Mher Hakobyan

(he/him) accessibility, artificial intelligence, intersectional justice | @AmnestyTech | Rants are my own, RT sometimes endorsement - you guess when 🤷‍♂️

[Artsakh / Nagorno-Karabakh Human Rights Ombudsman @ArtsakhOmbuds]

Azerbaijan continues to destroy the public and private property in Artsakh. According to the recent footage, this time the historic government building of Artsakh has been destroyed. Unfortunately, the international community chooses to turn a blind eye on the vandalism and destruction of the cultural and religious heritage of Artsakh, which is nothing short of hypocrisy and double standards.

[Equinox: Racial Justice Initiative @Equinoxrji]

🚨🚨 The @EU_Commission's new "EU Return Regulation" should be called what it really is:

𝐀 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞.

Read more here of our initial analysis here 👉🏿https://t.co/Tjc78KaID1

[Amnesty International @amnesty]

Damini Satija, Director of Tech and Human Rights at @Amnesty is at the Paris #AIActionSummit. She's sharing three things we're asking decision makers to take heed of today on AI harms and regulation 👇

[Amnesty Tech @AmnestyTech]

🚨NEWS: The #AIActionSummit must center binding and enforceable regulation to curb AI-driven harms.

With rising global backlash against human rights, world leaders must not give a carte blanche to tech companies, to operate without rules or guidelines.

https://t.co/ogRBcCEVAG

[Amnesty Tech @AmnestyTech]

🚨As leaders gather for the Paris #AIActionSummit, they must confront a stark reality: rapid deployment of AI in the public sector is deepening inequality, expanding mass surveillance, & violating human rights.

Our analysis in @techpolicypress 👇

https://t.co/e81XAyogyr

[Amnesty Tech @AmnestyTech]

🚨NEWS: It’s a shame that Google has chosen to reverse its ban on AI for weapons and surveillance, after years of recognizing that their AI programme should not be used in ways that could contribute to human rights violations. https://t.co/sMytxuhwP0

[Amnesty Tech @AmnestyTech]

This #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, let's talk about the potential harmful impacts of TikTok on young minds. In 2023, @Amnesty research revealed alarming findings about the platform’s effect on children's mental health. 🧵👇

[Access Now @accessnow]

The EU Commission AI Office must ensure the upcoming guidelines on AI definition and prohibited systems in the AI Act provide fundamental rights-based enforcement. Read our demands alongside the AI civil society and the #ProtectNotSurveil coalitions:
https://t.co/5vY4XYrK5o

[Amnesty EU @AmnestyEU]

How do you say genocide in the EU's 24 languages?

As EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss Israel's actions in #Gaza, we sent them a message they can't ignore #EndGazaGenocide 👇

[Mher Hakobyan @armhak2003]

@mario_gug The Commission one? We will :) and we have things to say :) https://t.co/FPKUDVVJkK

[Mher Hakobyan @armhak2003]

Fraud detection deployment in welfare (and other areas) is in itself largely based on bias and prejudice, racist views and vilification of harmed communities.
I hope growing evidence of harms shifts discourse to outlawing welfare surveillance by default.
https://t.co/acu0nqRXu5

[Amnesty International @amnesty]

The state of Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza strip.

Watch this video to understand how Amnesty International arrived at this conclusion.
Governments must take action—they have the power to end this genocide.

#EndGazaGenocide

[Amnesty EU @AmnestyEU]

Amnesty International’s landmark new report concludes that Israeli authorities have committed - and still are committing - genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.

What this means for the EU & its member states 🧵
https://t.co/BUxCo7bvyw

[Amnesty International @amnesty]

Amnesty International’s new landmark report concludes that Israeli authorities have committed – and still are committing - genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.

Full report, out now.

#EndGazaGenocide https://t.co/IwKzHPXqXU

[Caterina Rodelli @CaterinaRodelli]

Civil society has been working for years to denounce the use of AI in Europe to oppress people in all forms (fraud detection used to disintegrate families, predictive policing against kids)

The @EP_HumanRights delusional stance is beyond baffling - and a dangerous step back

[Mher Hakobyan @armhak2003]

@CaterinaRodelli @EP_HumanRights Surveillance aligned with "European values" is better than Chinese/Russian surveillance I guess 🙃

[Mher Hakobyan @armhak2003]

Started listening to the @EP_HumanRights presentation on ‘Artificial intelligence (AI) and human rights: Using AI as a weapon of repression and its impact on human rights’. Three case studies focus on China, Russia, Iran.

Why take a good look in the mirror instead? #AIAct🙃

[Amnesty Tech @AmnestyTech]

As the new college of European Commissioners is put into place, @Amnesty along with @edri and other civil society organisations are proposing the collective vision for EU tech policy that serves the public interest and puts human rights first.

https://t.co/2hfAKpw8pk

[Amnesty International South Asia, Regional Office @amnestysasia]

Over the past year, Pakistan has teetered on the edge of digital oppression, and the proposed ban on ‘unregistered’ VPNs could be the tipping point toward becoming a fully mass-surveilled state.

@AmnestyTech writes for @thenews_intl:
https://t.co/c9Kg5utPMD

[Lighthouse Reports @LHreports]

Pleased to see @AmnestyTech digging deeper into the welfare surveillance algorithms deployed in Denmark's welfare system that we investigated in our Suspicion Machines series. They highlight severe human rights risks and call for the system to be halted. https://t.co/M2GKc5aMvM