🚨AI tools used in social welfare systems in India introduce human rights risks.

Today, @Amnesty has published a technical explainer on the underlying tech behind Samagra Vedika, an algorithmic system being used in the Telangana state since 2016.

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Around the world, the international community is FAILING to protect tens of thousands of civilians. Evidence of war crimes continue to mount as governments make a mockery of international law.
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LGBTI people endure relentless intimidation and violence in Iraq. The Iraqi authorities must immediately overturn this law and respect the right to freedom of expression and non-discrimination for everyone in the country, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.

Iranian authorities must quash Toomaj Salehi’s conviction and death sentence and release him immediately.

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UN experts lead the way in the call for urgently needed Torture-Free Trade Treaty to combat “increased use of force to suppress protesters”
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Like so many others, Amnesty International’s fieldworker in Gaza has spent several months displaced from his home in the southernmost governorate of Rafah, where more than a million people have sought safety from Israel’s relentless bombardment.

French authorities must respect and protect the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and address protesters' demands to end systematic racism ✊

As Israel's brutal war in Gaza grows more devastating each day, it’s no wonder so many students are moved to protest. All states must respect and ensure the right of peaceful assembly, urgently suspend arms transfers to Israel and call for a ceasefire now.

At the release of Amnesty International 's 'State of the World's Human Rights' report, Amnesty International researcher Budour Hassan criticized the international community for 'normalizing the atrocities' happening in Gaza and called for more pressure on Israel to stop the war.

The discovery of mass graves in Gaza highlights urgent need to grant access to independent human rights investigators.

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Amnesty International head Agnes Callamard says flagrant war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza are part of a pattern of powerful countries running roughshod over international law. 'The only conclusion we can reach is that the international system is collapsing,' she says.

The best way to ensure these platforms are safe is for states to meaningfully regulate the Big Tech sector. That’s why Amnesty is calling for a ban on targeted advertising & is specifically calling on TikTok to stop hyperpersonalising its ‘For You’ feed by default.

Iranian authorities must quash Toomaj Salehi’s conviction and death sentence and release him immediately.

🚨NEWS: The US gov’s decision to impose an outright ban on TikTok fails to address the human rights risks and harms associated with the surveillance-based business models of other tech companies,  including Meta and Google.

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BREAKING: Amnesty International Urges University Administrations to Respect and Protect Students’ Rights to Protest

Paul O'Brien, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, said:

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Following the uncovering of mass graves in #Gaza : ' #Israeli authorities must ensure they comply with the #ICJ ruling by granting immediate access to independent human rights investigators and ensuring that all evidence of violations is preserved.' amn.st/6016bUPjp

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