Hacker News with Generative AI: Human Rights

UN judge forced woman to work as slave, court told (bbc.com)
A United Nations judge deceived a young woman into coming to the UK to work as her slave while she studied at the University of Oxford, a court has heard.
Human Rights, Law, UK, Courts
3 points by impish9208 4 days ago | 2 comments
Analysis: America's gulag': Trump's Guantánamo ploy tars migrants as terrorists (theguardian.com)
It has been denounced as “America’s gulag”: a secretive, abuse-ridden Caribbean prison camp for terror suspects that Donald Rumsfeld once said contained “the worst of the worst”.
Politics, Human Rights, Terrorism, Immigration
13 points by bobongo 22 days ago | 2 comments
Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps (oregoncapitalchronicle.com)
As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement intensifies its efforts to apprehend and deport undocumented immigrants throughout the country, concern is rising among Indigenous communities residing in urban areas about reports of Indigenous people being detained in the Valley.
Immigration, Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights, Law Enforcement
17 points by mandmandam 26 days ago | 8 comments
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders for 'persecuting Afghan women' (bbc.com)
The top prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) says he will seek arrest warrants against senior leaders of the Taliban government in Afghanistan over the persecution of women and girls.
International Law, Afghanistan, Taliban, Human Rights, Women's Rights
6 points by walrus01 29 days ago | 0 comments
Tracing Military Command Chains Through Time and Location (dot.studio)
Under Whose Command, a new platform for command chain analysis in Myanmar, is the culmination of a year–long collaboration between DOT • STUDIO (our agency) and Tony Wilson and Tom Longley at Security Force Monitor (SFM) — an NGO situated at the Human Rights Institute, Columbia Law School.
Military, Data Analysis, Myanmar, Human Rights, NGOs
103 points by Gigamouse 36 days ago | 29 comments
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
147 points by teekert 38 days ago | 45 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 44 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 49 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 62 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 66 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 67 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 67 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_ 73 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 78 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 79 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 80 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 80 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 88 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 94 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 95 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 102 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 109 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 112 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 113 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 113 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 129 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 132 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 136 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 137 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 144 days ago | 36 comments