Hacker News with Generative AI: Human Rights

Proton: We're giving away over $1M to support a better internet (proton.me)
This year’s Lifetime Account Charity Fundraiser was a record-breaking success, generating over $1 million to directly support organizations fighting for privacy, freedom of expression, and human rights worldwide.
Privacy, Human Rights, Nonprofits, Fundraising, Internet
146 points by teekert 4 days ago | 44 comments
The stories of survivors of the Rwandan Genocide (positivenewsus.org)
“Being welcomed by the man I wronged gives me hope.”
Rwandan Genocide, Survivors, Human Rights, Hope, Forgiveness
18 points by timermore 9 days ago | 1 comments
Surveillance and the suppression of civil society in Serbia (amnesty.org)
This report documents how Serbian authorities have deployed surveillance technology and digital repression tactics as instruments of wider state control and repression directed against civil society.
Surveillance, Civil Liberties, Serbia, Human Rights, Repression
71 points by walterbell 15 days ago | 44 comments
Elderly activist to spend Christmas in prison because tag does not fit (theguardian.com)
A 77-year-old environmental activist will spend Christmas in prison despite having been released on an electronic tag, because the authorities cannot find an electronic device small enough to fit her wrists.
Human Rights, Law, Activism, Environment
15 points by impish9208 28 days ago | 4 comments
Qualcomm DSP Driver – How Serbian authorities deployed surveillance technology (circl.lu)
Amnesty International identified how Serbian authorities used Cellebrite to exploit a zero-day vulnerability (a software flaw which is not known to the original software developer and for which a software fix is not available) in Android devices to gain privileged access to an environmental activist’s phone.
Surveillance Technology, Android, Cybersecurity, Serbia, Human Rights
5 points by cedricbonhomme 31 days ago | 0 comments
"A Digital Prison": Surveillance and the suppression of civil society in Serbia (amnesty.org)
This is the Executive Summary of Amnesty International’s report on surveillance and the suppression of civil society in Serbia. Please click here for the full report in PDF format.
Surveillance, Civil Liberties, Serbia, Human Rights, Amnesty International
26 points by arp242 33 days ago | 1 comments
Serbian authorities using spyware to illegally surveil activists, report finds (theguardian.com)
Police and intelligence services in Serbia are using advanced mobile forensics products and previously unknown spyware to illegally surveil journalists, environmental campaigners and civil rights activists, according to a report.
Surveillance, Human Rights, Serbia, Journalism, Politics
13 points by beardyw 33 days ago | 2 comments
The hunt for hidden cells in Sednaya prison (theguardian.com)
Exclusive: The Guardian gains access to Sednaya jail, where prisoners are rumoured to be trapped underground – as desperate relatives wait for news
Human Rights, Syria, Prisons, Journalism
6 points by _tk_ 39 days ago | 1 comments
Russian teenagers are being locked up for expressing dissent (cnn.com)
Russia, Politics, Human Rights, Teenagers, Censorship
10 points by peutetre 44 days ago | 1 comments
Russia uses civilians as 'target practice' for killer drones (ft.com)
Russia, War, Drones, Civilian Casualties, Human Rights
24 points by quick_brown_fox 45 days ago | 35 comments
Amazon and Google Must Keep Their Promises on Project Nimbus (eff.org)
When a company makes a promise, the public should be able to rely on it. Today, nearly every person in the U.S. is a customer of either Amazon or Google—and many of us are customers of both technology giants. Both of these companies have made public promises that they will ensure their technologies are not being used to facilitate human rights violations. These promises are not just corporate platitudes; they’re commitments to every customer and to society at large.
Human Rights, Technology, Big Tech, Business Ethics
32 points by hn_acker 45 days ago | 0 comments
Internal Google documents reveal concerns about its cloud contract with Israel (theverge.com)
Google officials had concerns about potential human rights violations that might be linked to its $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government before ever even signing the deal, according to documents first reported on by The New York Times today.
Google, Israel, Government Contracts, Human Rights, Cloud Computing
22 points by Tomte 46 days ago | 6 comments
The Biggest EV Maker Has the Industry's Worst Human Rights Appraisal (wired.com)
The race to keep pace with EV development could be taking a dark turn. Amnesty International has released a report claiming the world’s leading EV makers are failing to adequately demonstrate how they address human rights risks in their mineral supply chains, which gather vital materials for making electric car batteries.
Electric Vehicles, Human Rights, Supply Chain, Amnesty International
7 points by adrian_mrd 53 days ago | 0 comments
Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy campaigners for subversion (bbc.com)
A Hong Kong court has sentenced dozens of pro-democracy leaders to years in jail for subversion, following a controversial national security trial.
Politics, Hong Kong, Human Rights, Law, China
7 points by ksec 60 days ago | 0 comments
On Alaa Abd El Fattah’s 43rd Birthday, the Fight For His Release Continues (eff.org)
Today marks prominent British-Egyptian coder, blogger, activist, and political prisoner Alaa Abd El Fattah’s 43rd birthday—his eleventh behind bars.
Human Rights, Activism, Egypt, Political Prisoners
3 points by hn_acker 60 days ago | 0 comments
'One big mess': FIFA not fit to govern football, says human rights group (theguardian.com)
Fifa is not fit to govern and should be the subject of widespread reform, a new report has argued, starting with the way money is used to “buy the political support of member associations”.
Sports, FIFA, Corruption, Human Rights
9 points by PaulHoule 67 days ago | 0 comments
EU refuses to publish findings of Tunisia human rights inquiry (theguardian.com)
The European Commission is refusing to publish the findings of a human rights inquiry into Tunisia it conducted shortly before announcing a controversial migration deal with the increasingly authoritarian north African country.
Human Rights, Politics, Europe, Tunisia, Migration
6 points by PaulHoule 75 days ago | 0 comments
Migrants Face Mass Kidnappings as U.S. and Mexico Ramp Up Enforcement (propublica.org)
It was Jan. 17 when Nevy de Zelada, a migrant from Guatemala, and her family were walking on the edge of a four-lane highway in southern Mexico in blistering, 100-degree heat.
Immigration, Mexico, Human Rights, Crime
11 points by hn_acker 77 days ago | 3 comments
21,000 Killed Working on Saudi Megaprojects During Construction: Report (newsweek.com)
Thousands of workers have reportedly been killed or have gone missing during the construction of several megaprojects in Saudi Arabia.
Construction, Saudi Arabia, Labor Rights, Accidents, Human Rights
5 points by dtquad 79 days ago | 1 comments
Situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 (undocs.org)
Human Rights, Palestine, International Law, Occupied Territories
8 points by runarberg 79 days ago | 1 comments
WhatsApp vigilantes in India are converting Christians by force (restofworld.org)
It was the day of his mother’s funeral, but Jaldhar Kashyap knew the dozens of people descending on his home weren’t there to offer condolences.
India, Religion, Human Rights, Social Issues, Conversion
9 points by impish9208 95 days ago | 0 comments
Alexei Navalny's Prison Diaries (newyorker.com)
Nineteen years in a maximum-security penal colony. The number of years does not matter. I understand perfectly well that, like many political prisoners, I am serving a life sentence. Where “life” is defined by either the length of my life or the length of the life of this regime.
Russia, Politics, Journalism, Human Rights, Prisons
62 points by _____k 98 days ago | 27 comments
Tajikistan: New Law Bans Muslim Clothing and Limits Religious Celebrations (loc.gov)
On June 20, 2024, the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, signed Law No. 2048 on Regulating Traditions and Ceremonies.
Tajikistan, Islam, Law, Religion, Human Rights
12 points by nafnlj 101 days ago | 3 comments
Amazon, Tesla and Meta among top companies undermining democracy, report (theguardian.com)
Some of the world’s largest companies have been accused of undermining democracy across the world by financially backing far-right political movements, funding and exacerbating the climate crisis, and violating trade union rights and human rights in a report published on Monday by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).
Politics, Business, Human Rights, Climate Change
7 points by zekrioca 102 days ago | 0 comments
Official documents confirm Navalny was poisoned in prison (theins.press)
The Insider has obtained access to hundreds of official documents related to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death in the Polar Wolf penal colony in the Russian Far North on Feb. 16, 2024.
Russia, Politics, Human Rights, Journalism, Death
47 points by acqbu 110 days ago | 36 comments
McDonald's and supermarkets failed to spot slavery (bbc.com)
Signs that modern slavery victims were being forced to work at a McDonald’s branch and a factory supplying bread products to major supermarkets were missed for years, the BBC has found.
Modern Slavery, Food Industry, Supply Chains, Human Rights, Corporate Responsibility
17 points by MilnerRoute 110 days ago | 4 comments
Amazon, Tesla and Meta among top companies undermining democracy (theguardian.com)
Some of the world’s largest companies have been accused of undermining democracy across the world by financially backing far-right political movements, funding and exacerbating the climate crisis, and violating trade union rights and human rights in a report published on Monday by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).
Politics, Business, Human Rights, Climate Change
19 points by f_allwein 117 days ago | 8 comments
Teenager jailed for 18 months still in prison 18 years later (independent.co.uk)
A desperate mother has spoken of her anguish after her teenage son was jailed for 18 months but is still trapped in prison 18 years later under a cruel indefinite jail term.
Justice System, Prison Reform, Human Rights
111 points by Brajeshwar 117 days ago | 153 comments
Communicating with Interactive Articles (2020) (distill.pub)
Computing has changed how people communicate. The transmission of news, messages, and ideas is instant. Anyone’s voice can be heard. In fact, access to digital communication technologies such as the Internet is so fundamental to daily life that their disruption by government is condemned by the United Nations Human Rights Council . But while the technology to distribute our ideas has grown in leaps and bounds, the interfaces have remained largely the same.
Communication, Technology, User Interfaces, Digital Media, Human Rights
28 points by wallflower 118 days ago | 0 comments
TikTok Whistleblower Claims Chinese Police Kidnapped and Threatened His Father (forbes.com)
A former employee of TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, claims Chinese national police detained his father and took him to “a remote secret facility” to interrogate and intimidate him after the former employee spoke to Western press about ByteDance’s censorship of content on TikTok.
Social Media, Censorship, China, Politics, Human Rights
5 points by cwwc 122 days ago | 2 comments