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Anti-terror police race to anthrax alert after opera lover’s ashes are thrown into orchestra pit

November 3, 2016 zoshinuk 0

New York – A man sparked an anthrax scare after scattering an opera-lover’s ashes into the orchestra pit at New York’s Metropolitan Opera House. The incident occurred during a performance of Rossini’s Guillaume Tell and […]

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California woman carrying human skull on stick prompts investigation

November 3, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Sacramento, Califormia – a woman who carried a human skull on a stick through the streets has prompted an investigation into the identity of the deceased and the cause of death, police said on Friday. […]

UN Peacekeepers Turn Blind Eye To Rape in South Sudan

November 3, 2016 zoshinuk 0

In July, armed United Nations peacekeepers stood by in South Sudan’s capital while women were raped mere meters away. They retreated from their positions, abandoning the civilians they were sent to protect. This week, the […]

21 year old man sentenced to 45 years in fatal Pine Hills home invasion

November 3, 2016 zoshinuk 0

ORLANDO, Fla. – Victor Wriden. 21, was sentenced today to 45 years in prison for a fatal home invasion he committed when he was 16 years old. Victor Wriden, 21, was convicted of murder, armed […]

Insecam website shut down

November 3, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A Russian website, Insecam, that offered live feeds from thousands of baby monitors, web cameras and CCTV systems has been shut down by its administrator who said “I do not want to run it any […]

Former Iranian prosecutor sentenced to 135 lashes for corruption

November 3, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Described by activists as a serial human rights abuser, Saeed Mortazavi, 49, a former prosecutor general of Tehran has been sentenced to 135 lashes for financial corruption. That’s 70 lashes for seizing public funds and […]

Repeat Infringers Can Be Mere Downloaders, Court Rules

November 3, 2016 zoshinuk 0

In determining the nature of a “repeat infringer” (which service providers must terminate to retain safe harbor), a US appeal court found these could be people who simply download infringing content for personal use. A […]

South Africa withdraws from ICC: what next for human rights and Africa?

November 3, 2016 zoshinuk 0

The recent decision made by South Africa to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been criticized by many, and holds a series of serious implications for the politically plagued country. At the end of […]

Italy Accused of Abusing Migrants’ Human Rights

November 3, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Amnesty International has said Italy has committed human rights abuses that may amount to torture in some isolated cases as it tries to process the details of tens of thousands of migrants arriving by boat […]

Founding Member of Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Dies

November 3, 2016 zoshinuk 0

One of the founding members, former Ashland Mayor David Welch, died Saturday. He was 82. Mr Welch, an esteemed attorney who championed human rights, served on the commission at its inception in 1960, and chaired […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

Human Rights

Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

Human Rights

France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]

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Anti-terror police race to anthrax alert after opera lover’s ashes are thrown into orchestra pit

California woman carrying human skull on stick prompts investigation

UN Peacekeepers Turn Blind Eye To Rape in South Sudan

21 year old man sentenced to 45 years in fatal Pine Hills home invasion

Insecam website shut down

Former Iranian prosecutor sentenced to 135 lashes for corruption

Repeat Infringers Can Be Mere Downloaders, Court Rules

South Africa withdraws from ICC: what next for human rights and Africa?

Italy Accused of Abusing Migrants’ Human Rights

Founding Member of Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Dies