Myanmar Junta's Cybersecurity Law is unconstitutional and must be withdrawn immediately, says Southeast Asian MPs

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 24Jan
Jakarta, 24 January 2025 – The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) firmly opposes Myanmar’s recently revived Cybersecurity Law, warning that it poses a profound threat to fundamental freedoms and directly contradicts the principles enshrined in Myanmar's constitution.
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Billionaire wealth surges by $2 trillion in 2024, three times faster than the year before, while the number of people living in poverty has barely changed since 1990

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 23Jan
Published: 20th January 2025 Oxfam predicts there will be at least five trillionaires a decade from now. 204 new billionaires were minted in 2024, nearly four every week.
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Syria: Visiting Türk calls for human rights to be central to face tremendous challenges and risks

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 23Jan
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk At Damascus, Syria
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Mediterranean: Dozens of migrants rescued by humanitarian groups (INFO MIGRANTS)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 23Jan
A total of 83 people, including 11 women, three of whom are pregnant, and three babies were rescued by the crew of the Ocean Viking rescue ship from an overcrowded rubber dinghy in the night between January 20 and 21. A further 38 people were rescued by the crew of the Louise Michel.
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AI Localism: An alternative vision to a Global Citizens' Assembly for governing AI

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 23Jan
The true promise of AI lies not in abstract global agreements but in its capacity to enhance lives, one community at a time. New paper by Dr. Stefaan Verhulst, PhD (Co-Founder of The GovLab and The Data Tank) and Claudia Chwalisz (Founder and CEO of DemocracyNext)
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CAP’s Alondra Nelson Condemns Dangerous Repeal of AI Executive Order

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22Jan
Washington, D.C. – Today, President Donald Trump repealed the executive order on artificial intelligence (AI) that former President Joe Biden issued to ensure that uses of this technology are safe, secure, and trustworthy.
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Spain’s Sánchez warns of AI’s threat to democracy, urges Europe to act

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22Jan
Madrid, Jan 20 (EFE).– Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez Monday accused “technocracy” of wielding “omnipotent” control over social networks to influence public debate and government decisions, urging Europe to defend democracy against this growing threat.
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MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION OF MARGINALIZED AND UNDERREPRESENTED PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22Jan
This guidance note provides technical guidance to UN organizations implementing Global Disability Fund (GDF) programmes on how they can advance the rights of marginalized and underrepresented persons with disabilities more efectively in joint programming
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Call for inputs: United Nations Report on Human Rights in Sport

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 21Jan
Purpose: This call for inputs seeks to inform the preparation of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, pursuant to Human Rights Council Resolution 54/25: 'A World of Sport Free from Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance'.
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Call for inputs: United Nations Report on Human Rights in Sport

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 21Jan
Purpose: This call for inputs seeks to inform the preparation of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, pursuant to Human Rights Council Resolution 54/25: 'A World of Sport Free from Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance'.
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