In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 examines the systematic use by Israel of torture against Palestinians from the occupied Palestinian territory since 7 October 2023, encompassing custodial and non-custodial practices that meet the threshold for genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishm

Leveraging statistical concepts from measurement science and education, AI researchers have greatly reduced the computational demand of predicting how the largest of large language models will scale up in the future. It could save millions of dollars in training costs.

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) mourns the loss of Professor Theo van Boven, a towering figure in the defense of human rights globally for over five decades, who died on 9 May.

NEW YORK, May 20, 2026 – Today, at the United Nations General Assembly, a strong majority of States affirmed simple but powerful truths: the climate crisis is not beyond the reach of justice, the time to act is now, and the rule of law must guide climate action.