Human Rights

UNESCO Adopts Draft Recommendation on the Ethics of AI

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On November 25, 2021, UNESCO member states adopted a first draft of a Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelli

US to Remove Guinea, Mali, and Ethiopia from African Growth and Opportunity Act

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Şeymanur Yönt

On November 2, 2021, President Biden announced that Guinea, Mali, and Ethiopia will be removed from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (

UN Security Council Adopts Resolution on Haiti

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Şeymanur Yönt

On October 15, 2021, UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2600 on the question concerning Haiti.

Joint Declaration on Politicians and Public Officials and Freedom of Expression

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Şeymanur Yönt

On October 20, 2021, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Protection and Promotion of Freedom of Opinion and Expression, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, the OAS Special Rapporteur on F

CoE Recommends Measures to Protect Children Against Radicalization

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On October 20, 2021, the Council of Europe (CoE) recommended to its member states a set of measures to “better protect children against radicalization for the purpose of terrorism.” According to a

CESCR Publishes Its Findings on Five Countries

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On October 20, 2021, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) published its findings on Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kuwait, and Nicaragua.

Inter-American Court of Human Rights Rules on Kidnapping and Torture of Female Journalist

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On October 18, 2021, according to a press release, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued its judgment in

ECtHR Issues Two Judgments on Freedom of Expression

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On October 19, 2021, the European Court of Human Rights published two judgments, Miroslava Todorova v.