Articles Tagged with United Nations

Human Rights Watch on Friday called on authorities in Thailand to undertake urgent measures to address the influx of online death threats and harassment against members of parliament Angkhana Neelaphaijit and Romadon Panjor, alongside human rights activist Anchana Heemmina after they had voiced their disapproval of the Thai military and expressed their support for the [...]

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced economic sanctions against six “entities” (businesses and individuals that it accuses of supporting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The companies are based in China, Russia, India, and Iran. The IRGC is Iran’s military and one of the most powerful forces [...]

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 on August 2, 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 [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday warned that India’s weapons exports to Israel may violate international law and contribute to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. In an investigative report, Amnesty International examined public trade data to assess the scope of  India’s material support for Israel and for “international crimes committed against Palestinians in Gaza.” It found that, [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday condemned the growing crackdown on fundamental freedoms in Uganda, raising concerns about the erosion of the rule of law in the country and increasing military involvement in civilian institutions, which contribute to a shrinking of civic space. In commenting on the current state of domestic [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday raised alarm after Nicaragua’s announcement of a constitutional reform initiative that threatens to erase the country’s remaining democratic safeguards, extending presidential terms and permanently barring opponents from elections. President Daniel Ortega and co‑president Rosario Murillo have been accused of widespread abuses, from jailing critics to stripping political opponents of their possessions. [...]

A mass border breach at Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta on Friday has left at least 34 people dead after an estimated 60,000 attempted to cross into the territory, sparking what officials describe as a deepening border crisis. Spanish Prime Minster Pedro Sánchez condemned the crossings as a “violation of Spain’s territorial sovereignty,” and [...]

Marta Schaaf, Amnesty International’s program director for climate, social justice and corporate accountability, said Wednesday in a statement that the extreme heat driving wildfires, drought and floods across multiple continents amounts to a human rights emergency. She urged national governments to protect people now and to confront the fossil fuel industry Amnesty blames for the [...]

An attorney for several incarcerated transgender women argued Wednesday that the Trump administration violated a court order by transferring them to a segregated prison unit, and urged a federal judge to enforce the order. Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the US District Court for the District of Columbia heard the argument in Doe v. McHenry, [...]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres made a statement Wednesday calling for fresh talks to help rebuild trust between Cyprus island’s two divided communities, in a move to resolve the decades-long tension and find a sustainable political solution. Guterres explained the role of the UN, as well as the significance of a peaceful resolution to the lengthy [...]