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A new report by the U.N. human rights office warns that artificial intelligence has the potential to facilitate "unprecedented level of surveillance across the globe by state and private actors."
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An intern accused a well-known TV anchor of forcibly kissing her. In a ruling this week, a Beijing court found that it could not determine whether sexual harassment had occurred.
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Global Witness, an international human rights group, says a record 227 grassroots environmental activists were killed in 2020. More than half were killed in Colombia, Mexico and the Philippines.
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Risking beatings by the Taliban, Afghan women have taken to the streets to protest against the hard-line regime, its new curbs on their rights — and Pakistan's influence in their country.
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"Islam and the Islamic Emirate do not allow women to play cricket or play the kind of sports where they get exposed," a senior Taliban official reportedly said.
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Shabana Basij-Rasikh is the founder of the first and only boarding school for girls in Afghanistan. We hear her story in Part I of our series The Longest War.
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David's exit is contentious, with both sides accusing the other of falsehoods. Last month, the New York attorney general's report said David shared confidential files with Cuomo's administration.
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Harris participated in events on Thursday in Vietnam that elevated activists in a region known for its challenges and restrictions to human rights.
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Suhail Shaheen, the Taliban spokesman in Qatar, tells NPR's Steve Inskeep about the group's plans for the country, which he says include allowing people to leave and no reprisals against enemies.
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An expert says threats against Belarusian athletes aren't uncommon. Olympian Kristina Timanovskaya refused to board a flight home to Belarus after officials abruptly took her to the airport.