Month: September 2020

Goverment

PKKP keeps gorge destruction secret from elderly daughter of Juukan over fears for health

By Angelena Iglesia 3 weeks ago

“No one has told her that the rockshelters and Gorge have been lost, as they all fear it will result in her passing.

“Everyone hopes she will never find out.

“PKKP people feel immense grief, guilt and a sense of failure for not being able to exercise their responsibility to look after country.”

The PKKP’s submission takes aim at both Rio Tinto and the WA government for not doing enough to stop the blast.

In particular, it levels harsh criticism at Rio Tinto’s actions in the lead up to the blast and questioned the company’s subsequent public statements.

“Rio Tinto has repeatedly referred to its relationship with traditional owners as a ‘partnership’ and says in its submission that partnership is ‘core’ to its approach to cultural heritage management and there should be ‘shared success through partnership’,” the submission said.

“The sequence of events that led to the destruction of the

Society

Humane Society weathers pandemic, still needs public support

By Angelena Iglesia 3 weeks ago

Organization offers adoptions, a mobile clinic and more to community

COSHOCTON – The COVID-19 pandemic had led to many challenges for the Coshocton County Humane

Politic

When it comes to handling coronavirus, were the political ‘bad guys’ right all along?

By Angelena Iglesia 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump in a suit standing in front of a crowd

As the UK contemplates yet again a change in direction, with more restrictions on activity to curb Covid-19, we should reflect on what is happening elsewhere in the world. Only a few months ago, Sweden was the heart of darkness: a country which, for unaccountable reasons, had gone off the rails, embracing weird theories about the pandemic, disdaining lockdown, resulting in the slaughter of its elderly population and ostracism from the club of civilised social democratic countries in Scandinavia. Now it emerges that they may have been on to something, with a consistent – and apparently successful – approach.

The most recent (very preliminary) economic data also suggests that the United States, under a president regarded by most progressive folk as a malign, Covid-denying buffoon, has suffered less economic damage than most of the rest of the developed world. And Brazil, presided over by another

Rittenhouse’s Lawyer Says 17-Year-Old Acted ‘100 Percent’ in ‘Self-Defense,’ Was Legally Carrying Rifle

By Angelena Iglesia 3 weeks ago

A man carries a rifle in a parking lot near where people gathered outside the Kenosha County Courthouse to protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, August 25, 2020. (Stephen Maturen/Reuters)

The lawyer representing Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen who shot and killed two protesters in Kenosha, Wis., said Monday that his client was carrying his gun legally and acted in self-defense against a mob of protesters who were threatening him.

“This is 100 percent self-defense,” Rittenhouse’s lawyer John Pierce said on Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight. “The only individuals Kyle shot were the three individuals attacking him and putting him at risk. This is a 17-year-old kid, this is amazing what he did.”

On the third night of protests in Kenosha following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, Rittenhouse, who is from a nearby town in Illinois, carried an AR-15-style rifle and was attempting to protect businesses from being looted or set

Law and Human Right

Environmental human rights defenders in Mexico: The issue of structural violence

By Angelena Iglesia 3 weeks ago

Conduct that suppresses the right of association and assembly and false or unfounded accusations of alleged crimes against public safety presented by the authorities against environmental activists lead to victimizing acts, such as offenses against honor, judicial harassment, denial of due process, double jeopardy, arbitrary detention, forced disappearance, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.

Excessive delay in judicial proceedings becomes a tool to intimidate and silence defenders, to demobilize civil society organizations and to impose obstacles to the legitimate exercise of the right to promote and protect human rights. These systematic and widespread violations, which point to the presence of a political strategy of victimization, are perpetrated in a diffuse context of stigmatization and delegitimization of the work of the human rights defender. These originate in smear campaigns against land and environmental defenders and their organizations, which are labeled as anti-development.

These are actions or omissions that favor

Goverment

Malaysia opposition leader Anwar claims ‘formidable’ majority to form new government

By Angelena Iglesia 3 weeks ago

By Joseph Sipalan

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday he has secured a ‘formidable’ majority from lawmakers to oust Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and form a new government, heralding a fresh bout of political drama in the Southeast Asian country.

The power struggle comes at a difficult time for the multi-ethnic nation, as its export driven economy has been badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The Malaysian ringgit and stocks fell after Anwar’s comments.

Anwar now has to convince Malaysia’s king, Sultan Abdullah, that he has the numbers to form a government, but as yet no major political party has come out in his support.

The king could instead choose to call for elections on Muhyiddin’s advice to end months of political volatility.

Muhyiddin, whose seven-month-old coalition has survived on a razor-thin majority, dismissed Anwar’s claims as a “mere allegation”, telling him to prove

Politic

Political world and civil society reacts to Pranab Mukherjee’s death | Latest updates

By Angelena Iglesia 3 weeks ago

Former President Pranab Mukherjee has passed away, his son Abhijit Mukherjee has said.

In pictures | Pranab Mukherjee (1935-2020)

“With a Heavy Heart , this is to inform you that my father Shri #PranabMukherjee has just passed away inspite of the best efforts of Doctors of RR Hospital & prayers ,duas & prarthanas from people throughout India ! I thank all of You,” Mr. Abhijit Mukherjee tweeted.

In a statement Ministry of Home Affairs said “As a mark of respect to the departed dignitary, seven days State Mourning will be observed throughout India from 31.08.2020 to 06.09.2020, both days inclusive. During the period of State Mourning the National Flag will fly at half mast on all buildings throughout India, where it is flown regularly and there will be no official entertainment.”

The date, time and venue of the State Funeral will be intimated later, the MHA added.

Obituary | The

High profile lawyer Monferrier Dorval shot dead in Haiti

By Angelena Iglesia 3 weeks ago

A high-profile lawyer, constitutional scholar and head of the Port-au-Prince bar was gunned down Friday night in Haiti.

Just hours before, he called for “another kind of country, another state” during a radio interview in which he addressed several controversial topics including constitutional reform, elections and the breakdown of Haitian institutions.

The fourth murder in less than 48 hours, the assassination of Monferrier Dorval has left Haitians shaken. Haiti has been plagued by rising insecurity and criminality, and has seen at least 159 people killed by gang violence since January, according to statistics compiled by the United Nations Integrated Office.

“How can assassins decide to end the life of such a personality, useful for the country?” Renan Hédouville, director of the national Office for the Protection of Citizens said in a statement. “What a huge loss for the country, the university world and the bar of Port-au-Prince.”

Dorval, Hédouville said,

Law and Human Right

Apple strengthens commitment to human rights with new policy

By Angelena Iglesia 4 weeks ago

Apple has once again responded to critics with the publication of a human rights policy it says commits the company to “freedom of information and expression.”

Freedom of expression

“At Apple, we are optimistic about technology’s awesome potential for good,” says CEO Tim Cook. “But we know that it won’t happen on its own. Every day, we work to infuse the devices we make with the humanity that makes us.”

However, the document also points out that Apple is required to obey the law.

“In keeping with the UN Guiding Principles, where national law and international human rights standards differ, we follow the higher standard. Where they are in conflict, we respect national law while seeking to respect the principles of internationally recognized human rights.”

The policy doesn’t mention any nation by name and points to the company’s focus on privacy protection, and agrees it should do more to protect

Goverment

Australian shares end higher as government signals ease in lending standards

By Angelena Iglesia 4 weeks ago

a person standing in front of a store: Pedestrians are reflected in a window in front of a board displaying stock prices at the Australian Securities Exchange in Sydney

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Pedestrians are reflected in a window in front of a board displaying stock prices at the Australian Securities Exchange in Sydney

By Deepali Saxena

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(Reuters) – Australian shares ended the week on a positive note, boosted by heavyweight banks, as investors cheered the government’s signals to ease lending standards to free up credit and revive the pandemic-hit economy.

The “Big Four” banks helped the S&P/ASX 200 index <.axjo> close 1.5% higher. The benchmark index recorded its best weekly gain since the week ended Aug. 14.

The changes remove responsible lending laws introduced in the wake of the global financial crisis that, among other things, require banks to check whether information provided by borrowers in their loan applications is correct.

Calling the move a very good sign from banks’ point of view, Henry Jennings, senior analyst and portfolio manager at Marcustoday Financial Newsletter said, “It would enable

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