Visitors interact with a robot at the World Intelligence Expo 2024 in north China’s Tianjin, June 22, 2024. From coffee robots to humanoid robots, the four-day expo highlighted the diverse application scenarios of robots. The World Intelligence Expo 2024, with the theme of “Intelligence: Extensive Development Space…
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has called for the immediate release of people arrested during the ‘Occupy Parliament’ protests. In a statement on Friday, the human rights lobby said a total of 105 people were arrested and 200 injured during the ongoing protests…
A three-judge bench has declined to stop the rollout of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). The bench said that halting the CBC would disrupt the education system, basing its decision on the interests of children. On Thursday, Justices Hedwig Ongundi, John Chigiti, and Antony Ndung’u stated that stopping the CBC would infringe upon children’s rights…
The number of Saudi women who hold key posts in the labor market has surged to 1,707, according to a recent report by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD). This achievement is a result of the leadership training and guidance initiative for women cadres under Saudi Vision 2030…
A war monitor on Saturday said three pro-Iran fighters, including at least two Iraqis, were killed in an overnight air strike in eastern Syria near the Iraq border.According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the strike occurred in Deir Ezzor province. Iran wields significant influence in the area…
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s Bali island is shrinking at a faster rate than most coastal areas in the world due to human activities and wave circulation, according to a recently published study. Bali’s shoreline decreased to 662.59 kilometers (411.71 miles) from 668.64 km (415.47 mi) between 2016 and 2021 at an average rate of -1.21 meters…
The U.S. Supreme Court recently delivered a significant decision, ruling that U.S. citizens cannot sue the government over foreign spouses’ visa denials without evidence of constitutional rights violations. The case involved Sandra Munoz, a civil rights lawyer, whose Salvadoran husband was denied a visa on suspicions of gang involvement a suspicion only disclosed after years…
Renowned Lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana has queried the legal justifications for the nullification of Sanusi Lamido’s reinstatement as Emir. Falana maintains that the court ruling on the nullification of Sanusi’s reinstatement as Emir is confusing. He explained that the law which the court said it cannot declare invalid…
Alhaji Kazeem Akinleye, the Chief of Staff to Osun State Governor, has saluted the matriarch of Adeleke dynasty, Yeye Modupeola Adeleke Sanni as she celebrates her birthday anniversary. Akinleye, in a congratulatory message issued in Osogbo, described her as a blessing to the motherhood. He noted that Yeye Modupeola’s push to develop humanity stands her…
LAGOS – Barrister Blessing Joseph Afang, President of the International Human Rights Protection Service Florida, USA, Nigeria Chapter (IHRPS/F), has lamented that the conditions of the Nigerian Correction Centres are dangerous and unsanitary. Barrister Afang, a philanthropist and Founder Founder, Jessejed Children Foundation, who spoke to Sunday Independent on Friday…