Due Diligence in the Age of Government-Deployed AI
As artificial intelligence systems are increasingly embedded into government decision-making – from welfare eligibility checks to automated risk assessments – states face a familiar human rights question in a novel...
The Violations of the European Convention on Human Rights in the Context of Human-AI Relations
As new “social players”, AI companions interact with people in ways that closely resemble human relationships, fostering strong emotional attachments. For the first time in human history, millions of people...
Women and the Labour Market: Navigating Algorithm Decision Making
AI is reshaping the labour market, influencing operations across organisations, as Eurostat shows. The ILO has stated that women are more likely than men to be affected by automation. As...
The Cognitive Challenges of Integrating Large Language Models to Assist Judges and the Threat to Fair Trial
General Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and DeepSeek, and even field-specialised models, are being widely used in almost every sector, including healthcare, business, engineering, education, law...
Citizenship at the Altar of Algorithms
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, has announced the development of an Artificial Intelligence tool in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay to identify illegal immigrants from...
Algorithms and the Best Interests of the Child: Lessons from the Dutch Childcare Scandal
In 2021, the Dutch government collapsed following revelations that thousands of families had been wrongly accused of childcare benefits fraud. At the heart of the scandal lay an algorithmic risk-profiling...
Algorithmic Welfare Exclusion and the Right to Food in India: Lessons from Samagra Vedika
Bismillah Bee is a 67-year-old widow living in an urban slum in Telangana, India. An algorithm denied her family subsidised food grains. The reason: the system confused her late husband,...
India’s Deepfake Dilemma: Why Publicity Rights and the Proposed Intermediary Rules Both Miss the Mark
On October 22, 2025, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) proposed a set of amendments to the existing Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules,...
Human Rights Gaze into AI and Human Genetics and Genomics: Guiding the Legal and Policy Frameworks
Advancements in human genetics and genomics have been continually impacting basic human rights and fundamental freedoms, including privacy, confidentiality, non-discrimination, and human dignity. The increased application of artificial intelligence (AI)...
AI Training, Data Centers, and the Right to a Healthy Environment: The Case of xAI in Memphis
The international recognition of the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment has gained prominence over the past few years, with confirmation of its existence taking place by...
Playing with the Brain: The AI Act in the Age of Neurotechnology
Article 5 of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act in the European Union (EU) came into force on 2 February 2025. A provision that is of considerable interest is Article 5(1)(a)...
Aligning AI Procurement with Human Rights: A Call for Proactive Governance
In June 2025, the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights released a landmark report titled “Artificial Intelligence Procurement and Deployment: Ensuring Alignment with the Guiding Principles on Business...
