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Frankie the Cockatoo Rejects Potato Ears at Pet Store

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A video of a cockatoo in a pet store undoing the work of employees trying to stack shelves, was taken on July 21. Frankie the cockatoo is th...

Turkey: ‘credible evidence’ of detainees being tortured – Amnesty

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Amnesty International has published a statement alleging that detainees in Turkey are being tortured amid the spate of arrests after the 15 ...

Head of Australian inquiry into abuse of aboriginal boys quits

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The head of an Australian inquiry into the abuse of children in detention has resigned. Brian Martin was appointed four days ago to invest...

The head of an Australian inquiry into the abuse of children in detention has resigned. Brian Martin was appointed four days ago to investigate prison video showing aboriginal boys being tortured. Aboriginal leaders said they would not cooperate with the inquiry unless they were represented on the commission conducting the probe. “I’m not the only person who can conduct this Commission effectively and competently and it is critical that whoever is appointed has the confidence of those who are vitally concerned with this matter,” Martin told reporters. Martin is a former Northern Territory Supreme Court Chief Justice who famously handed down light prison sentences of between 12 months and four years to a group of white youths who bashed an Aboriginal man to death in 2010. Martin described the youths as “of otherwise good character” and gave the light sentences to avoid them “additional hardship” in prison, given the overwhelming majority of inmates are Aboriginal. NT Aboriginal groups welcome Brian Martin resignation; call for consultation, & two Aboriginal Co-Commissioners pic.twitter.com/aqyHabqFmi— Melissa Sweet (@croakeyblog) August 1, 2016 Since the prison CCTV footage was broadcast last week protests have been held across Australia against its treatment of Aborigines and their high imprisonment rate. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ordered the probe last week, after the footage showed guards teargassing six aboriginal teenage inmates and strapping a half-naked, hooded boy to a chair at a Darwin youth prison in the Northern Territory (NT). Aborigines comprise just three percent of Australia’s population but make up 27 percent of those in prison and 94 percent of juvenile inmates in the NT. The UN Human Rights High Commission (OHCHR) has called on Australia to compensate the victims of the abuse. buster7k mackaysuzie MattDoran91 abcnews And he praised a group of boys who bashed an Aboriginal boy to death. pic.twitter.com/0viggxl1LL— Deborah (@Prufrockery) July 28, 2016 Less

Moldova presidential election goes to a run-off

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Moldova’s presidential election is to go to a second round after the leading candidate fell short of a crucial 51% of the vote needed to a...

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A call for human rights to be respected globally was made on Monday by UN Secretary General-elect Antonio Guterres, during a visit to Beijin...

A call for human rights to be respected globally was made on Monday by UN Secretary General-elect Antonio Guterres, during a visit to Beijing. China’s leadership has overseen a sweeping crackdown on activists since President Xi Jinping took power, including detaining or imprisoning dozens of rights lawyers in what the government says is the targeting of criminal acts. Speaking to reporters with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi by his side, Guterres, without specifically mentioning China, said what was needed was a United Nations that abides by its principles. “In a world torn by war, a United Nations able to enhance diplomacy for peace,” he said. “In a world where so many rights are not respected, to make sure that there is an effective combination in human rights, of the civil and political rights and the economic and social rights in a balanced way.” BBC profile: New UN chief Antonio Guterres will listen to the world https://t.co/PM1T59b1KF - bbclysedoucet— Melissa Fleming (@melissarfleming) 19 octobre 2016 China often clashes with UN bodies and envoys over the issue of human rights, and was angered last month when the UN human rights chief spoke at an award ceremony for a prominent Chinese academic jailed for life two years ago. A former Portuguese prime minister and UN refugee chief, Guterres praised China’s role in UN peacekeeping missions and in diplomacy. “China can be a very important honest broker, trying to bring together some that are involved in conflict,” he said. “China can play a very important role in the diplomacy for peace that the world badly needs today.” Guterres becomes Secretary General on January 1, replacing South Korean Ban Ki-moon, 72, who is stepping down after two terms. While in China in July, Ban urged the country to respect civil society Despite Xi Jinping’s crackdown, Ban Ki-moon speaks up for China’s civil society and media. https://t.co/cKZdYPgcKK pic.twitter.com/BhiDkRZXLy— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) 8 juillet 2016 with Reuters Less

Nine dead, dozens missing after fire breaks out at California warehouse party

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At least nine people have been killed and more than two dozen are still unaccounted for after a massive fire broke out at a warehouse ...

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