Amnesty International on Wednesday reported that Indigenous leaders Luis Pacheco and Héctor Chaclán were released from Guatemalan prison and continue their criminal cases under house arrest, more than 15 months after they were detained over their role in protests that followed the country’s disputed 2023 election period. Pacheco and Chaclán were arrested on April 23, [...]
The European Commission on Friday announced that its AI Office in Brussels and national regulators will begin enforcing key provisions of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, including new duties to identify deepfakes, label AI-generated material and oversee risks linked to powerful AI systems. This move gives EU regulators greater power to inspect advanced AI models, [...]
The European Commission on Friday issued preliminary findings that TikTok failed to meet child-safety requirements under the Digital Services Act (DSA) by allowing minors’ accounts and content to remain too widely visible, including to adults and people without TikTok accounts. The commission said the current settings could expose children to unwanted contact, cyberbullying, and predatory [...]
UN human rights experts on Wednesday urged the UK government to review and re-sentence people still subject to Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences in England and Wales, warning that indefinite detention is causing severe psychological harm, self-harm, and an increased risk of suicide. The experts said about 2,400 people remain under the IPP system, even [...]
Apple filed a federal lawsuit Friday accusing OpenAI, its hardware subsidiary io Products, and two former Apple employees of using stolen trade secrets to accelerate the development of OpenAI’s planned consumer devices. The case places the companies in direct legal conflict while they remain partners in integrating ChatGPT into Apple products. The 41-page complaint, filed [...]
Amnesty International on Friday urged states attending the June Climate Meetings in Bonn, Germany, to turn existing climate commitments into a concrete, rights-centered action plan ahead of the COP31 summit in Antalya, Türkiye, this November. The rights group argued that climate policy will fail unless it is built around human rights, including the rights to [...]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday scheduled the trial of former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte to begin on November 30, marking the first time a former head of state will face the court for alleged crimes against humanity. Presiding Judge Joanna Korner announced the date following a request from the prosecution, which plans to [...]
A Dutch privacy advocacy group filed a class-action lawsuit against US-based tech company AppLovin on Thursday, alleging the company unlawfully collected and traded the personal data of millions of Dutch users, including an estimated 1.5 million children, through hidden tracking software embedded in popular mobile applications. Amnesty International Netherlands backed the legal challenge. The lawsuit, [...]
United Nations human rights experts on Thursday condemned the enforced disappearance of three children and an adult in Guinea, warning that the victims appear to have been targeted in retaliation against exiled activist and musician Elie Kamano. The experts called on Guinean authorities to immediately disclose the victims’ whereabouts, ensure their safety, and conduct an [...]
International human rights organizations on Thursday called on Nepal’s newly elected government, led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah, to take immediate steps to strengthen human rights protections and uphold the rule of law following its recent electoral victory. In a joint letter, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the International Commission of Jurists urged the [...]
