Female migrant in Florida subjected to ‘horrific’ treatment, complaint alleges
A female migrant in mental distress was kept in solitary confinement for a month at a Florida detention center, then mocked and leered at by male guards after they strapped her almost naked to a restraint chair, a federal civil rights complaint alleges. “Ana came to Baker vulnerable and in need, and officers responded with malice and cruelty,” said Sarah Gillman, director of strategic US litigation at RFK Human Rights.
Inter-American Court finds Guatemala responsible for 1989 forced disappearances of indigenous rights defenders
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights released its ruling in the case of Pérez Lucas et al v. Guatemala, finding the State responsible for the forced disappearance of four indigenous human rights defenders in 1989. The court determined that Guatemala violated multiple rights under the American Convention on Human Rights when state agents forcibly disappeared Agapito Pérez Lucas, Nicolás Mateo, Macario Pú Chivalán, and Luis Ruiz Luis, who were indigenous Maya K’iche’ members of the Ethnic Communities Council “Runujel Junam” (CERJ). The victims worked to oppose forced recruitment into Civil Self-Defense Patrols in Guatemala’s Quiché region.
Climate Talks Teeter, With Rich and Poor Countries in a Tug of War
A two-week marathon of climate talks has entered its grueling final dash. Developed and developing nations were still deadlocked over how many hundreds of billions of dollars wealthy countries should invest to help speed the global transition to cleaner energy and protect the most vulnerable countries against the drumbeat of catastrophes that accompany global warming.
The Peril — and Promise — of AI in Criminal Justice
Advanced artificial intelligence holds both enormous promise and tremendous peril, including significant implications for the justice system. AI is already being used in justice contexts such as policing, pretrial justice, sentencing and corrections. Some applications could improve our ability to prevent, detect and solve crimes.