Last week, the United Nations voted to adopt a new cybercrime convention applying to all member states, drawing ire from civil society groups over data privacy risks. Artificial Intelligence Congress ...

NEW YORK CITY —The United Nations approved its first international cybercrime treaty yesterday. The effort succeeded despite opposition from tech companies and human rights groups, who warn that the ...

The first legally binding international AI treaty will be open for signing on Thursday by the countries that negotiated it, including European Union members, the United States, and Britain, the ...

The human rights treaty bodies publish their interpretation of the content of provisions in treaties, known as "General Comments" on thematic issues or methods of work. The Committee on the ...

(New York, August 26, 2024) – Governments should heed United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ call to open negotiations on a new international treaty on lethal autonomous weapons systems ...

Last week, United Nations member states began negotiating a first-ever treaty on international tax cooperation that could replace the current patchwork system that deprives governments of billions in ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Columbia Law School’s Prevention of Crimes Against Humanity Project on Monday released a report promoting the adoption of a treaty on crimes against humanity, to ensure ...

The Human Rights Commission has welcomed the island’s adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. However, it also advised that more must be done to stamp out ...

The UK government has signed the world’s first “legally binding” treaty on artificial intelligence (AI) and human rights, which commits states to implementing safeguards against various threats posed ...

Amy Maguire holds an Australian Research Council fellowship. Her industry partner is the Australian Human Rights Commission. That agenda should include substantive human rights reform. The government ...

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