 2015–2016 from here.
Present NUS annual university school fees for new students (2020), can be seen from the table below:
Faculties/Schools
Per Annum Amounts
Fees payable by students in receipt of MOE Tuition Grant
Fees payable by students not in receipt of MOE Tuition Grant
Singapore Citizens
(Tier A)
Singapore Permanent Residents
(Tier B)
(Tier C)
Design and Environment (Architecture)
Design and Environment (Building, Real Estate)
Design and Environment (Industrial Design)
Medicine (Nursing)
Medicine (except Nursing)
Science (Pharmacy)
Science (except Pharmacy)
Credit: National University of Singapore
As you can see, there is a gap between subsidized and unsubsidized university school fees. Applying for a tuition grant can help you in minimizing expenses. You can explore the MOE's website here and look through the FAQs regarding eligibility, documentation, and overall process on the application for tuition grants.
University Admission Cost for Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
(Screenshot from NTU site)
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)'s annual Singapore university fees for NTU ranges from S$8,200 up to S$74,900.
For 2020 NTU admission cost, see the table below:
All Programmes (except for those listed below)
Accountancy and Business (Business and Computing)
Business and Computer Engineering
Renaissance Engineering Programme
Credit: Nanyang Technological University
You can also view their admission cost changes since 2014 here and learn more about NTU admission programs and processes from here.
University Admission Cost for Singapore Management University (SMU)
(Screenshot from SMU site)
Annual admission cost for SMUranges from S$11,450 to S$44,700. Below is the summarized annual tuition rates for SMU (2020) in a table:
Bachelor of Accountancy
Bachelor of Business Management
Bachelor of Science (Economics)
Bachelor of Science (Computing & Law)
Bachelor of Science (Computer Science)
Bachelor of Science (Information Systems)
Bachelor of Social Sciences
Credit: Singapore Management University
You can learn more about SMU here. You can also directly contact them through their contact details for more information about their admission programs.
Other Universities
Most university costs in Singapore revolve around the same range as the three institutions above. To give you an idea, Yahoo Finance summarized the average admission and university tuition fees from some of the main Singapore universities based on 3-year terms and general courses. This table is shown below:
Estimated Course Fee
for 2020 intake (S$)
24,600–28,800
SUSS (ex-UniSIM)
31,440–33,440 (for 4-year courses)
~36,000
Credit: Yahoo! Finance
A Few Reminders
Of course, these numbers are all subject to changes by the university's administration, as well as by any modification in accordance to Singapore's MOE rules and regulations. To get the most updated details, you can always directly contact the school you're interested in during the planning stage.
Finally, take some time to learn more about the MOE tuition grant and if you are eligible, consider applying to help yourself financially.
Indeed, a good education costs a fortune. However, with proper allocation of your resources coupled with hard work and passion for learning, it will be worth it.
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Exciting things are happening with our CAN authors during this advent season! Here's the latest news from authors you love.
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Out of the deeps rises the mysterious lotus. Stop in for refreshment, heka, and reflections from the sacred waters of ancient Egypt.
Ka, double, khaibit, ba, sahu - what a confusing complexity of terms for what moderns simply call "soul." Everything we know about the ancient Egyptian concepts of non-physical being come from writings like the Pyramid Texts, the Book of Going Forth, Coffin Texts, etc. These do not define terms that must have been an accepted part of the culture, but we can derive a sense of their meaning from the context of what they do, where they live, and to what they are attached. Reams and reams have been written about Egyptian ideas of the soul, but I will only give as very brief summary here, as best I understand.
shat - this is the living body; a corpse or mummified body is the khat.
ba - shown in art as a bird with a human head, I think of this as the personal identity, the personality. The ba is restless and longs for the next life, but is attached to and continually drawn back to the shat, then the khat.
ka - source, life force, "higher self," the group spirit or energy of one's ancestral group.
ren - one's true name; to speak the true name of a person or any thing in the world gives one power over it.
ib - the heart, seat of individual existence, conscience, intellect.
Somehow, western culture began to view existence in a binary or polarized pattern, about the time the Egyptian civilization was dying. Many will not accept the veracity of anything that is not physical; others exalt the non-physical as a superior state. Egyptian cosmology, however, is all about the cycle of life, death, transformation and rebirth. Each aspect of the self is a facet of being, a step along the way of growing.
One thing the current age seems to be getting right is to recognize the hau, the whole self. But I also like the nuances of the Egyptian terms, which honor the parts of our self, defining the underlying purposes of each.
I have scattered the gloom of the night . . .


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When the package arrived it was just the 2 sides, 2 bars and the scroll bar wrapped in bubble wrap. A bag of screws was attached to one of the sides. No instructions at all on how to assemble. I called and was told it was really simple to just look at the pictures. Well, even though that sounded rather bizarre, I have to admit it was super simple for this 65+ woman to put together. And, it looks just beautiful with all my sage green. I am extremely happy with my purchase and would definitely recommend it to anyone needing a sturdy blanket rack.


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UNH Police Department introduces safety resources
Posted by Benjamin Domaingue | Oct 8, 2020 | News | 0 |
The University of New Hampshire's (UNH) Police Department emailed students alerting them to multiple safety resources for students and community members.
These resources include RAVE Guardian, uSafeUS and Walking Escorts.
These new resources come as the annual Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) was released by the UNH Police Department on Sept. 29.
The UNH Police Department began to publicize these resources after a reported sexual assault in Stoke Hall and two indecent exposures in September.
For context, the UNH Police Department reported 53 rapes and 22 fondling-related instances on and off-campus between last year's report and this year's.
uSafeUS is a safety app created by the UNH Police Department to assist students in uncomfortable or traumatic situations, to get help from bartenders and wait for staff, and to provide a wide variety of resources and survivor services through the Sexual Harassment and Rape Prevention Program (SHARPP) and Psychology and Counseling Services (PACS).
Given that October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, SHARPP is hosting numerous events virtually, such as letter writing on Monday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. and Action-Centered Book Club on Oct. 1 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Ally Poulin, SHARPP's Outreach Assistant, considers uSafeUS an effective extra layer of security for students.
"uSafeUS is great because it has the phone numbers for all of the resources available for SHARPP," Poulin said.
Though uSafeUS provides this extra layer of security, Poulin believes SHARPP's educational programs are more effective in keeping students safe. Poulin said, "A big thing for me, and is probably the biggest thing that helps the most people on campus, is our prevention education."
SHARPP has a significant presence on campus, working with Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL), positing flyers in dorms, and working with Residential Life (ResLife) for their outreach.
Amy Culp, the director of SHARPP, outlined SHARPP's changing scope due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
SHARPP integrated a live chat software which can be used for students who may not be comfortable attending a session remotely.
"When someone is remotely working, they are monitoring the chat line on Resource Connect," said Culp.
This resource is offered through the Violence Against Women Act and is HIPPA-compliant.
"A lot of our community is not located on campus with COVID-19, or they may not feel comfortable coming in. It is available through the day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and we still have our line available 24/7/365," said Culp.
RAVE Gurdian is another app offered by the UNH Police Department which allows students to report crime, suspicious activity and safety concerns directly to UNH Police Dispatchers.
According to the UNH Police Department, the app can be used anonymously or with pre-loaded information.
Mikayla Jerominek, a junior at UNH, has used RAVE Guardian in the past. She said, "I didn't find it as effective as hearing about it on social media."
Jerominek believes RAVE Guardian is a useful resource, but she would like to see more prevention. She said, "I feel like there are resources [like uSafeUS and RAVE Guardian] to fall back on, but there is not as much prevention."
Even with these resources, she said that she believes UNH could do more to ensure the safety of their students. Jerominek said, "If they ran the busses later and more often, or a way to get home safe later, that would be helpful. I would love to see them [the police department] do more harm reduction rather than criminalizing things."
Despite its flaws, Jerominek feels secure on the UNH campus with everything available to her. "Especially being a transfer student from Providence, it did not feel as safe as it did here," she said. "I feel very safe on campus. I feel if something like that happened again I'd have somewhere to go and people that will listen and people who are educated."
Students can utilize these two new resources anonymously. Students are encouraged to communicate any concerns on campus with the police department through RAVE Guardian.
The UNH Police Department also offers walking escorts to and from on-campus locations for anyone. However, students are encouraged to contact UNH Transportation services first.
Students are also encouraged to use the Blue Light Emergency Telephones should students find themselves in an emergency. International students can also obtain their driver license with assistance from UNH as well.
Though the UNH Police Department continues to offer resources, students like Jerominek would like to see more restorative action within the UNH community.
"The biggest and best way of preventing assault is having prevention education," said Culp.
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Pictured from left to right Chilliwack Councillor Jason Lum, Terry Fox Organizing Committee member Cathie Sessions, Chilliwack Manager of Leisure Development Carolyn Marleau, Terry Fox Organizing Committee member Jonsie Jones, Terry Fox Organizing Committee member and Terry's father, Rolly Fox, Terry Fox Organizing Committee member Janet Shields, Mayor Sharon Gaetz.
he City of Chilliwack is proud to raise the Terry Fox flag in honour of the annual Terry Fox Run. This year's event will be held on Sunday, September 16, 2012.
"Terry's legacy lives on, thanks to the many dedicated volunteers and organizers who ensure the success of the Terry Fox Run every year," said Mayor Sharon Gaetz.
Registration for the Terry Fox Run and a pancake breakfast begins at 7:30 am, at the Landing Sports Complex at 45530 Spadina Avenue, Chilliwack.
There is no entry fee or minimum donation to participate.
For more information, please visit www.terryfox.org or phone 604-701-0246.


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Q: My handleClick event is not working as intended The functionality of the handleClick is to simply do this.setState({details: true}) and vice-versa when it is already true. The console log shows that the state of details is changing between true and false on every click however the line only shows "Couldnt call the details"
          const retval = (

City: {this.state.city}
  this.handleClick()} src={this.state.image} />

                  Temprature: {this.state.temp} Feels Like: {this.state.feels}

{this.state.w_status}

{this.state.description}

                  {this.state.details ? "well well well": "Couldnt call the details"}

          );

  async handleClick(e) {

    if(this.state.details == true){
        this.setState({ details: false});
        console.log("It is hidden");
    }
    else{
        this.setState({ details: true});
        console.log("It is shown");

    }
  }

A: Would you please post the entire code since besides refactoring to optimize a bit I don't see why it doesn't work.
Optimization:
//before return
const { details, city, temp, feels, image } = this.state
// after return
onClick={() => this.setState({ details: !details })

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Q: Understand the Find() function in Beautiful Soup I know what I'm trying to do is simple but it's causing me grief. I'd like pull data from HTML using BeautifulSoup. To do that I need to properly use the .find() function. Here's the HTML I'm working with:

Ed Boon

        @noobde

                73,599 Real

                32,452 Fake

Followers

                69%

Audit score

The values I want are 73599 from data-value=73599, 32352 from data-value=32452, and the 69% from percentage good.
Using past code and online examples, this is what I have so far:
RealValue = soup.find("div", {"class":"real number"})['data-value']
FakeValue = soup.find("audit", {"class":"fake number"})['data-value']

Both so far to no effect. I'm not sure how to craft the find in order to pull the 69% number.

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soup.find("div", {"class":"real number"})['data-value']

Here you are searching for a div element, but the span has the "real number" class in your example HTML data, try instead:
soup.find("span", {"class": "real number", "data-value": True})['data-value']

Here we are also checking for presence of data-value attribute.

To find elements having "real number" or "fake number" classes, you can make a CSS selector:
for elm in soup.select(".real.number,.fake.number"):
    print(elm.get("data-value"))

To get the 69% value:
soup.find("div", {"class": "percentage good"}).get_text(strip=True)

Or, a CSS selector:
soup.select_one(".percentage.good").get_text(strip=True)
soup.select_one(".score .percentage").get_text(strip=True)

Or, locating the h6 element having Audit score text and then getting the preceding sibling:
soup.find("h6", text="Audit score").previous_sibling.get_text(strip=True)


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Pseudanophthalmus macradei är en skalbaggsart som beskrevs av Valentine. Pseudanophthalmus macradei ingår i släktet Pseudanophthalmus och familjen jordlöpare. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Despite scant snowpack, rain keeps Northeast water levels up
In Maine, the Kennebec River basin is above normal.
By MICHAEL HILLThe Associated Press
Storm clouds build before a thunderstorm as Jeff Warren of Auburn heads for shore on his paddleboard on Lower Range Pond on Thursday in Poland. Plenty of rain has offset the lack of snowmelt this spring in the Northeast. Robert F. Bukaty/The Associated Press
ALBANY, N.Y. – No snowpack, no problem.
As an exceptionally warm winter winds down, snowpack is scant around many Northeast mountains. Spring runoff from that snow is normally crucial for maintaining water levels on rivers and reservoirs, but late-winter rain is doing the job of melting snow in many areas, so far.
"It just came in a different form – liquid instead of frozen this year," said Adam Bosch, a spokesman for New York City's Department of Environmental Protection, which oversees a network of upstate reservoirs that serves 9 million people.
In an average February, the watershed around the city's six reservoirs in and around the Catskill Mountains has about 50 billion gallons of water trapped in the snowpack. This February it had zero gallons.
But the Catskill and Delaware watersheds did have a few big rainstorms. So by this week, the reservoirs were close to 95 percent full, which is higher than normal for this time of year, Bosch said.
The Catskills were not the only area that got soaked. The Northeast Regional Climate Center reported above-normal precipitation around the region. "February was like the log flume," read a post on the Ithaca, New York-based center's site. "When it ended, most areas were wet."
In Maine, the Kennebec River basin was above normal and Lake Champlain was more than 18 inches above normal this week, though National Weather Service forecasters expected Champlain would be at its highest level given the lack of remaining snow to melt.
Snow cover was thin to nonexistent in northern New York and Vermont and less than 10 inches in the highest elevations, the weather service reported Thursday. A separate report from New York environmental officials said snow on some Adirondack summits was a foot or more.
In North Creek in the Adirondacks, recent above-average readings on the upper-Hudson River were a positive sign for the North Creek Rafting Company as owner Nate Pelton prepared for the spring season coming in two weeks. Adirondack rafters depend on "big water" in the spring boosted by snow melt.
Pelton said he's not too concerned about dropping levels this spring since Hudson rafting is helped along by controlled dam releases upstream. But he noted that spring rafting on the nearby Moose River is more dependent on snow melt, and it's possible the spring season there will be shorter.
"We're hoping for rain, for sure," he said.
The recent rains came at the end of a warm winter that set records in some places. Airport climate sites in Albany, New York; Burlington, Vermont; Caribou, Maine; Concord, New Hampshire; and Providence, Rhode Island, recorded their warmest winters on record, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center.


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Andrena punctiventris är en biart som beskrevs av Morawitz 1876. Andrena punctiventris ingår i släktet sandbin, och familjen grävbin. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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You probably think you are, according to new research from the Pew Research Center, but that doesn't necessarily mean you're right. It turns out household size is a major determiner of status in the lower, middle and upper classes.
We plotted family size against the income range required to be in the lower, middle and upper classes, letting you easily see how much money people need to make to be at opposite ends of the income spectrum. And in fact, the size of your family is directly correlated with how much you need to earn to stay afloat.
Things are relatively simple for single working adults with no children. Anyone earning under $34,400 is considered in the lower income range, and anyone making over $103,200 is in the upper class. In reality, much of this depends on where you live and how much debt you're paying off. Does the college grad who makes six figures but lives in a big city with $100,000 of student loan debt feel like he or she is in the upper class? What about the single adult making $90,000 in West Virginia, where the cost of living is cheap? Doesn't that qualify as an "upper income"? It all depends on the cost of living for where you live in particular.
Regardless, our visualization demonstrates that adding more people to your household increases the amount you need to earn to enjoy the same standard of living. Having a child or getting married raises the bar to middle class entry to $43,693. For a household of 3 people, it goes higher to $50,697. And for two breadwinners and a pair of kids, the level goes even further up to $60,499. In other words, having a second child means you need to earn about $10,000 more just to stay at the same level, much less climb higher.
The same thing happens at the opposite end of the income spectrum. The gap between middle- and upper-income households grows the more people join a household. A single adult at the low end of the upper-income range making $103,200 would need to make $131,078 as a household of 2 people to stay at the same level. The amount jumps another $21,000 to $152,092 for households of 3, and an eye-popping $181,496 for a family of 4. That means it's harder for well-off people to provide the same standard of living the more children they have, because, well, it's so expensive.
All of which goes to show the dangers of "keeping up with the Joneses." If you're in the upper-income range and you and your spouse decide to have a second child, you don't have to go out and earn another $29,000 just to stay in the same income range. It's perfectly fine to slip into the middle class.
There's a lot more we could say about how the cost of living depends entirely on where you live. Learn more by exploring our interactive calculator.