"Systemic racism," illegal & indiscriminate use of force against "mostly peaceful" protests, and failure of prosecutors to investigate the police and armed forces. Amnesty's investigation into the authoritarian repression of Peru's protests is devastating. amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

#SOSPeru 18-year-old Jhonatan Enciso Arias was killed while watching protests from a hilltop. Police were seen firing bullets from a nearby rooftop. Peru’s President must ensure investigation, witness protection, justice & non repetition Raise your voice👉🏾bit.ly/413x4ek

The existing hurdles to access, affordability, lack of education, and inherent biases and socio-cultural norms curtail women's ability to benefit from the opportunities offered by the digital transformation Find details in our report👉pollicy.org/resource/encod… #EncodedBiases

Somalia’s women journalists are fighting for #HumanRights. Bilan Media – Somalia’s only all-women news team supported by UNDP Somalia – uses its hard-won freedom of expression to highlight rights abuses and achievements. See how: go.undp.org/mxSU

Heyhey! My TED talk on tech, imagination, and justice, connecting to struggles on the ground to #StopCopCity, just posted today. Please share! go.ted.com/ruhabenjamin

“I spend my nights awake, alone in a room, holding on only to my family’s reassuring messages: ‘We are still alive.’” - Abier-Almasri in the Daily Brief: hrw.org/the-day-in-hum…

Head over to Inquest for Ruha Benjamin’s stunning opening for Resisting Borders+Tech “these advancements scale colonial efforts of times past to enclose and condemn communities to a life of performing free labor and generating value or capital” Haymarket Books inquest.org/borders-and-by…

FMR 73 now online on our new website! Our latest issue ‘#Digital disruption & #displacement’ is available here: English: fmreview.org/digital-disrup… Arabic: fmreview.org/ar/digital-dis… Spanish: fmreview.org/es/disrupcion-… French: fmreview.org/fr/rupture-num… #Refugees #AIEthics #TechEthics

Rather than supporting Palestinians to live in dignity, much of the international humanitarian ecosystem has been co-opted into an overarching system that subjugates them, argues Yara Asi, PhD. thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2024/0…

In this The Conversation Canada article, Adam Saifer and I reflect on the ways philanthropists exert influence to clamp down student protests in solidarity with #Palestine: theconversation.com/how-rich-phila… Faculty 4 Palestine

Happy to have contributed a commentary to Forced Migration Review’s latest issue on digital disruption and displacement. The piece draws from my fieldwork in Kenya and discusses the unequal implementation of biometric-enabled cash assistance and the risks to refugees and displaced people.

This #WorldRefugeeDay, we reflect on the powerful voices of refugees and refugee leaders who shared what "home" means to them. Our recent survey uncovered several poignant themes: Thread 🧵

This #WorldRefugeeDay, the FMR team invite you to read our most recent special feature on 'Digital disruption and displacement’ as well as our catalogue of past issues. We also invite you to explore our new website. See: fmreview.org

A severe funding shortfall has forced World Food Programme's to slash food rations and halt cash transfers to all refugees in Kenya, threatening the well-being of already vulnerable households: ⬇️ buff.ly/4evUQ9t

📢Thrilled to finally introduce ✨the Data Workers' Inquiry ✨our 15 community researchers ✨and the repository! This is a long thread and a reminder to join an event that will challenge what you know about data work: data-workers.org/events/ July 8, 5 pm CET/11 am EST, 1/x🧵👇

Peaceful protest is a human right. We are demanding an investigation into the cases of violence against peaceful protestors in #Kenya and calling on the authorities to immediately release all those arbitrarily detained. Join us: amn.st/6015g0W6z ✊

📢Just launched! Our new brief, “Perpetrator Personas for TFGBV: A Case Study on Kenyan Content Creators,” dives deep into tackling technology-facilitated gender-based violence. Discover who the perpetrators are 👇🏾bit.ly/4csOEgU#EndTFG…

Cash-based interventions have the potential to foster empowerment, autonomy & self-reliance, but unequal implementation & politics surrounding #biometric-enabled #CashAssistance threaten these aims. Roda Siad’s FMR 73 article: fmreview.org/digital-disrup… #Displacement #Refugees

In our #AmnestyReads today: The emergence of awakened and engaged citizens, and a political class that's oblivious of their plight is fueling the protests.