At the 59th session of the Human Rights Council Thursday, the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights stated that the procurement and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) systems by states and businesses must comply with international human rights standards, warning that failure could lead to serious rights violations. UN experts noted a [...]

Amnesty International called on world leaders Monday to adopt a comprehensive plan for transitioning away from fossil fuels and to take urgent measures to address climate change and its devastating impacts on human rights ahead of the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP 30). Amnesty stressed that human activity and the continued use of fossil [...]

The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) issued a statement Wednesday calling upon nations to fulfill their obligation to protect human rights defenders and create an enabling environment for civil society amid declining funding for human rights organizations worldwide. ISHR emphasized that protecting human rights activists and defenders is a fundamental duty of states, according [...]

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged world leaders to curb practices harming the world’s ocean during the opening of the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3). The Secretary-General called for the adoption of alternative policies to promote the sustainable use of marine resources and proliferation of these policies through international treaties. Over 50 state officials attended [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday published a briefing on the 2000 Kisangani War, urging the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to prosecute those responsible for crimes committed against civilians during the conflict. The organization recounted how, in the 25 years since the war’s end, the Congolese still strive for justice and wait [...]

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced people, Paula Gaviria, said Monday that the resolution of the internal displacement crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) requires the implementation of government-led strategies and policies that address the root causes of the crisis. Gaviria’s statement followed her official visit to [...]

Amnesty International stated on Thursday that Nigerian authorities failed to protect their population from violent attacks carried out amid the ongoing armed conflict. The organization emphasized that the Nigerian government’s ineffective response to these attacks has resulted in a rising death toll and worsened the humanitarian crisis. Amnesty International noted that over 10,000 civilians have [...]

Amnesty International reported on Tuesday that the March 23 Movement (M23) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has committed human rights violations against Congolese civilians amid ongoing armed conflict that may amount to war crimes. The organization interviewed 18 former detainees held in detention sites controlled by M23 fighters, who confirmed that they either [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged the authorities in the Central African Republic on Thursday to drop the charges against detained journalist Landry Ulrich Nguéma Ngokpélé, calling for his immediate release. CPJ representative for Francophone Africa, Moussa Ngom, stated: “The charges against Landry Ulrich Nguéma Ngokpélé over a publication in his newspaper send a [...]

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, Astrid Puentes Riaño, urged world leaders on Tuesday to incorporate human rights into ocean governance ahead of the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3). In her statement, Riaño emphasized that human rights and ocean governance are interconnected issues that cannot be [...]