The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Friday condemned the killing and injuring of tens of civilians in El Fasher, following attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In a statement,  Türk noted that the repeated calls to the RSF on protecting civilians have not been upheld by the paramilitary group that The post UN rights commissioner condemns RSF attacks on Sudan civilians amidst ongoing conflict appeared first on JURIST – News.

The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Dr. Morris Tidball-Binz, on Friday called on Lebanese authorities to carry out stronger, victim-centered investigations into civilian killings from Israeli hostilities in Lebanon. Violence in the region substantially increased on 23 September 2024, when Israel began heavily air striking Lebanon, killing and wounding The post UN special rapporteur urges accountability for civilian killings in Lebanon appeared first on JURIST – News.

The UN on Friday highlighted how millions of Haitians are facing severe food insecurity as armed groups continue to expand their territorial control around the country, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) hunger report. The data paints a dire picture: 5.7 million people, over half the population, are now classified in The post UN Reports millions in Haiti face acute hunger epidemic as armed groups tighten control appeared first on JURIST – News.

Computer scientist Stephen Thaler on Friday formally petitioned the US Supreme Court to decide whether creative works produced entirely by artificial intelligence can qualify for copyright protection. Thaler’s filing challenges the 2025 DC Circuit Court decision which reaffirmed that only works with human authorship are eligible for copyright under US law. In his petition for The post Computer scientist petitions US Supreme Court to reconsider AI-generated copyright appeared first on JURIST – News.