Human

‘Russian virgins & cocaine’: Moscow protests over racy human trafficking ad from Spanish NGO ‘offering’ teenage girls to passersby

The adverts, posted last week to mark World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, feature a restaurant-style whiteboard offering a special…

3 years ago

China warns US using human rights as ‘pretext’ for more anti-Russia sanctions, as Beijing publicly backs Moscow in new standoff

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has accused US lawmakers of using human rights as a “pretext” for imposing new anti-Russia measures…

3 years ago

UN human rights chief slams Ukraine over extrajudicial media crackdown after popular outlet taken offline over undisclosed charges

Speaking to journalists at a briefing on Thursday, the head of the team monitoring civil liberties in the Eastern European…

3 years ago

Outraged bosses slam ‘objectification of human body’ after broadcaster shows close-up shots of top female climber’s buttocks

Graz-based star Johanna Farber angrily called for an end to "sexualizing women in sports" after a similar incident in June, urging…

3 years ago

UN warns unchecked AI & machine-learning tech can ‘violate human rights, damage lives’ as it calls for safeguards against abuse

In a statement on Wednesday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet stressed the need for an outright ban…

3 years ago

Afghanistan after the US: Human stories behind America’s longest lost war

The US invaded Afghanistan in October 2001, accusing the Taliban government of sheltering Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda, blamed for…

3 years ago

Platforms like TikTok are full of ‘irrelevant content’ that is destroying human creativity, says Russian tech billionaire Durov

Writing on his personal channel on Saturday, Pavel Durov claimed that the consumption of both food and information work in…

3 years ago

CNN’s ‘national treasure’ Jim Acosta labels Fox’s Tucker Carlson ‘human manure spreader,’ blasts ‘American Taliban’ on the right

Acosta’s latest issue with Carlson stemmed from a segment on the Fox series questioning the vetting process for and motivation…

3 years ago

Elon Musk’s promise of a ‘Tesla Bot’ is driving nothing but an anti-human narrative

Last week’s Tesla recruitment bonanza in Palo Alto ended with what is perhaps one of the most childish presentations seen…

3 years ago

‘Human remains’ found inside landing gear of C-17 jet leaving Kabul as shock video appears to show body clamped by wheel well door

Chaotic scenes emerged from the Kabul airfield in the wake of a full-blown Taliban takeover of the capital, seeing thousands…

3 years ago