UN experts called for oversight to ensure AI developments respect human rights and international law on Saturday.
At the Global Conference on AI Security and Ethics hosted by the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), experts drew parallels between the advent of artificial intelligence...
The UK Home Office faces an investigation into the allegedly dangerous conditions of the Manston holding center for asylum seekers in 2022, local media reported on Monday following the release of a Home Office internal document. At least 250 of those asylum seekers affected are planning to sue...
Global executions rose dramatically in 2024, reaching 1,518 recorded deaths across 15 countries—the highest figure since 2015—Amnesty International said Tuesday as it released its annual report on the use of the death penalty.
The 48-page report, Death Sentences and Executions 2024, found that...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) decried the escalating obstacles in accessing abortion, contraception, and comprehensive sexuality education for Romanian women and girls in a report released on Monday. The report, titled “It’s Happening Even Without You Noticing: Increasing Barriers to Accessing Sexual...
Amnesty International urged Mexico and Jamaica to “protect their migrant workers from discrimination and labour exploitation” on Monday, following a review by the UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
In an oral statement, the rights...
Amnesty International called on the Thai authorities on Monday to investigate and implement effective measures to halt malicious state-sponsored smear campaigns and cyberattacks targeting civil society groups, including Amnesty International itself.
Amnesty International’s Thailand Researcher...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called for Saudi authorities to release prisoners who were detained for peacefully exercising their rights on Monday.
“Between December 2024 and February 2025, Saudi authorities have released 44 prisoners,” said HRW, “[but] there is little indication that these releases...
Tens of thousands of Moroccans rallied in Rabat, on Sunday to protest against Israel’s war on Gaza. Protestors took to the streets to express their solidarity with the people of Palestine and their anger towards US support of the war. Massive crowds of demonstrators wave Palestinian flags while...
UNICEF urged Israel on Saturday to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza to avoid having the lives of 1 million children at risk – citing the country’s obligations under international law.
According to the statement, no aid has entered Gaza since March 2, resulting in “shortages of food, safe water...
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) on Friday called for a full, independent investigation into the Israeli military’s killing of fifteen humanitarian aid workers and urged international efforts to locate a missing PRCS paramedic.
During a UN briefing, PRCS members pleaded with the...
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