Ukraine's Human Rights

Ukraine's human rights commissioner on the importance of U.S. aid

Ukrainian officials are reeling from the Trump administration's pause on all U.S. foreign aid programs. Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets joins "America Decides" to ...

CBS News - 9h

State Dept. Fires About 60 Contractors Working on Democracy and Human Rights

The contractors helped enact programs that focus on building up civil society and democratic practices in authoritarian states such as China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and Cuba.

The New York Times - 11h

Why Is This C.E.O. Bragging About Replacing Humans With A.I.?

Most large employers play down the likelihood that bots will take our jobs. Then there’s Klarna, a darling of tech investors.

The New York Times - 1d

The Divine, the Digital and the Political at Humanity’s Largest Gathering

The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies.

The New York Times - 1d

EU warns Pakistan that duty-free exporter status depends on progress in human rights, media freedom

The European Union has warned Pakistan that its status as a duty-free exporter to the bloc will continue to depend on the progress the country makes in addressing concerns about civil and labor ...

ABC News - 3d

As a human rights lawyer, I fight against discrimination in all its forms. Witnessing the recent anti-Jewish hatred is shocking | Anthony Levin

In the face of those who refuse to see our humanity, I choose to imagine that we are humane enough to believe in theirs. My grandmother, Holocaust survivor Olga Horak OAM, passed away in August ...

The Guardian - 4d

Sanders asks RFK Jr. if health care is a human right

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., questioned Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about if he believed health care was a human right at his Senate confirmation hearing.

NBC News - 5d

This Blood Vessel Was Grown in a Lab With Real Human Cells

The FDA recently approved a bioengineered blood vessel, which becomes part of a patient’s body over time. It’s designed to help treat victims of traumatic injuries.

Wired - 5d

The real reason Russia invaded Ukraine

Since the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war in 2014, one Russian phrase has haunted me. It translates to “They [Ukrainians] crucified a little boy wearing nothing but his underwear.” It sounds ...

The Hill - 6d

How Europe Swung to the Right

‘A lot of people simply haven’t been heard for a long time.’

The New York Times - Jan. 27

Farm worker contracts human case of bird flu

The UK Health Security Agency says cases of bird-to-human transmission were rare.

BBC News - Jan. 27

Ukraine country profile

Yahoo News - Jan. 27

Top European human rights court backs French woman who refused sex with her husband

Her marriage had been deteriorating for decades — marred, she said, by health problems and threats of violence.

NBC News - Jan. 24

Why Mark Zuckerberg Is Ditching Human Fact-Checkers

This week, we take a look at Meta's new era of content moderation.

Wired - Jan. 23

Will Europe put ‘boots on the ground’ in Ukraine?

Trump presidency revives Macron’s idea of sending western soldiers as deterrent against future Russian aggression

Financial Times - Jan. 23

'We're in the era of the billionaire,' human rights expert says. Here's why wealth accumulation is accelerating

The rich are getting richer.

NBC News - Jan. 22

‘We’re in the era of the billionaire,’ human rights expert says. Here's why wealth accumulation is accelerating

In 2024, an average of nearly four new billionaires were coined every week, according to Oxfam. Much of their wealth will be passed down to heirs.

CNBC - Jan. 22

Sunfish that got sick recovers — thanks to human cutouts

A popular sunfish in Japan lost its appetite and banged on the side of its tank after the aquarium it lived in closed for renovations.

CBS News - Jan. 22

Ukraine Braces for Trump’s Return

Soldiers and civilians alike say that after so much loss, the new U.S. president must push for a just settlement, not peace at any cost.

The New York Times - Jan. 19

An imprisoned Nobel laureate underscores human rights abuses in Belarus

Ales Bialiatski, a human rights advocate who won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Belarus and is one of hundreds of its political prisoners

ABC News - Jan. 19

Anthropomorphizing AI: Dire consequences of mistaking human-like for human have already emerged

Anthropomorphizing AI creates dangerous blind spots in business decision-making beyond simple operational inefficiencies.

VentureBeat - Jan. 18

UN human rights head: Sudan conflict causing more civilian deaths

Yahoo News - Jan. 17

2024 witnessed ‘absolute failure’ of west to lead fight for human rights, says watchdog

Leading democracies have stood by while allies have committed atrocities or supported perpetrators, Human Rights Watch chief says ahead of annual World Report. The past year has marked the ...

The Guardian - Jan. 16

UN human rights chief calls for lifting Western sanctions on Syria as country rebuilds after Assad

The United Nations human rights chief has called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria over its yearslong civil war, now that former leader Bashar Assad has been ousted and sent ...

ABC News - Jan. 15

Artificial Intelligence and the New Human Experience

Labor, identity, and the future of work are at stake.

Inc. - Jan. 13

Taliban 'do not see women as human', says Malala

Malala Yousafzai urges Muslim leaders to challenge policies restricting girls and women's schooling.

BBC News - Jan. 12

Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine ‘captures two North Korean soldiers in Russia’

Pair being interrogated in Kyiv, with intelligence agency SBU saying one had fake Russian military ID; Russia claims control of village near Pokrovsk. What we know on day 1,054. See all our ...

The Guardian - Jan. 12

AI is taking the 'human' out of human resources

Companies increasingly rely on AI-based tools to replace everyday HR functions, from tracking job applications to monitoring employees’ performance to making decisions about promotions and layoffs.

The Hill - Jan. 10

On asphalt we grow: the skateboarders of Ukraine

Amid the devastation in Ukraine, the photojournalist Robin Tutenges has captured how skateboarding provides a vital escape for the country’s young people – an act of resilience and freedom as ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

Ukraine war briefing: Western allies pledge $2bn in military aid for Ukraine

Aid promised at Ramstein meeting covered air defence, information technology, demining, naval forces, air forces and artillery. What we know on day 1,052. See all our Ukraine coverage ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

Don’t Count Out Human Writers in the Age of AI

The appetite for AI-derived drivel isn’t as strong as many publishers would have you believe, and demand for quality content is growing.

Wired - Jan. 8

Jimmy Carter’s human rights legacy in US foreign policy

The Carter administration administration marked a break from the Cold War-era policies of prioritizing strategic interests over moral values, advocating instead for a foreign policy that emphasized ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

Human Metapneumovirus Is Finally Being Taken Seriously

The attention being paid to a Chinese outbreak of a virus often confused with flu is a sign that respiratory infection tracking is improving.

Wired - Jan. 7

How Jimmy Carter worked to promote human rights through the Carter Center

The Carter Center, based in Atlanta, was launched by the Carter's after they left the White House and has worked to promote human rights, health and democracy worldwide. CBS News' Nikole Killion ...

CBS News - Jan. 7

1st human bird flu death in US reported

The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed the first human bird flu death in the United States on Monday.

ABC News - Jan. 7

Legal aid cuts deny parents their human rights, says ex-supreme court president

Exclusive: David Neuberger believes lack of access to state-funded lawyers for family disputes is ‘wrong in principle’. The former president of the supreme court has said parents are being deprived ...

The Guardian - Jan. 5