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The UN now says 207 people were killed in a slum neighborhood of the capital, Port-au-Prince, earlier this month. The United Nations has raised the death toll of a recent mass killing in Haiti, saying its investigation found that 207 people were killed by a gang, including dozens of older people and Vodou religious leaders. […]
V Ramasubramanian, the former Supreme Court judge, has been appointed the new chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). He is preceded by Justice (retd) Arun Kumar Mishra, who completed his term on June 1. Since then, the post of NHRC chairperson had been lying vacant. Who preceds Justice V Ramasubramanian? The eighth chairperson […]
Catalyst Montana: Organizing for Justice announced its formation this month from the merger of the Montana Human Rights Network and Montana Women Vote and said the consolidation will offer “added capacity and expanded reach.” “Our new name reflects what we have always known: that community organizing is the starting place to realize a future where […]
Representational image of monkeys kept in an enclosure. — AFP ISLAMABAD: Following the deaths of three rhesus monkeys in Islamabad’s Margalla Hills National Park, the wildlife experts have blamed “human feeding” for the rising incidents and called for heightened public awareness regarding human interactions with animals. The development came days after a rhesus monkey was […]
In 2025 we will see AI and machine learning leveraged to make real progress in understanding animal communication, answering a question that has puzzled humans as long as we have existed: “What are animals saying to each other?” The recent Coller-Dolittle Prize, offering cash prizes up to half-a-million dollars for scientists who “crack the code” […]
Mark Zuckerberg on Life, History and Being Human | The Circuit with Emily Chang (Bonus Clip) Source link
40 Pakistanis still missing as Greece coast guards end rescue operation. ISLAMABAD/CAIRO – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to take solid actions against human trafficking bringing defame to Pakistan and sought a report on the incidents of human trafficking during the last year involving Pakistani citizens. The prime minister while […]
Syria’s White Helmets made a grim discovery in Damascus, uncovering 21 bodies and other remains Source link
WASHINGTON — A Louisiana resident has contracted the country’s first severe case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a human, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. The unidentified person is believed to have been infected with the virus through sick or dead birds on their property that were not part of a […]
Twenty-nine prisoners remain at the US detention facility in Cuba after the transfer of Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu. The United States has released Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu to Kenya, bringing the number of prisoners at the facility to 29. The Pentagon announced Bajabu’s release on Tuesday, saying Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin […]