The UN human rights chief stated on Thursday that Serbia is facing growing concern over a steady erosion of civic space, with mounting evidence that pressure on journalists, civil society, and political dissent is becoming more systematic and harder to ignore. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged Serbian officials “to ensure the The post Serbia faces growing concerns over shrinking civic space and press freedom appeared first on JURIST – News.

xAI on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block Colorado’s enforcement of the state’s new artificial intelligence (AI) law before it takes effect. The lawsuit was filed against Colorado Attorney General (AG) Philip Weiser and aims to block the Consumer Protections for Artificial Intelligence (CPAI) law, which will require developers of “high-risk” AI systems The post xAI sues Colorado over constitutional violations in new AI bill appeared first on JURIST – News.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Thursday that nearly one thousand Senegalese citizens continue to live in temporary shelters, with no clear prospect of relocation to permanent housing, a decade after coastal floods struck the Langue de Barbarie peninsula and destroyed their homes. HRW’s climate displacement researcher, Erica Bower, said: “A decade of living in The post Senegal urged to implement relocation plan for displaced people appeared first on JURIST – News.

A US federal district judge on Thursday granted a motion to compel the Department of Defense to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters. Judge Friedman yesterday held that the defendants were still not in compliance with a March court order: [T]he Department [cannot] take steps to circumvent the Court’s injunction and expect the Court The post US judge compels Department of Defense to restore journalist access to Pentagon appeared first on JURIST – News.