From the news: on human rights

News reports on human rights: 

“No means no”   https://theaimn.com/no-means-no/    

“An old master? No, it’s an image AI just knocked up … and it can’t be copyrighted”   https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/24/an-old-master-no-its-an-image-ai-just-knocked-up-and-it-cant-be-copyrighted  

“[Afghanistan’s ruling group] weighs using US mass surveillance plan, met with China's Huawei”   https://www.reuters.com/world/taliban-weighs-using-us-mass-surveillance-plan-met-with-chinas-huawei-2023-09-25/   

“London police hand in guns after officer charged with murder”   https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-25/british-military-steps-in-as-more-than-100-london-police-officer/102897438   ... as a protest, not to try to regain the public’s trust, ensure no unwarranted shootings, or out of a sense of decency ...

“Facial recognition technology jailed a man for days. His lawsuit joins others from Black plaintiffs”   https://apnews.com/article/mistaken-arrests-facial-recognition-technology-lawsuits-b613161c56472459df683f54320d08a7  

“ ‘I want to get bogged at a beach in my wheelchair and know people will help’. Micheline Lee on the way forward for the NDIS”   https://theconversation.com/i-want-to-get-bogged-at-a-beach-in-my-wheelchair-and-know-people-will-help-micheline-lee-on-the-way-forward-for-the-ndis-213348  

“Sydney Opera House: 85,000 oyster shells tell of site’s true story in major public artwork”   https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/sep/26/sydney-opera-house-85000-oyster-shells-tell-of-sites-true-story-in-major-public-artwork   

“Indigenous women (in Brazil) are showing us how to fight for environmental and human rights”   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/25/indigenous-women-brazil-fight-environment-human-rights   

“Quakers stand up for vital legal precedent established in 1670 Quaker trial”   https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/quakers-stand-up-for-vital-legal-precedent-established-in-1670-quaker-trial   

“Transformational change” is needed if Australians want to build an inclusive society where those with disabilities are to be respected, a landmark report says.   https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2023/09/29/disability-royal-commission-report/   After more than four years of public hearings, private sessions and written submissions, the federal disability royal commission’s final 12-volume report and its 222 recommendations were released to the public

 

Assumptions / basis 

In writing this, I have assumed / started from the following: 

• this blog states quite clearly that it is about political and human rights matters, including lived experience of problems, and thus I will assume readers are reasonable people who have noted the content warning in the post header;

Possible flaws 

Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider:

• there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan  Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”; 
  
• I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.
  

 

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