The last episode of the excellent show Last Week tonight from John Oliver dealt with a very contentious issue in the US: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRauXXz6t0Y". I really like the approach that he took on this matter, acknowledging there are different positions on this topic, but hammering the "hypocritical" laws that, under the umbrella of protecting the "Women's health" target="_blank">The abortion laws</a> create barriers for people who need this medical procedure and unfortunately don't have the money to go somewhere else.

The next map shows the US states that had enacted laws to force women requiring an abortion to see an ultrasound of the unwanted pregnancy:

Last week I provided a couple of my pictures at work for the article The Lowdown on Living and Working in Ireland. One of the pictures I selected was a favorite. A completely empty O'Connell street on a Monday morning:

I love this picture not only for the beautiful colors in the sky and the nice contrast they make with the shadows of some of the Dublin landmarks (The General Post Office and the Spire), but also because of the strange feeling of seeing one of the busiest spots in Dublin completely empty.

Amnesty International published a report about the Human Rights in the world. The death penalty (capital punishment) is still a dark spot in many places. A 2014 report published by the same organization shows that there are unfortunately still 58 countries in the world that retain and actively use the death penalty.

Yesterday at the office we were discussing the possibility of the UK leaving the European Union. Actually, we wrote in our company blog what this brexit would mean for European workers, some time ago. But with all this brexit discussion, we forgot the UK is actually one of the oldest members of the European Union (1973).

You can check this map in detail here

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