Waymo Will Take Human Drivers Out Of Self-Driving Cars In The US

Waymo Will Take Human Drivers Out Of Self-Driving Cars In The US

waymothe autonomous vehicle company that operates alongside Google within the Alphabet conglomerate, confirmed this Monday (21) that it is ready to operate without human drivers inside cars. The measure applies only to the San Francisco region, a city in the US state of California, where waymo already carries out practical tests with the presence of … Read more

Winter Olympics in Beijing blighted by surveillance and human rights violations

These Winter Olympics were dubbed “The Genocide Games” because of China’s appalling human rights record

Even Olympic champions described the Winter Games in Beijing, China, as the most controversial since the Berlin Olympics of 1936 under Hitler’s Nazi regime These Winter Olympics were dubbed “The Genocide Games” because of China’s appalling human rights record ( Image: Valery Sharifulin/TASS) Almost 2,000m up a mountain 55 miles from Beijing, a guard stands … Read more

From Egypt, German FM says human rights key for arms sales

Syria reports new Israeli missile barrage near Damascus

CAIRO (AP) — Germany’s top diplomat on Saturday said that human rights criteria will be at the center of her new government’s international arms sales, including to Egypt, a major importer of German weapons. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said a bill being introduced this year will also impose restrictions in order to ensure that weapons … Read more

LGBT organisations ask UN to revoke status of British human rights watchdog

LGBT organisations ask UN to revoke status of British human rights watchdog

A group of 20 LGBT organizations have asked the UN to revoke the status of Britain’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). A 19-page submission to the UN – which the groups said was prompted by the EHRC’s stance on trans rights – asks for the independent status of the EHRC to be reviewed. “Their … Read more

Guatemala's Indigenous Mayan community testifies before human rights court

Guatemala's Indigenous Mayan community testifies before human rights court

Lawyers for an Indigenous community in eastern Guatemala made arguments before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Wednesday in a case that could have far-reaching implications for Indigenous communities throughout the Americas. The community of Agua Caliente, one of 16 Maya Q’eqchi’ communities in the El Estor municipality, is demanding that the Guatemalan government give … Read more

Experts say risk of catching bird flu low despite first bird to human infection

Experts say risk of catching bird flu low despite first bird to human infection

The risk of avian flu to humans remains low despite the first bird-to-human transmission recorded in Devon, according to scientists. Retired engineer Alan Gosling, 79, was the first person in the UK to catch the new strain of bird flu, after close contact with sick ducks that lived in his property. He lived with about … Read more

2022 Winter Olympics underway as China faces accusations of human rights abuses

2022 Winter Olympics underway as China faces accusations of human rights abuses

Associated Press In Beijing, Olympic ideals coexist with authoritarian rule “In our fragile world, where division, conflict and mistrust are on the rise, we show the world that it is possible to be fierce rivals while at the same time living peacefully and respectfully together,” Thomas Bach, a gold-medalist fencer nearly 40 years ago, said … Read more

Latin America is increasingly dangerous for human rights defenders, report says

Latin America is increasingly dangerous for human rights defenders, report says

MIAMI — Latin America is one of the most perilous regions in the world for human rights defenders, according to a report released Wednesday by Freedom House, a nonprofit based in Washington. Latin America accounted for more than three quarters of all murders of human rights defenders around the world in 2020. “Being a journalist, … Read more