Western World

A Washington Post investigation into police use of facial recognition software found that law enforcement agencies across the nation are using the artificial intelligence tools in a way they were never intended to be used: as a shortcut to finding an...

Türk says world must act as darkest moment of Gaza conflict unfolds

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said today the darkest moment of the Gaza conflict is unfolding in the north of the Strip, where the Israeli military is effectively subjecting an entire population to bombing, siege and risk of starvation, as well a...

Attacks on UN special rapporteur on Palestine 'unacceptable'

Iran’s permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva has denounced the “unacceptable” systematic campaign against the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories.

OHCHR is concerned over the potential destruction of the Palestinian population in north Gaza

The UN Human Rights Office is increasingly concerned that the manner in which the Israeli military is conducting hostilities in north Gaza, along with unlawful interference with humanitarian assistance and orders that are leading to forced displaceme...

Australia Jailing Children as Young as 10

Last week, Australia’s new government in Northern Territory passed legislation lowering the age of criminal responsibility from 12 to 10 years.

Thinktanks issue UK ‘wake-up’ call to danger posed by scientific racism

Health institutions and policymakers need to “wake up” to the danger posed by scientific racism and attempts to normalise an ideology that poses a significant threat to minority communities, thinktanks have warned.

Vulnerable UK children being kicked out of school

Government data released this summer showed there were a record 9,400 permanent exclusions in 2022-23, up 45% from 6,500 in 2021-22.

UN says spate of executions in US ‘deeply worrying’

The United Nations voiced alarm Wednesday at a recent spate of executions in the United States, where two men are due to be put to death this week.

US Immigration Agency Contract with Spyware Company Poses Risk to Rights

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a US government agency linked to human rights abuses, has contracted services from the Israeli spyware company Paragon, according to a government contracting website. Wired magazine first repor...

Wider action needed to improve lives of persons with albinism and HPS in US, says UN expert

The UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond, today urged action to remedy glaring disparities in access to services, including education, health and employment, in the United States m...

Rights groups demand end to asylum seeker detentions in Guantanamo

Dozens of rights groups have urged the United States government to stop holding asylum seekers at a detention facility at its Guantanamo Bay military base in Cuba, claiming its conditions are illegal and inhumane.