Trump says he’d like to take Kim Jong-Un to a baseball game as he boasts about their friendship Trump became the first sitting president to visit North Korea in 2019 The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2024
Why does Israel step up its attacks when Gaza ceasefire talks advance? Israel has a history of deploying this tactic to apply pressure on its opponents and act with impunity, experts say. Al Jazeera · Jul 17, 2024
Hamas rejects HRW accusation of war crimes in October 7 attack Rights group says in new report Palestinian armed groups committed crimes against humanity in assault in Israel. Al Jazeera · Jul 17, 2024
War crimes committed in 7 October attack by Hamas ‘designed’ to kill civilians, rights group says Human Rights Watch says slaughter of civilians ‘planned and not isolated acts’ in more than 200-page report The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2024
Humanitarian groups are reporting that CBP One app is being used by cartels to target migrants The app which allows asylum seekers to schedule appointments with border officials may be exposing migrants to dangers Latin Times · Jul 17, 2024
Human Rights Watch Report: Hamas Committed War Crimes Human Rights Watch report accuses Hamas-led groups of war crimes in southern Israel attack, including crimes against humanity and sexual violence allegations. Top News · Jul 17, 2024
Global rights group finds Hamas-led militants committed war crimes on Oct. 7 A global human rights group says Hamas-led armed groups committed numerous war crimes during the Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel that precipitated the war in Gaza The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2024
Thousands of children swept up in El Salvador mass arrests, rights body says Human Rights Watch says ill-treatment of some minors arbitrarily held in gang crackdown amounts to torture The Guardian - US · Jul 16, 2024
US steps up sanctions against Israeli settlers and ‘outposts’ in occupied West Bank Targeting ‘outposts’ suggests Biden administration prepared to take some action to confront blatant land grab The Guardian - US · Jul 11, 2024
‘There will be no surprises’: Kagame set to sweep to fourth term as Rwandan president Kagame’s opponents are unlikely to mount any serious challenge in next week’s election, say analysts The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024
UAE jails 43 activists for life after court finds them guilty of terrorism Activists were accused of having links with proscribed Islamist movement Muslim Brotherhood The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024
UAE Dissidents Sentenced To Life In Mass Trial Controversial mass trial in the UAE sentences dissidents to life in prison, drawing criticism for due process violations and torture allegations. Top News · Jul 10, 2024
Dozens of people are sentenced to life in prison in a mass trial in the UAE criticized abroad A mass trial in the United Arab Emirates of dissidents that was widely criticized abroad has sentenced 43 people to life in prison, while others received other prison terms The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024
Photos of Australian kids have been found in a massive AI training data set. What can we do? Photos of Australian children have been used without consent to train artificial intelligence (AI) models that generate images. The Conversation · Jul 3, 2024
AAP · Jul 3, 2024 Photos of Aussie kids scraped, used by popular AI tool Child safety advocates have called for greater online privacy protections after Human Rights Watch identified photos of young Australians in an AI dataset.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 2, 2024 Photos of Australian children used in dataset to train AI, human rights group says Human Rights Watch found links to 190 photos of kids that were scraped off internet without families’ consent
Al Jazeera · Jul 1, 2024 What to expect as Taliban joins third UN-held talks on Afghanistan in Qatar It is the first time the Taliban is attending the talks but female representatives from Afghanistan have been excluded.
Salon · Jun 21, 2024 Ugly US hypocrisy exposed in Gaza war When Russia used banned weapons, it provoked outrage — but Congress just approved shipping them to US allies
The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024 Shutting Afghan women out of key UN conference to appease Taliban ‘a betrayal’ Group allegedly demanding Afghan participation in Doha meeting this month be limited to men and that women’s rights be excluded from the agenda
Al Jazeera · Jun 18, 2024 China accused of erasing religion, culture from Uighur village names Rights groups’ analysis of official data shows some 630 villages in Xinjiang had their names changed in this way.
The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2024 Religious and cultural mentions removed from names of China's Xinjiang villages, rights groups say A report released by Human Rights Watch says authorities in China’s western Xinjiang region have been systematically replacing the names of villages inhabited by Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities to reflect the ruling Communist Party’s ideology
The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024 China has renamed hundreds of Uyghur villages and towns, say human rights groups Report finds that religious, historical and cultural references have been removed by Beijing
Top News · Jun 13, 2024 Thailand Urged To Halt Extradition Of Vietnamese Activist Human rights groups urge Thailand not to extradite Vietnamese activist Y Quynh Bdap to Vietnam, citing safety concerns. Bdap, a UN refugee, faces risks if ...
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024 Rights groups urge Thailand not to extradite Vietnamese activist, saying he's at risk if sent home Human rights groups are urging Thailand not to extradite a Vietnamese activist detained in Bangkok
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024 Azerbaijan accused of media crackdown before hosting Cop29 State reportedly arrested at least 25 journalists and activists in last year as it prepares for September climate summit