Amnesty International on Tuesday called on authorities in Lesotho to investigate the reported abduction and assault of journalist Kananelo Boloetse. Boloetse, who has widely covered human rights issues, was abducted from his home in Maseru on September 5, and apparently tortured and severely beaten as a result of his investigative journalism. Lerato Peggy Matheka, Boloetse‘s [...]
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on Tuesday has alerted the public that the use of data-intensive technologies, specifically artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, is growing faster than the current electricity infrastructure can handle. While a data center facility can be built and connected to the grid within two to five years, expanding [...]
The UN expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, George Katrougalos, on Tuesday called on world leaders to strengthen human rights through “embedded multipolarity,” warning that increasing unilateral coercive measures and geopolitical fragmentation are weakening the UN Charter. In his latest report presented to the Human Rights Council, Katrougalos described the [...]
A UN expert on Monday warned that Israel’s ongoing rubble-clearing operations in Gaza involve the removal, relocation and crushing of debris in a manner that could serve to obscure evidence of potential human rights violations atrocity crimes. Commenting on the importance of exercising caution in large-scale efforts to remove rubble, Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk on Monday warned that AI could become impossible for humans to control without proper protective measures, suggesting that the technology may become so powerful on its own that developers would gradually lose control over it. In his opening statement to a global update delivered at the 63rd session [...]
US Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh on Tuesday denied Missouri’s emergency request to use a redrawn congressional map for November’s midterm elections, leaving in place a Missouri Supreme Court ruling that bars the new districts from taking effect until voters weigh in. Kavanaugh issued the order in Hoskins v. von Glahn, without referring the matter to [...]
UN experts on Monday issued a press release strongly urging both the governments of the United States and the state of Tennessee to call a halt to the execution of Christa Pike, a woman who, at the age of 21, was sentenced to death row for a crime she committed as a teenager. In highlighting [...]
The UN announced on Monday that addressing air pollution and climate change concurrently can save lives, reduce global warming, and generate around $15 in economic benefit for every dollar invested, based on a report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Climate and Clear Air Coalition (CCAC). The CCAC’s assessment indicated that coordinated efforts to [...]
Human Rights Watch on Monday called on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to publicly challenge the United Arab Emirates’ human rights record and its role in fueling atrocities in Sudan ahead of UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s scheduled visit to Berlin on September 10, 2026. The visit was expected [...]
The Trump administration on Sunday appealed for the third time to the US Supreme Court, asking the justices to approve the president’s plan for mail-in ballots under the United States Postal Service (USPS) “Ballot Mail for Federal Elections” rule. In the emergency application, Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the justices to allow USPS to [...]
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