Wall of Shame - Other Uses

Other Uses

Some people have referred to other walls, fences and barriers in this manner, including:

• The Spanish fences in Ceuta and Melilla; by Christophe Nonnenmacher in "Europe&Us" the International News Service (Loyalist College, Canada) J. E. S. Fawcett in International Affairs
• The Moroccan Wall in Western Sahara
• The Green Line in Cyprus, which separates the Turkish and Greek Cypriot parts of the country after the events of 1974
• The Peace line separating Nationalist and Unionist neighbourhoods in Belfast
• Israeli West Bank barrier
• Mexico – United States barrier
• In 1998, UNIFEM organized a photo exhibit at the United Nations that contrasted a "wall of shame," focusing on women's plight and suffering, with a "wall of hope" showcasing initiatives to end violence against women.
• A wall, allegedly built to hide the realities of Dominican Republic poverty from the visiting dignitary or tourist, is known by everyone there as the "Muro de la Vergüenza", or the "Wall of Shame".
• An academic paper by M. Lachance (York University) talks about the Quebec "wall of shame".