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Banana Seller Chiquita Found Liable for Numerous Violent Deaths

By Noor Al-Sibai

Ex-intelligence officer Rabih Alenezi told the BBC that Saudi forces were given green light to use lethal force to clear land for The Line.

Whistleblower Says Saudi Arabia Told Operatives It’s Okay to Kill Villagers to Build 105-Mile Skyscraper

By Victor Tangermann

A Texas woman was placed under arrest Thursday for either having or helping someone have an abortion. Police set a $500,000 bond and few other details.

Health & Medicine

People Are Starting to Risk DIY Abortions

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The families of children who died or were maimed in cobalt mines are suing Apple, Tesla, and other tech giants for allegedly knowing about the child labor.

Families Sue Tech Giants for Deaths of Children in Cobalt Mines

By Kristin Houser

In a study published this week, a lecturer argues that the internet is "necessary to enable the realisation of human rights and the promotion of democracy."

Professor Claims Internet Access Should Be a Human Right

By Victor Tangermann

Stop Using Discriminatory AI, Human Rights Groups Say

Artificial Intelligence

Stop Using Discriminatory AI, Human Rights Groups Say

By Dan Robitzski

When It Comes To Natural Disasters, Technology Has An Unavoidable Dark Side

When It Comes To Natural Disasters, Technology Has An Unavoidable Dark Side

By Aylin Woodward

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We Need To Talk About How Human Rights Will Work in the Age of AI

Paralyzed Man Uses Exoskeleton to Run Race for Policy Change

Prosthetics and Devices

Paralyzed Man Uses Exoskeleton to Run Race for Policy Change

By Christianna Reedy

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There’s a Growing Movement to Give Everyone in the World Internet Access

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Artificial Intelligence

A New Kind of Judge? AI Lawyer Correctly Predicts Outcomes of Human Rights Cases

Should AI be Given Human Rights? This Oxford Professor Says “Yes”

Artificial Intelligence

Should AI be Given Human Rights? This Oxford Professor Says “Yes”

By June Javelosa