Articles Tagged with Australia

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday condemned the killing and injuring of scores of civilians in El Fasher, following attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In a statement,  Türk noted that the repeated calls to the RSF on protecting civilians have not been upheld by the paramilitary group that instead [...]

The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Dr. Morris Tidball-Binz, on Friday called on Lebanese authorities to carry out stronger victim-centered investigations into civilian killings from Israeli hostilities in Lebanon. Violence in the region substantially increased on September 23, 2024, when Israel began heavily striking Lebanon, killing and wounding thousands of [...]

The UN on Friday warned that millions of Haitians are facing severe food insecurity as armed groups continue to expand their territorial control around the country, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) hunger report. The data paints a dire picture: 5.7 million people, over half the population, are now classified in [...]

Computer scientist Stephen Thaler on Friday formally petitioned the US Supreme Court to decide whether creative works produced entirely by artificial intelligence can qualify for copyright protection. Thaler’s filing challenges the 2025 DC Circuit Court decision which reaffirmed that only works with human authorship are eligible for copyright under US law. In his petition for [...]

UN human rights experts on Friday condemned the Taliban’s internet and social media restrictions in Afghanistan, calling them violations of fundamental rights. The social media restrictions, which began on October 7, target major platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.  They follow a two-day, nationwide internet blackout from September 29 to October 1. Prior to this, [...]

The United Nations on Thursday urged restraint following a series of US air and naval strikes in the southern Caribbean that have heightened tensions with Venezuela. During a Security Council meeting, Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča stated that the UN cannot independently confirm US claims that the strikes targeted drug-trafficking vessels. He added that the events [...]

Multiple human rights groups published a letter to Microsoft on Friday in which they demanded a suspension of business with the Israeli military and government, alleging that Microsoft technology abets human rights abuses in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The letter was sent to Microsoft in September but was only released to the public on Friday. The [...]

Congressional Republicans have passed legislation repealing key Biden‐era land management restrictions on mining, drilling and development across three Western US states, a move that directly supports President Donald Trump’s push to expand energy production on public lands. The rollbacks affect large tracts in Alaska, Montana and North Dakota and mirror the administration’s broader deregulatory plans. [...]

The US Senate on Thursday approved an amendment to repeal two authorizations for the use of military force (AUMFs) in Iraq, a significant push to restore Congressional war-making powers more than 20 years after the 2003 invasion. SA 3337, a bipartisan amendment sponsored by Senators Tim Kaine and Todd Young, was passed as part of [...]

Peru’s Congress voted on Thursday to remove President Dina Boluarte from office for moral incapacity after a late-night session to debate her impeachment. Lawmakers voted 122-0 to remove Boluarte. She was replaced by congressional leader José Jerí. The impeachment proceedings were initiated after various lawmakers brought allegations of corruption and the government’s excessive use of [...]