MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) published a report calling for a new bill on AI to "address the scale and seriousness" of such threats. "Nowhere in the world, including the UK, has a current legislative and regulatory approach to AI that is fit for purpose," said Alex Sobel MP, the committee's chair.

France apologises for human rights criticism that sparked US walkout

PARIS, Sept 13 (Reuters) - France's mission to the United Nations in Geneva has said it "regrets" criticising the United States over human rights in a social media post that triggered a diplomatic dispute which has delayed the arrival of a new French ambassador in Washington.

MPs and peers call for new law to curb AI’s risk to human rights and privacy

According to the committee, a new AI Bill should take a risk-based approach to addressing AI harms, establish a regulatory regime that mandates more demanding obligations for higher risk AI systems and models, and outright prohibit some uses of AI which are incompatible with human rights.

Woman behind Alberta flyer decrying rainbow crosswalk didn’t mean to discriminate, human rights hearing told

An Alberta woman facing a human rights complaint over flyers she distributed opposing a rainbow crosswalk in her town did not intend to discriminate against transgender people but wanted to warn parents about risks of transitioning,

Are EU's New Procurement Rules Missing Meaningful Human Rights Safeguards?

Swedwatch warns the EU's Public Procurement Act touts "promising steps" on quality and transparency but leaves room for exploitative suppliers to win on price alone.
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Human rights organizations call on Singapore to drop charges against activists

Amnesty International, and CIVICUS on Thursday urged the Singapore government to drop charges against several human rights activists involved in peaceful assemblies in
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Protect human rights

Advocating for the rights of people forced to flee and those denied a nationality. Citizens normally look to their own governments to guarantee their human rights and physical security. When people are forced to flee, it is often because they can no longer ...
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Native Rights Are Human Rights

Remembering the humanity of Indigenous peoples on International Human Rights Day Dennis Zotigh On December 10, 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted and announced the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first ...
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Iranian authorities’ execution of protesters and political dissidents violate international law, Human Rights Watch says

Human Rights Watch and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran said in a joint report Thursday that Iranian authorities were unlawfully executing protesters and political
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Mahdi Amin says 'no politically motivated human rights violations in last 7 months', TIB disagrees

Prime Minister's Education and Primary and Mass Education Adviser Mahdi Amin has claimed that Bangladesh has witnessed no politically motivated human rights violations over the past seven months.