AI tools are illegally training on real children, including for explicit material 170 photos of Brazilian children have been scraped without parental consent, Human Rights Watch said. Fortune · Jun 11, 2024
French government accused of discrimination against its own athletes with Olympics hijab ban Campaign groups including Amnesty and Human Rights Watch have spoken out against a hijab ban which will affect French athletes but not visiting competitors The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2024
UK has issued 108 arms export licences to Israel since 7 October Ministers have rejected calls to suspend arms exports to Israel despite claims they break international humanitarian law The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024
Three Americans implicated in a coup attempt in Congo go on trial before a military court The military trial of 51 suspects, including three Americans, accused of being involved in a coup attempt in Congo last month has opened in the country's capital of Kinshasa The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2024
Americans On Trial In Congo For Alleged Coup Involvement Three Americans facing trial in Congo for alleged coup involvement. Charges include terrorism and murder. Human Rights Watch calls for credible charges. Top News · Jun 7, 2024
EU expected to impose sanctions on six Sudanese military figures fuelling war Exclusive: Rivals from two forces fighting to control Darfur region would be subject to asset freezes and travel bans The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024
Netanyahu threatens ‘extremely powerful’ response to Hezbollah attacks Israeli PM promises to ‘restore security to the north’ as strikes near border with Lebanon escalate The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024
China and Hong Kong reportedly detain dissidents before Tiananmen Square anniversary Events marking 35 years since troops ended peaceful protest with deadly violence are banned in China and Hong Kong The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024
El Salvador's 'All-powerful' Bukele Starts Second Term El Salvador's gang-busting President Nayib Bukele will be sworn in for a second term Saturday, more popular -- and more powerful -- than ever. International Business Times · Jun 1, 2024
Rwanda’s top UK diplomat oversaw use of Interpol to target regime opponents Exclusive: Johnston Busingye formally appointed days after UK agreed Rwanda asylum deal with Paul Kagame in 2022 The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2024
Vietnam top security official To Lam voted new president Vietnam’s top security official To Lam was confirmed Wednesday as the nation's new president. He oversaw police and intelligence operations over a period when rights groups say basic liberties have been systematically suppressed, and its secret service was accused of violating international law. France 24 · May 22, 2024
Vietnam’s top security official To Lam confirmed as president Vietnam’s National Assembly has confirmed the country’s top security official, To Lam, as its new president The Independent UK · May 22, 2024
Report says China is accelerating the forced urbanization of rural Tibetans An extensive report by Human Rights Watch says China is accelerating the forced urbanization of Tibetan villagers and herders, adding to state government and independent reports of efforts to assimilate them through control over their language and traditional Buddhist culture The Independent UK · May 21, 2024
Why is the west defending Israel after the ICC requested Netanyahu’s arrest warrant? It is disappointing, if not surprising, that the west’s response to the ICC accusations is to defend Israel despite its war crimes The Guardian - US · May 21, 2024
Al Jazeera · May 21, 2024 Greece court dismisses charges against nine Egyptians over Pylos shipwreck Rights groups also argue that the defendants’ right to a fair trial is compromised by ‘incomplete’ evidence.
Al Jazeera · May 20, 2024 Nine Egyptians to go on trial in Greece over deadly Pylos shipwreck In mid-June 2023, more than 500 people died after the fishing boat they boarded capsized.
WEKU · May 20, 2024 Rwanda is transforming and growing — but at what cost? Rwanda's post-genocide transformation has been remarkable, but uneven. And it prompts many questions, including: what type of leader is needed to help a country grow and heal?
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2024 Rwanda denies entry to senior human rights researcher Human Rights Watch says Clementine De Montjoye’s case raises fresh questions about UK’s asylum seeker scheme
France 24 · May 17, 2024 New evidence shows atrocities committed by army in Burkina Faso New documents verified by FRANCE 24 illustrate the scale of the atrocities committed by the Burkina Faso army on February 25, 2024. In April, the NGO Human Rights Watch reported the massacre of 223 civilians, including women and children. New evidence shows other killings committed by the army between May…
International Business Times · May 17, 2024 Turkey Court Jails Kurdish Leader For 42 Years Over 2014 Unrest A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced the former head of a pro-Kurdish party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane.
Al Jazeera · May 15, 2024 Georgia’s ‘foreign agents’ bill: What’s the controversy about? What’s next? The ‘Russia law’ will make it hard for Georgia to join European Union, argue protesters, the US and Baltic states.
Al Jazeera · May 14, 2024 Israeli forces attacked ‘known aid worker locations’ in Gaza: Rights group Human Rights Watch says aid workers’ convoys and facilities have been targeted at least eight times since last October.
The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024 At least eight Israeli strikes on Gaza aid groups since October, says report Human Rights Watch says warnings were not issued before attacks, which have killed or injured dozens
The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024 The Observer view on Sudan’s civil war: a humanitarian disaster we choose to ignore Ethnic cleansing and war crimes in Darfur have left 25 million people in urgent need, yet the west’s attention is elsewhere
France 24 · May 9, 2024 Paramilitary attacks in Sudan's Darfur possibly 'genocide', Human Rights Watch says In tonight's edition, in a harrowing investigation, Human Rights Watch has collected stories of survivors in Darfur who faced systematic execution, persecution and abuse by the RSF.