The adverts, posted last week to mark World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, feature a restaurant-style whiteboard offering a special dish of “Russian virgins and cocaine.” Other listings include “Katia, 17 years old,” and “Sophia, 20 years old,” for €50 each ($58). Would-be punters are also told that for an …
Read More »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 that undermine recent negotiations between the Kremlin and Washington. Speaking on Monday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman said that “China is strongly against Washington applying unilateral sanctions under the pretext …
Read More »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 nation, Matilda Bogner, said that the move to shutter a series of broadcasters and block access to popular news site Strana, as well as a number of Russian publications, is …
Read More »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 people to condemn “disrespectful and upsetting” slow-motion clips and spend more time judging female athletes purely on their performance. Now Farber has received a strong public apology from the International Federation …
Read More »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 on AI applications that are not in compliance with international human rights law, while also urging for a pause on sales for certain technologies of concern. Noting that AI and …
Read More »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 the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that killed nearly 3,000 Americans. Except Bin Laden got away, and the mission changed to building a …
Read More »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 a similar way. “If we nourish our brain with real-life data that allows it to solve fundamental problems, it will process this data in the background and come up with …
Read More »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 behind the thousands of Afghanistan refugees being taken into the US following the military withdrawal. “Over on Fox, human manure spreader Tucker Carlson has floated yet another race baiting conspiracy …
Read More »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 in Silicon Valley for years: a person in a tight white suit, their head encased in black, robot-walked onto the dark stage to blaring Techno music, began to Charleston, mimicked …
Read More »‘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 of desperate Afghans flock to the airport in hopes of fleeing the country on Monday as US and other foreign diplomatic staff evacuated. While earlier footage showed frantic crowds attempting …
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