Category: Human Rights
The Danger of China’s Digital Silk Road
China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” often conjures up mental images of railways, roads, and ports – heavy infrastructure used to transport goods and people. But there are many subsets of…
The Who’s Who of the Assad Clan
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has fled Damascus, marking the collapse of his rule after over a decade of civil war. Rebel groups, including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, have made significant advances,…
Assad’s Fall May Not Be Good News for the Taliban
The fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad marks a turning point not only for Syria but also for Islamist movements worldwide. For the Taliban, this moment is bittersweet. While the…
The Future of Syria – Tour d’Horizon
The fall of the Assad regime marks a significant turning point for Syria and the region. The Assad dynasty’s collapse, driven by internal forces and led by the rebel group…
Apple accused of using conflict minerals in Congo (DRC)
Lawyers representing the Congolese government who filed the complaints in France and Belgium, argued that Apple is complicit in crimes committed by armed groups controlling some of the mines in…
Russian crowd control
A very common tactic used by Russian authorities during mass protests today is to fence off the location in advance with portable metal barriers, block all approaches with heavy machinery,…
When I Was a Hostage in Syria: How Terrorism Thrives In War
The American journalist Theo Padnos was captured in 2012 by Syria’s new rulers, the Islamist militia Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (then known as Jabhat al-Nusra). His captivity lasted two years. Given…
The Police State Is America’s New Crime Boss
Thirty years after then-President Bill Clinton signed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act into law, its enduring legacy of mass incarceration, police militarization, and over-criminalization continues to cast…
Sudan tops the Emergency Watchlist for the second year in a row
Sudan tops the Emergency Watchlist for the second year in a row, as the country’s collapse accelerates amid a devastating Muslim on Muslim civil war fueled by external powers. The…
Gig workers around the world are organizing
Faced with fragility and uncertainty, gig workers are connecting across borders to challenge platforms’ power and policies. The individual stresses and the insecurity faced by gig workers are likely to…
Afghanistan’s Taliban Ban Medical Training for Women
This week the Taliban in Afghanistan closed one of the last remaining loopholes in their ban on education for older girls and women by forbidding them from attending institutions offering…
Google Sees Your Photos
https://Theyseeyourphotos.com, is a website designed to turn Google’s Ai technology against itself. People can upload any photo to the website, which is then sent to a Google Cloud computer vision…
How Do Uzbek Men Kill Women?
Femicide has no legal definition in Uzbekistan. Patriarchal norms in Uzbek society not only enable, justify, and overlook female killings, but also place blame on the victim. Not only are…
Employee Monitoring Software Has Gone Off the Deep End With Ai
New productivity software features: Full keylogging and mouse movement tracking (this has been around for ages) Takes a screenshot of your desktop every interval (between 10 seconds to 5 minutes),…