EU: Human rights must guide the Commission’s upcoming AI Act implementation
On 11 December 2024, the European Commission’s consultation on its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act guidelines closed. These guidelines will determine…
Theme: Human Rights
UNGA 🇺🇳, Declare a Freedom Emergency
Israel has murdered over 44,248 Palestinians and is invading Lebanon. Russia continues its invasion & war on Ukraine. In Sudan,…
Election Meddling and a Growing Assault on Free Expression Online Led to the 14th Consecutive Year of Decline in Global Internet Freedom
Censorship and content manipulation undermined voters’ ability to make informed decisions in elections around the world over the past year,…
A Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Civil Society Organisations in Europe
The European Partnership for Democracy and an informal coalition* of Civil Society Organisations led by Civil Society Europe and the…
INTERNET SHUTDOWNS: Assessing Their Impact and Effective Countermeasures
Imagine waking up one morning to find that your access to the internet has been completely severed. No news, no…
The Global Democracy Coalition Fora Report 2024
The Global Democracy Coalition is a network of over 130 democracy organizations worldwide, providing a space to share experiences and…
Racism and Misogyny Targeting Kamala Harris is Running Rampant Online
GPAHE reports a disturbing surge in online hate directed at Vice President Kamala Harris in the days following President Joe…
White Supremacist Diagolon Movement Now Calling for Deportation of All Indians
The Global Project Against Hate and Extremism published new research on the Canadian white supremacist Diagolon movement’s alarming call for the…
#WhereAreThey: When Political Prisoners Are Held Incommunicado
Freedom House just released a critical new policy brief on the chilling practice of incommunicado detention for political prisoners. This…
Slavery and the Rise of Catholic Universities
Join Hard Histories at Hopkins for a virtual discussion about the centrality of slavery to the rise of Catholic universities.…