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Amnesty International said that the post-World War II order was on the brink of collapse threatened by bitter conflict on multiple fronts to the rapid and unregulated rise of artificial intelligence.
In Short
- Amnesty International warns of collapsing post-WWII global order
- US criticised for shielding Israel from UN scrutiny on Gaza
- Israel accused of “collective punishment” against Gaza Strip civilians
Amnesty International said Wednesday that the post-World War II system was on the verge of collapse citing intense warfare on several fronts and the rapid and unregulated emergence of artificial intelligence. collapse due to wars Amnesty head
Everything we’ve seen over the last 12 months indicates that the international global system is on the verge of collapse,” Amnesty’s secretary general Agnes Callamard told AFP as the organization released its annual State of the World’s Human Rights report.
In particular, over the last six months, the United States has sheltered and insulated Israeli authorities from criticism for the numerous crimes perpetrated in Gaza she stated.
By using its veto to block a much-needed ceasefire, the United States has deprived the (United Nations) Security Council of its mandate.
According to an AFP calculation based on Israeli official data, Hamas’ October 7 onslaught on Israel, which launched the Gaza conflict, killed 1,170 people, the majority of them civilians. collapse due to wars Amnesty head
According to the health ministry of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed at least 34,183 individuals, the majority of whom are women and children.
The global rights monitor stated that Hamas committed “horrific crimes” against Israeli communities bordering Gaza, but Israel retaliated with “a campaign of collective punishment. collapse due to wars Amnesty head
In her foreword to the paper, Callamard described the campaign as one of premeditated, indiscriminate bombings of population and civilian infrastructure, denial of humanitarian assistance, and planned starvation. collapse due to wars Amnesty head
“For millions the world over, Gaza now symbolises utter moral failure by many of the architects of the post-World War Two system,” she went on to say.
She accused Israel’s friends, especially those who armed them, of complicity, lamenting a lack of action by international institutions and questioned whether postwar values of “never again” had been abandoned.
AI THREAT
Other powerful actors including Russia and China are also demonstrating a willingness to put at risk the entirety of the 1948 rule-based order Callamard warned.
The report documented flagrant rule-breaking by Russian forces during their continued full-scale invasion of Ukraine… and the use of torture or other ill-treatment against prisoners of war. collapse due to wars Amnesty head
China too has violated international law according to the rights group by protecting the Myanmar military despite its atrocities on civilians.
Callamard stated that urgent measures were required to revitalise and renew the international institutions intended to safeguard humanity.
What we are calling for is an urgent reform of the UN Security Council, in particular reform on the right of veto so that it cannot be used in situations of massive human rights violations she was quoted as saying by AFP. collapse due to wars Amnesty head
The rise of AI is also a cause for concern enabling pervasive erosion of rights… perpetuating racist policies and enabling spreading misinformation the report found.
Amnesty accused large tech firms of ignoring or minimising those threats even in armed conflicts.
The advent of AI is another cause for concern, as it enables pervasive erosion of rights.. perpetuating racist policies and enables the spread of misinformation according to the research. collapse due to wars Amnesty head
Amnesty accused huge tech businesses of ignoring or underestimating these concerns even in armed conflicts.
Tech-outlaws and their renegade technologies are being let to freely wander the digital Wild West which according to the report would certainly intensify human rights breaches in 2024 a year with numerous significant elections including the US presidential election.
In an increasingly precarious world unregulated proliferation and deployment of technologies such as generative AI facial recognition and spyware are poised to be a pernicious foe — scaling up and supercharging violations of international law and human rights to exceptional levels Callamard said in a statement.
These rogue and unregulated technical breakthroughs pose an immense threat to us all during a historic election year, particularly in the face of an increasingly powerful anti-regulation movement led and funded by large tech entities.
She urged the government to take robust legislative and regulatory steps to address the risks and harms caused by AI technologies and rein in big tech.
The UK-based rights group also warned that political actors in many parts of the world were “ramping up their attacks on women LGBTI people and marginalised communities.
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