Rwanda: Jailed Critic Denounces Torture in Prison
(Nairobi) – A prominent Rwandan YouTube commentator has accused prison authorities of beating him and other jailed critics, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Afghanistan: Taliban Torture Civilians in Panjshir
(New York) – Taliban security forces in northern Afghanistan’s Panjshir province have unlawfully detained and tortured residents accused of association with an opposition armed group, Human Rights Watch said today. Since mid-May 2022, fighting has escalated in the province as National Resistance Front (NRF) forces have attacked Taliban units and
Call for Commonwealth Leaders to Speak Up for Rights of Rwandans
Dear Commonwealth Heads of Government, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, express our grave concerns about the human rights situation in Rwanda as it prepares to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in June 2022.
The silence of the Commonwealth on Rwanda’s human rights record risks undermining
'That's Not How This Works:' Wired Forced to Retract Smear of Free Speech Friendly Platform Substack
Wired, a formerly non-partisan but now wildly left-wing tech outlet, had to retract a false claim it made about the newsletter platform Substack after it was called out on Twitter by Substack’s head of comms, Lulu Cheng Meservey.
The leftist tech publication falsely claimed that Substack “actively recruits and
Call for respect of the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly in the Republic of Guinea
Dear Prime Minister, Our organizations, Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture (Action des chrétiens pour l’abolition de la torture, ACAT-France), Act Together for Human Rights (Agir ensemble pour les droits humains, AEDH) and Human Rights Watch (HRW), are deeply concerned about the deterioration of the current
Barrett, Kavanaugh Temporarily Block Texas Anti-Censorship Law
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Tajikistan: Stop Abusing Autonomous Region Protesters
(Berlin) – Tajik authorities should ensure an effective investigation into police use of force leading to civilian deaths and casualties during May 2022 protests in Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region, Human Rights Watch said today.
The authorities should also immediately end abuses against protesters in the towns of Khorog and Rushan,
Georgia GOP Voters Favor Populist Agenda to Fight Left-Wing Corporations
Georgia Republican primary voters consistently say they prefer populist policy solutions to fight corporate influence in the nation’s elections, immigration system, and social issues.
DISCUSS: Davos, the hits just keep on coming
The World Economic Forum’s annual Davos conference enters its fourth day today, and the rampant agenda peddling shows no sign of slowing down.
We’ve already seen the powers-that-be roll out all the old classics.
On Monday we had the panel “Ushering in a Safer Digital Future” had a
This Week in the New Normal #31
Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world.
1.Google Health researching surveillance and AI
This week it was reported that Google Health (which is apparently a thing)
Thailand: Free Detained Monarchy Reform Activists
(New York, May 23, 2022) – Thai authorities should immediately drop the charges and release pro-democracy activists detained for insulting the monarchy, Human Rights Watch said today.
Tajikistan: Tensions Escalating in Autonomous Region
(Berlin) – Tensions have been rising in an autonomous region of Tajikistan with several incidents of violence after protests over harassment of local people by Tajik authorities, Human Rights Watch said today. On May 16, 2022, a local man, Zamir Nazrishoev, 29, was killed during protests in Khorog, the capital of
Burundi: Suspected Opponents Killed, Detained, Tortured
(Nairobi) – Burundi’s national intelligence services, police, and ruling party youth members have killed, arbitrarily detained, tortured and harassed people suspected of belonging to opposition parties or of working with armed opposition groups, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities have responded to attacks on both civilians and state agents
Student in Nigeria Murdered Over Blasphemy Allegation
A female student, Deborah Samuel, was gruesomely murdered in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto state last week after she was accused of blasphemy.
You’ve Been Flagged as a Threat: Predictive AI Technology Puts a Target on Your Back
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“The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem and very often makes the problem worse.”
Milton Friedman
You’ve been flagged as a threat. Before long, every household in America will be similarly flagged and assigned a threat score.
Without having