human rights
Chinese leader Xi defends record to UN human rights chief
Chinese leader Xi Jinping defended his country's record to the top U.N. human rights official on Wednesday, saying each nation should be allowed to find its own path.
Xinjiang in focus as UN rights chief arrives for China visit
Allegations of human rights abuses in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region will dominate a visit by the United Nations’ top rights official that began Monday.
Zoom must kill 'creepy' emotion tracking feature, human rights groups say
Human rights and privacy groups are demanding that video chat giant Zoom scrap its “creepy” plans to use artificial intelligence to track and analyze human emotions, slamming the technology as...
Google investors warn Saudi Arabia data project could be used by 'top hitmen'
Google investors are poised to raise hackles over a controversial Saudi Arabia project at the search giant’s shareholder meeting, warning that the company risks serving up “sensitive data on a...
FCC commish slams Tim Cook for hypocrisy over China censorship, human rights
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr detailed his concerns about the tech giant’s activities in China policies in a letter that referenced Cook’s recent keynote address.
Nine women and girls in Bucha pregnant after 'systematic rape' by Russian troops
Monstrous Russian troops "systematically raped" 25 Ukrainian girls and women aged as young as 14 after finding them hiding together in Bucha -- leaving at least nine pregnant.
Researchers claim Chinese surgeons are cutting out prisoners’ hearts while they’re 'still alive'
The authors say their computer modeling disproves Chinese claims that all prisoners were brain-dead before their organs was cut out.
Expert warns virtual police may need to patrol metaverse to stop human trafficking
International human trafficking expert Matthew Friedman raised his concerns about criminals exploiting virtual reality in a recent article.
Four communist escapees warn: ‘America is becoming authoritarian nation’
Four immigrants who fled communist regimes worry the US is slipping into authoritarianism.
Amnesty International is no longer a human-rights group, it's just another 'progressive' lobby
If you had any doubts that Amnesty International opposes the very existence of Israel, its executive director just made it crystal-clear: Addressing the Women’s National Democratic Club, Paul O’Brien announced...
Russia accused of using 'cluster bombs' in Ukraine as civilian casualties surge
Russia has been accused of launching so-called “cluster bombs” in its invasion of Ukraine, unleashing a brutal weapon known to kill and harm civilians when used.
Ultra-orthodox Jewish group funding escape for abused Afghan refugees
After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan this past August, Maryam, a 27-year-old event manager, knew it was dangerous to walk alone on the streets of her home province, located...
UN expert says pollution is causing more deaths than COVID
The coronavirus pandemic has caused close to 5.9 million deaths, according to data aggregator Worldometer.
CNN runs questionable pro-Olympics ad with content from China's state-run media
CNN raised eyebrows by running a paid advertisement that featured content from China's state-run media agency, Xinhua, promoting the Winter Olympics at a time when the Beijing government has been...
Hundreds locked up in regions of Ukraine under Russian separatist control
Hundreds of people have been detained in the Russian-separatist controlled portions of eastern Ukraine where they have been subjected to various human rights abuses, according to reports.
Hockey coach says China 'won't respect' isolating player's human rights
The coach of the Finland men's ice hockey team accused China of not respecting a player's human rights on Sunday as complaints about COVID-19 isolation protocols piled up at the...
Pelosi again warns US athletes to not speak out against China during Olympics
The California Democrat reiterated Friday that American athletes should keep any unkind word about China's repressive Communist government to themselves
Pelosi urges US Olympians not to anger 'ruthless' Chinese government
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday urged US athletes competing in the Beijing Winter Olympics to keep mum on China’s human rights abuses because the country’s government is “ruthless.”
Reps. Suozzi, Smith want IOC to take stand against Uyghur abuse ahead of Beijing Olympics
Reps. Tom Suozzi and Chris Smith on Friday called for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to take a stand against China's abuses of Uyghur Muslims ahead of the Winter Games...
Winter Olympics sponsors lie low as US alleges China human rights abuse
For months, US officials, lawmakers from other Western countries and human rights activists have said that China's treatment of mostly Muslim minorities in Xinjiang amounts to a form of genocide.