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By Besir Ozbek, Agathe Artus, Övünç Güneş, Francesca Fazio Each week students at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre prepare an overview of the past week’s human rights related news stories from around the world. International New ECOSOC president to revive ‘deliberative function’ of forum – UN News World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: States must treat refugees […]
By Paola Limón Between 1960 and 1996, Guatemala suffered a violent internal armed conflict. During this time, it also managed to become a full member of the Inter-American Human Rights System: signing the American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR) in November 1969, ratifying it in April 1978 and accepting the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Court of […]
By Vivian Ng This post originally appeared on the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology (HRBDT) Project Blog. On 2 July 2018, the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology (HRBDT) Project co-hosted a panel discussion with the International Law Program at Chatham House, on ‘What Next After the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica Revelations?’. Experts on the panel included Silkie […]
By Manon Clayette, Nina Giraudel, Ayushi Kalyan and Sweekruthi Keshavamurthy Each week students at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre prepare an overview of the past week’s human rights related news stories from around the world. International Developed Nations Far More Exposed To Slavery Within Their Borders Than Previously Thought – Global Slavery Index International Criminal Court […]
By Besir Ozbek, Agathe Artus, Övünç Güneş, Francesca Fazio Each week students at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre prepare an overview of the past week’s human rights related news stories from around the world. International ‘Historic moment’ for people on the move, as UN agrees first-ever Global Compact on migration – UN News The ICC Turns 20 […]
By Lorna McGregor This post originally appeared on EJIL: Talk! In the field of artificial intelligence, the spectacle of the ‘killer robot’ looms large. In my work for the ESRC Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project, I am often asked about what the ‘contemporary killer robot’ looks like and what it means for society. In this post, I […]
By Manon Clayette, Ayushi Kalyan, Nina Giraudel, and Sweekruthi Keshavamurthy Each week students at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre prepare an overview of the past week’s human rights related news stories from around the world. International Dangers of poor quality health care revealed ‘in all countries’: WHO report – UN News The EU Parliament makes it […]
By Daragh Murray and Pete Fussey The UK Government has published the Draft Data Retention and Acquisition Regulations 2018, which propose changes to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA) and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA). Both the IPA and RIPA provide a legal basis for Government surveillance, including bulk surveillance techniques. The […]
By Besir Ozbek, Agathe Artus, Övünç Güneş, Francesca Fazio Each week students at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre prepare an overview of the past week’s human rights related news stories from around the world. International UN Human Rights Council: As US Retreats, Other Countries Need To Work Together in Defense of Human Rights – Human Rights Watch Rise […]
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