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Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days agoDon't look at who voted to call the slave trade the gravest crime', look at who didn't | Kenneth Mohammed
The Ghana-led UN resolution on slavery highlights global disparities in acknowledging historical injustices, with significant opposition from Western nations.
#palestinian-rights
NYC parents
fromTruthout
4 days agoTop Palestinian Children's Rights Group Shutters After Being Targeted By Israel
Defense for Children International-Palestine ceased operations due to Israel's attacks and restrictions on human rights organizations, impacting advocacy for Palestinian children's rights.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week agoOver 100 US legal experts condemn strikes on Iran as possible war crimes'
The letter condemned the US-Israeli military strikes on Iran as a violation of the United Nations Charter and potentially amounting to war crimes, emphasizing that force against another state is only permitted in self-defense or with UN Security Council authorization.
NYC parents
#international-criminal-court
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoGordon Brown calls for international criminal court for crimes against children
An international criminal court for crimes against children should be established to protect schools as safe havens with the same legal status as hospitals during armed conflicts.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoGordon Brown calls for international criminal court for crimes against children
An international criminal court for crimes against children should be established to protect schools as safe havens with the same legal status as hospitals during armed conflicts.
Privacy technologies
fromPrivacy International
1 month agoPrivacy International's remarks at the side event of the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council on the Human Rights Impacts of Using Artificial Intelligence in Countering Terrorism
AI-driven counter-terrorism tools create surveillance risks and generate unreliable threat assessments that discriminate against individuals and violate fundamental human rights.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks agoGroundbreaking' UN agreement on justice for women to include those in prison for first time
The UN Commission on the Status of Women adopted groundbreaking conclusions explicitly addressing female incarceration, recognizing links between discriminatory laws, violence, and women's imprisonment for the first time in 70 years.
EU data protection
fromInfoWorld
1 month agoSovereignty isn't a toggle feature
European cloud alternatives like Hetzner and Scaleway can deliver comparable performance and capabilities to AWS while significantly reducing costs, though they require greater operational responsibility and architectural commitment to sovereignty.
Business
fromHarvard Business Review
1 month agoRethinking Strategy in a Hyperpolitical World
Corporate decisions face intense public scrutiny for political implications, resulting in boycotts, revenue loss, reputational damage, and executive terminations, yet political engagement remains unavoidable for businesses.
EU data protection
fromComputerworld
1 month agoUS orders diplomats to push back on data sovereignty
The US government directs diplomats to oppose data sovereignty laws globally, viewing them as threats to free data flows and AI development, while European support for such restrictions grows due to privacy and surveillance concerns.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month agoWhy international law is still the world's best defence
The post-World War II international legal order faces erosion from ultranationalism, great-power rivalries, and norm violations, risking a return to force-based politics where power supersedes principle.
Miscellaneous
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 months agoPrisoner exchanges are not peace, but they are human - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
A large prisoner exchange returned 314 POWs, reuniting families and freeing unlawfully prosecuted Ukrainians, but such swaps do not indicate genuine diplomatic progress.
fromThe Nation
1 month agoThe "Rules-Based Order" Is Gone. Let's Not Bring It Back.
The very same European leaders and anointed members of the Blob expressing outrage about Greenland were largely silent or supportive as Trump bombed Iran and Nigeria, abducted Maduro, and continued to aid and abet Israel's genocide in Gaza.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months agoWill the Board of Peace live up to its name?
United States President Donald Trump launched the Board of Peace on Thursday, saying it's one of the most consequential bodies ever created in the history of the world. This is all part of the agreement to reach a ceasefire in Gaza after more than two years of Israel's genocidal war on Palestinians in the territory. Trump said the board will work in partnership with the United Nations to address crises far beyond Gaza.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months agoUnited Nations presses for answers on US funding commitments
UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Monday that while the US ambassador, Mike Waltz, said last week that payments would begin within weeks, no further details had been offered. list of 3 itemsend of list We've seen the statements, and frankly, the secretary-general has been in touch for quite some time on this issue with Ambassador Waltz, Dujarric said during a news briefing.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month agoCan the UN Security Council be reformed?
The UN secretary-general says the absence of African seats is indefensible'. African nations must have permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council, the head of the world body has told the African Union. Latin American countries and most of those in Asia do not have a permanent presence either, despite their huge populations. Can the UN be reformed? Presenter: Rishaad Salamat Guests: Olukayode Bakare visiting scholar in international relations and African politics at the University of Colorado Denver Mukesh Kapila former UN humanitarian coordinator
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