Hija Kamran warns that tech companies often prioritise business models over people. She argues AI trained on biased internet and public records can amplify harms and calls for a human rights approach and early scepticism.
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Generative AI tools on social media have made gender-based online violence in Nigeria worse. Investigations show AI was used to create non-consensual sexual images and reports warn the problem could grow without stronger rules and design changes.
A February report by Global Health Strategies and the African Union Commission finds that targeted climate adaptation finance delivered measurable benefits in Benin, Ethiopia and Namibia, improving flood protection, roads, market access and local decision-making.
Rumeen Farhana, a Bangladeshi barrister long linked to the BNP, ran as an independent in Brahmanbaria-2 after losing her party nomination. She used a duck symbol, won by 38,000 votes, and says she faced harassment and party conflict.
Surveys after the June 2025 snap presidential election show many young men in South Korea have shifted to the political right, creating a large gender gap on feminism, redistribution and immigration, even as most still support democratic rules.
A new study finds that falling fertility in the United States helped narrow the gender pay gap. Researchers estimate that about eight percent of the gap’s improvement came because women had fewer children, and they offer policy suggestions.
