Friday, 22 November , 2024

Human Rights

Globalization of Repression: They are blinding protesters

At least 24 Yellow Vests lost eyes in violent protests. Now they're more determined than ever July 14, 2019 t was a warm afternoon in March....

Facial recognition: ten reasons you should be worried about the technology

By Birgit Schippers August 21, 2019 Facial recognition technology is spreading fast. Already widespread in China, software that identifies people by comparing images of their...

Destroying People Rights and Democracy to “fight terror”

For Years, Reporters Questioned the Terror Prosecution of Hamid Hayat. Now He’s Been Freed. By Trevor Aaronson August 16 2019 After spending 14 years in prison on...

Not in My Name

Ce mois de janvier 2019 nous a ramenés brutalement à une réalité sèche : le véritable enlèvement extra-legem, hors la loi, aux bons soins des «Services» des États...

Israeli Cybersecurity Tools Used for Repression Abroad

By Naomi LaChance Oct 20, 2018 Israeli cybersecurity companies sold lucrative surveillance systems to countries that then committed human rights violations, according to a report by...

“Not at the cost of human rights” – UN expert warns...

15 July 2015 ADDIS ABABA / GENEVA (15 July 2015) – The United Nations Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky,...

Argentina Is Persecuting Abortion Rights Activists

16 August 2018 Three police raids took place Wednesday in the small city of Rio Grande, in Argentina, against feminist activists. The justice system of the...

US court documents reveal: Immigrant children tied down, hooded, beaten, stripped...

By Patrick Martin 22 June 2018 Court documents made public in Virginia and Texas give a glimpse of the systematic brutality being meted out to...

Argentina: More and more a Dictatorship

Argentina: Report by Human Rights organization indicates that the State murders one person every day Source: Resumen Latinoamericano The Dawn News December 23, 2017 The Coordinator Against Institutional...

Two-Thirds of Human Rights Defenders Killed in 2017 Were From Latin...

Source: Telesur The Dawn News January 22, 2018 Most of the killings in Latin America took place in Colombia, Brazil, Mexico and Honduras, according to the report. Of...