Retired .NET enterprise software developer and computing nerd.
Bachelor of Arts dual-degrees in Mathematics and Psychology.
Neurodivergent and “medically frail”.
Pakistani-Irish-American, Radical Moderate, and (illiterate) Muslim.
Occasional enjoyer of kayaking and sport touring by car or motorcycle.
Connoisseur of science fiction and national-chain pizza.
Looking for ways to give back to the community.
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (www.ohchr.org)
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is the body of 18 independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by its State parties. The Covenant enshrines economic, social and cultural rights such as the rights to adequate food, adequate...
Two friends went viral fighting racism. Now they're not on speaking terms (www.latimes.com)
A Black woman and a white woman who made a 'Starbucks racism' video that went viral joined to combat racism and teach DEI workshops. Now they don't speak to each other.
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (en.wikipedia.org)
The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) is a United Nations convention. A third-generation human rights instrument, the Convention commits its members to the elimination of racial discrimination and the promotion of understanding among all races. The Convention also requires...
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (en.wikipedia.org)
The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP or DOTROIP) is a legally non-binding resolution passed by the United Nations in 2007. It delineates and defines the individual and collective rights of Indigenous peoples, including their ownership rights to cultural and ceremonial expression, identity, language,...
Welcome to the illustrated version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (www.un.org)
This illustrated edition of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is published by the United Nations in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish....
Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain (en.wikipedia.org)
Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, 542 U.S. 692 (2004), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the Alien Tort Statute and the Federal Tort Claims Act. Many ATS claims were filed after the Second Circuit ruling in Filártiga v. Peña-Irala created a new common law cause of action for torture under the ATS: “For purposes of...
'Less Than Human': The Psychology Of Cruelty (www.npr.org)
In Less Than Human, David Livingstone Smith explains how dehumanizing people makes us capable of atrocious acts.
The Freud-Einstein Correspondence of 1932: Theories of War (www.globalresearch.ca)
At the end of 1931 the International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation [IIIC], a League of Nations agency, invited Albert Einstein to initiate an exchange of letters with a fellow ‘leader of intellectual thought’ on a subject ‘calculated to serve the common interest of the League of Nations and of intellectual...
The Atlantic Really Wants You to Think Europe is Turning Against Trans Youth — Assigned (www.assignedmedia.org)
Helen Lewis writing for the Atlantic pushes misleading information about cherry-picked European countries (Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the UK) to undermine support for gender-affirming care in the US.
What’s Going on With Gender-Affirming Care in Europe? — Assigned (www.assignedmedia.org)
Claims that Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the UK have acted to restrict access to gender-affirming care are the latest misleading tactic in the fight against this necessary treatment, most recently deployed by Frieda Klotz for the Atlantic.
Good News: Education Expanding Globally: Daily Brief (www.hrw.org)
“There are hopeful trends out there, and it’s essential for us – human rights supporters – to recognize them to understand how our work matters. Day to day, the job can be a horror show. Longer-term, we see progress that sustains us.” - @astroehlein
Don’t let AI fears of the future overshadow present-day causes (www.vox.com)
Fears of an AI future are taking up all our focus. But we shouldn’t forget present-day problems like global health and poverty
Millennials and early Gen Z of Lemmy, what did you do for fun before phones became such a huge part of our lives?
I keep cutting out things like social media from my lifestyle, but I'm finding it hard to fill the time. Reading can only go so far, there's never anything on TV, and my friends all live twelve miles away....
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (en.wikipedia.org)
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is a United Nations treaty body entrusted with overseeing the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). It is composed of 18 experts. It meets (usually twice per year) to consider measures which States parties to...
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (en.wikipedia.org)
The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is an international treaty establishing complaint and inquiry mechanisms for the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. It was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 2008, and opened for signature on 24...
UNESCO: Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (www.unesco.org)
AI can provide millions of students with support to complete secondary education, fill an additional 3.3 million jobs, and, more urgently, help us tackle the spread and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with multiple advantages, these technologies also generate downside risks and challenges, derived from malicious...
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (en.wikipedia.org)
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) is a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (GA) on 16 December 1966 through GA. Resolution 2200A (XXI), and came in force from 3 January 1976. It commits its parties to work toward the granting of economic, social, and...
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (en.wikipedia.org)
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is an international document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly that enshrines the rights and freedoms of all human beings. Drafted by a UN committee chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt, it was accepted by the General Assembly as Resolution 217 during its third session on 10...
Universal Declaration of Human Rights | United Nations (www.un.org)
A milestone document in the history of human rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights set out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected. It has been translated into over 500 languages.