What's new

Search results

  1. Dadparvar

    Jurist British Columbia judge rules Victoria municipal council can legislate to remove encampments

    The Supreme Court of British Columbia (BC) ruled on Friday that the city of Victoria can enact bylaws to vacate encampments within its authority. This ruling does not prevent the court from reviewing the bylaws’ constitutionality if the petitioners decide to make that challenge. Justice...
  2. Dadparvar

    Jurist Canada privacy watchdog says Grok generates explicit deepfakes without users valid consent

    The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada said in a report on Thursday that X (formerly Twitter) had not obtained valid consent to collect users’ personal information before generating explicit deepfakes. The report said explicit deepfakes present an individual in their vulnerable states...
  3. Dadparvar

    Jurist Canada high court rules New Brunswick language rights require bilingual lieutenant governor

    The Supreme Court of Canada held on Friday that the person who holds the office of New Brunswick’s Lieutenant Governor must be able to perform their official functions in both official languages: English and French. A unilingual appointee violates the equality of status between the two languages...
  4. Dadparvar

    Jurist UN expert urges Pakistan government to protect rights of individuals living with albinism

    A UN human rights expert called Thursday for the Pakistani government to strengthen its protection of individuals with albinism, a marginalized group whose lived experiences are deeply shaped by a lack of societal awareness, severe health vulnerabilities from intense sun exposure, climate...
  5. Dadparvar

    Jurist Canada mother sues OpenAI alleging ChatGPT encouraged daughter’s suicide

    A Canadian mother sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman in San Francisco state court on Thursday, alleging that ChatGPT encouraged her 24-year-old daughter Alice to commit suicide. The mother, Kristie Carrier claims that Alice spoke with ChatGPT repeatedly about her suicidal ideations, but that...
  6. Dadparvar

    Jurist UN rights experts condemn Taliban-Afghan government for arbitrary arrests and excessive use of force

    UN rights experts on Thursday condemned the de facto Taliban government in Afghanistan for detaining 30 women for alleged dress code violations and using excessive force against protestors demonstrating against the restrictive dress codes in the city of Herat. The protests concerned...
  7. Dadparvar

    Jurist Rights group urges accountability for RSF commanders who defected to Sudanese military

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) to ensure that Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanders who have defected to the Sudanese army are held accountable for their alleged involvement in serious international crimes and human rights violations. RSF, an...
  8. Dadparvar

    Jurist UN Special Rapporteur urges Colombia to address discrimination faced by leprosy patients

    A UN expert on Wednesday called on the Colombian government to urgently address the ostracization faced by individuals suffering from leprosy, a neglected public health challenge that continues to affect thousands of people across the country, exacerbating poverty and social exclusion despite...
  9. Dadparvar

    Jurist Kenya Law Society files contempt of court application against government

    The Katiba Institute (KI), together with the Law Society of Kenya (the Law Society), filed a contempt of court application in the High Court of Kenya in Nairobi on Wednesday against the Kenyan government for “openly, wilfully, deliberately, and contumaciously disobeying and violating” court...
  10. Dadparvar

    Jurist HRW: New EU pact undermines right to asylum

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday that the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, set to come into force on Friday, creates harmful changes to the EU’s asylum system. Originally adopted in 2024, the pact introduces wide-ranging reforms including stricter regulations aimed at broadening applicant...
Top