Human Rights

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.

They said this would happen.

People Are Starting to Risk DIY Abortions

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.

Child Labor

They're suing Apple, Microsoft, Dell, Alphabet, and Tesla for "extreme abuse of innocent children on a large scale."

Families Sue Tech Giants for Deaths of Children in Cobalt Mines

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."

Almost half of the global population has zero access to the internet.

Professor Claims Internet Access Should Be a Human Right

The document was signed by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, The Wikimedia Foundation, and others.

Stop Using Discriminatory AI, Human Rights Groups Say

Companies arrive quicker at disaster sites, experimental technology in tow. That might not be great in the long run. 

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

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Elon Musk is making a brain interface. This raises a host of questions.

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

We have the technology to help paralyzed people walk; it’s time we made it affordable.

Paralyzed Man Uses Exoskeleton to Run Race for Policy Change

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Facebook, Canada, and New York State are all at the forefront.

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

It's about time.

Why Cybersecurity Needs to Be Considered as an Absolute Human Right

Reading the letter of the law quite accurately.

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

Are humans the only beings that should have rights? 

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

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