Human Rights & Civil Liberties

5+ hour, 27+ min ago   (358+ words) Hind Meddeb’s film “Sudan, Remember Us,” is a powerful portrait of the peaceful Sudanese protests that preceded the downfall of Omar al-Bashir’s three-decade rule. The film follows the protesters, many of whom were young women, at the front lines of…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago   (67+ words) yoursun.com Medicaid cuts will also affect big city hospitals who provide care to lower-income communities. There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. You're on the list! ℹ️ You…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago   (481+ words) The US coffee chain Starbucks opened two new stores in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China: one in the region capital center of Urumqi and the other at the Urumqi International Airport. These two stores add to the 8,342 Starbucks stores…...

11+ hour, 37+ min ago   (393+ words) To understand how Turkey arrived here, it helps to know how the family became the organizing principle of the state's politics, and how much of that politics follows a script written transnationally. In 2021, institutional repression and political rhetoric fused. Erdoğan…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (91+ words) At the 63rd Human Rights Council session, civil society organisations shared reflections on key outcomes and highlighted gaps in addressing crucial issues and situations. We deplore acts of intimidation and reprisals against persons cooperating with this Council and other UN human…...

59+ min ago   (649+ words) There’s a good chance a camera on a pole near your house logged your license plate this morning. It probably logged it again on your way home. It’s matte black, solar-powered, and about the size of a shoebox, and most…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago   (409+ words) A councillor will put forward a motion to investigate a ban on "pervert glasses" in all Tamworth Regional Council buildings at tonight's meeting. Greens Councillor Ryan Brooke will put forward a motion that would see the council investigate the "practicality…...

4+ hour, 37+ min ago   (470+ words) DALLAS — The City of Dallas is using artificial intelligence to help identify potential code violations in neighborhoods, with cameras mounted on trash trucks scanning for issues such as overgrown lots, graffiti and illegal dumping. The program is drawing support from…...

2+ hour, 37+ min ago   (1024+ words) Chris Edwards says AI smart glasses are a useful tool for blind people. (Supplied) Disability advocates want to highlight the benefits of smart glasses. They fear the "pervert glasses" rhetoric could lead to stigma against people using the glasses for…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago   (348+ words) The Nigeria Police Force, the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) and the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) have called for an end to child marriage, urging parents, community leaders and policymakers to protect the rights of the…...