Human traffickers branding victims with tattoos as a ‘control mechanism’, charity warns
Human traffickers are continuing to brand their victims with tattoos “as a control mechanism” that “identifies them as belonging to them”, a charity [...]
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Blinken meets Uighur internment camp survivors
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday (July 6) met Uighurs who survived internment camps in China’s Xinjiang region, [...]
Ed Sheeran: ‘I think she’s the best human on the planet – I’d perform at Jacinda’s wedding’
Global pop star Ed Sheeran has put his hand up to perform at Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s wedding. The singer spoke to Kiwi [...]
US President Joe Biden stresses human rights in talks with Russias Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he and US President Joe Biden agreed in a “constructive” summit today (NZ time) to return their nations’ [...]
Human rights group hits Israel with explosive accusation: Apartheid
When hundreds of rights groups gathering in South Africa in 2001 accused Israel of apartheid, some participants distanced themselves from the accusation. It [...]
Composting human bodies on track to become legal in Colorado
Composting human remains appears likely to become an after-death option for Coloradans, though funeral homes won’t be able to offer it immediately. The [...]
Kafer: Composting human bodies may draw the ire of some, but I’m all for returning to the substrate of life
Whatever the hens don’t eat gets composted — onion peels, coffee grounds, orange rinds, chiminea ashes, avocado pits, and leaves. Over time, the [...]
The Matt Gaetz Investigation: What We Know
The Justice Department is investigating whether Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida and a close ally of former President Donald J. Trump, broke [...]
Human parents feel for mama bear trying to corral her cubs
A mother bear caught on video trying to coax four rambunctious cubs across a busy US road has parents across the internet nodding [...]
Australian parliament debates motion on rights abuses in China's Xinjiang
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s parliament debated on Monday a motion to condemn “systematic breaches” of human rights by China, saying other legislatures had [...]