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October 12, 2026 News Release

Türkiye: End Internet Censorship

Tags, with “Access blocked” and the name of blocked accounts belonging to journalists and media outlets, LGBT and women’s rights groups, and other rights defenders, are tied to the gates of Turkey’s Constitutional Court, to protest the Turkish authorities’ blocking of hundreds of social media accounts and websites. Ankara, October 7, 2026.
September 16, 2026 Statement

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, Us Congress Hearing On “Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain: Implications For Human Rights”

Opening Statement by Deborah Brown Deputy Director, Technology and Human Rights, Human Rights Watch

August 19, 2026 Commentary

Taxing Tech in Age of AI Could Fund Human Rights

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August 6, 2026 Dispatches

Technology Expands ICE’s Capacity for Abuse

Surveillance and Profiling Tech Raises Rights Concerns

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July 30, 2026 Dispatches

Australia School Photos Scraped for AI-Fueled Image Misuse

Child Data Protection Law Should Protect Against Artificial Intelligence-facilitated Abuse

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July 10, 2026 Dispatches

Children's Rights Should Guide Japan's Online Safety Policy

Protecting Data of Children Is the First Step

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June 25, 2026 News Release

US: Deaths in ICE Custody Surge Under Trump

Inadequate Medical Care, Oversight, Public Reporting

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June 19, 2026 Dispatches

The UK’s Discriminatory AI Experiment on Child Refugees

Apparent World-First Experiment Risks Harming Vulnerable Children

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June 18, 2026 Letter

UK: Home Office Should Halt AI Experiment on Children Seeking Asylum

Rights Groups Unite Against Unproven Facial Age Estimation Technology

June 18, 2026 News Release

Bulgaria Licensed Surveillance Exports to Rights Violators

EU, Member States Should Tighten Controls

Bulgaria licensed the export of intrusion software and/or telecommunications interception systems to authorities in Azerbaijan, who are known to have used surveillance technology to surveil journalists and civil society.
June 17, 2026 Dispatches

Gig Workers in China Need More Than Promises

Endorsement of New ILO Treaty Means Little Unless Workers Can Organize

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June 14, 2026 Background Briefing

Addressing Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain

A Background Briefing for the UN Informal Exchanges in June 2026

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June 11, 2026 News Release

Gulf States: Repression of Migrant Workers During Conflict

Phone Searches, Arrests Exacerbate Existing Restrictions on Trade Unions, Expression

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June 3, 2026 Commentary

AI Already Runs the Gig Economy

Governments at Labor Rights Meeting Should Protect Workers’ Rights

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June 2, 2026 News Release

Philippines: ‘False Information’ Bill Open to Abuse

Proposed Law Would Grant Authorities Sweeping Power to Regulate Online Speech

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