Stories about Human Rights from September, 2024
Georgian lawmakers inch closer to final approval of anti-LGBTQ+ law
Critics have pointed out that laws like the one adopted by Russia in 2013 to “protect children from information advocating a denial of traditional family values” have also increased hate crimes.
The murder of a young girl in Ethiopia reveals TikTok’s content moderation failures
Despite TikTok's policy prohibiting AI-generated content featuring individuals under 18 — whether real or fictional — videos featuring the likeness of the victim, Heaven Awot, proliferated across TikTok and other platforms ...
Georgian Dream Party vows to ban opposition if they win parliamentary majority
Speaking at the opening of the new head quarters of the ruling party, it's founder, Bidzina Ivanishvili threatened legal sanctions against opposition figures following the vote.
The election dance in Azerbaijan: Carousel voting and ballot stuffing
Independent election observers and journalists documented voter violations throughout the day, proving that Azerbaijan's most recent elections were staged just like elections in the past.
New Russian-style law censors mentioning LGBTQ+ in the Bulgarian school system
Recent legislative changes forbidding “propaganda, promotion, or incitement” of LGBTQ+ “ideas and views” in Bulgarian school system mirror similar legislation passed in Russia and Hungary, civil society activists warned.
Hong Kong NGOs for sexual minorities suffer government funding cuts and pressure
Apart from government cut of funding, LGBTQ+ groups face huge pressure for organizing public activities and they have refrained from applying foreign funding to prevent political risk.
Messages from two African disability activists to world leaders ahead of the UN Summit of the Future
"Although the agenda of the summit includes a focus on meaningfully including young people, UN processes rarely acknowledge the intersectionality of young people with disabilities."
