Australia: Five States Seeing Power Disruptions as Winter Arrives

Nearly all of eastern Australia suffered localized blackouts on Tuesday evening, with some of the power outages expected to extend into at least Wednesday, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported. The state-owned Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) announced on June 14 that nearly all of the eastern and southern regions

Genetically Engineered Hens Made to Kill Their Own Chicks

STORY AT-A-GLANCE One of the atrocities of industrialized agriculture is the egg industry's killing of male chicks.

Juneteenth: Resources, History, and More

Words by Henry Louis Gates, Jr for The Root & PBS, 2013.

Council of Europe Presses Pause on Draft Mental Health Protocol

After a long fight by human rights advocates, the Council of Europe has temporarily suspended further consideration of a flawed draft treaty which would have undermined the rights of people with disabilities. In a crucial decision, the council’s Committee of Ministers decided to temporarily suspend work on the Additional

Rwanda: Jailed Critic Denounces Torture in Prison

(Nairobi) – A prominent Rwandan YouTube commentator has accused prison authorities of beating him and other jailed critics, Human Rights Watch said today.