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@jonathancrock.bsky.social

Human rights professor at American University @ausis.bsky.social. Director, Futures of Democracy, Tech & Human Rights Lab. Research affiliate at Leiden University Law School. Human right to democratic control of law, economy & tech. jonathancrock.com

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Thank you. Our research team at @idpp.bsky.social and beyond enjoyed working on this project, and used @posit.co #positron for our #rstats and #python coding along with a suite of #GenAI tools. Very interesting insights on #CRPD implementation at global, regional, and national levels.

25.09.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Derrick Cogburn, Uncovering policy priorities for disability inclusion: NLP and LLM approaches to analyzing CRPD state reports SIS Professor Derrick Cogburn's new article in Data & Policy shows the potential of generative AI tools and large language models to spotlight global policy trends and gaps.

Check out this new Data and Policy study from SIS professor @derrickcogburn.bsky.social that features research insights on policy priorities for disability inclusionπŸ‘‡
www.american.edu/sis/research...

25.09.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Congratulations to Isabella Long, American University student, on her urgent and impactful article in Harvard's Health and Human Rights Journal: "From Forced Sterilization to Fertility Technology." @sisresearch.bsky.social @ausis.bsky.social @auwcl.bsky.social @hhrjournal.bsky.social

22.04.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oldie but goodie. News hook now obsolete, core interventions as relevant as ever.

18.02.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Must read: "The Dangerous Myth of 'Taxpayer Money'"
by @raulcarrillo.bsky.social and @jessemyerson.bsky.social

www.splinter.com/the-dangerou...

18.02.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Couldn't be more excited about the next big LPE conference and the big tent πŸŽͺ LPE Association!!!

Look at that Planning Committee πŸ‘€

18.02.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Moreover, FedSoc plans are measured in centuries.

What are we doing here

18.02.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Horrific times, but I’m off the job market and back on social media.

I’m thrilled to join Boston College Law School on the tenure track! I’m looking forward to working alongside fantastic colleagues (including many LPE folks ;)). I’ll be teaching Banking Law, Law & Tech, and Contracts!

03.02.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 114    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 1
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Online Election Manipulation Is a Challenge for Democracy. It’s About to Get a Whole Lot Worse. | TechPolicy.Press Claims by platforms that they could self-regulate were never credible; now, they lie in tatters, writes Milan Wiertz.

Platform manipulation and foreign interference strategies to influence elections are becoming ever more sophisticated, yet social media companies appear to be throwing in the towel, writes Milan Wiertz. Governments must demand more, he says.

17.02.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Argentine court issues warrants for Myanmar officials accused of Rohingya 'genocide' An Argentine court has issued arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military junta and former officials including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi over alleged "genocide and crimes agains...

Major Universal Jurisdiction news:

An Argentine court has issued arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military junta and fmr Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi over alleged "genocide and crimes against humanity" targeting the Rohingya: www.france24.com/en/live-news...

15.02.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜You’ve Blown a Hole in the Family’: Inside the Murdochs’ Succession Drama More than 3,000 pages of documents reveal how years of betrayals led to a messy court battle that threatens the future of Rupert’s empire.

"The fight over the Murdoch family trust, then, is about much more than just billions of dollars. It is about the future of the most powerful media empire in the English-speaking world."

16.02.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

The greatest business battle EVER to be fought will come when President Elon starts trying to implement AI for federal processes.

The battle will be fought over which company’s AI will be used by the feds.

This is a zero sum battle that will create more chaos than this country has ever seen

15.02.2025 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 49945    πŸ” 9038    πŸ’¬ 2460    πŸ“Œ 507

The Department of Education is too small for a label.

15.02.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 211    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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This is Not Normal: Meta’s Anti-LGBTQ Makeover | TechPolicy.Press GLAAD's Jenni Olson writes that Meta has adopted anti-LGBTQ rhetoric in its public-facing policies.

Along with Mark Zuckerberg’s β€œMAGA makeover,” GLAAD's Jenni Olson writes that Meta has adopted anti-LGBTQ rhetoric in its public-facing policies. www.techpolicy.press/this-is-not-...

08.02.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 94    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 4
Large protest in Union Square in support of trans kids

Large protest in Union Square in support of trans kids

Big rally in Washington Square supporting trans kids

08.02.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 342    πŸ” 79    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5
08.02.2025 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

J.D. Vance has said it outright

08.02.2025 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

06.02.2025 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 150002    πŸ” 27862    πŸ’¬ 6414    πŸ“Œ 2271
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Musk says he'll re-hire DOGE staffer who resigned over racist posts Donald Trump and JD Vance endorsed rehiring a DOGE employee who published offensive content. Soon after, Elon Musk replied, β€œHe will be brought back."

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

White male supremacists unite - common thread between Trump, Vance, Musk, and Elez

07.02.2025 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have β€˜Write Access’ When He Actually Did Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn’t exist.

This is the most important story in the United States right now.

www.wired.com/story/treasu...

07.02.2025 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 16221    πŸ” 6610    πŸ’¬ 569    πŸ“Œ 410

Wondering why demeaning and abusing women is not only not a bar to powerful leadership positions, but also appears to be viewed as a qualification these days

24.01.2025 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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State Department halts 'X' passport gender marker applications Secretary of State Marco Rubio has directed the State Department to freeze applications in the passport pipeline with β€œX” selected as the gender identifier.

The sole purpose is to deny dignity to trans and non-binary individuals. Just horrifying.

abcnews.go.com/US/state-dep...

25.01.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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First 10 Migrants Arrive at Guantanamo Bay and Will Be Held in Terrorist Prison The flight comes just days after a detachment of several hundred troops -- including 170 Marines -- arrived on the base and, according to multiple officials, set up tents that can accommodate about 1,...

www.military.com/daily-news/2... here we go again

05.02.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Despite not being completely able to hold Shell accountable, the Hague Court of Appeal judgement on the Milieudefensie v. Shell case can provide important lessons on how to hold giants accountable for their climate impact.
Why is that? What can we learn?
πŸ‘‰Join us and SEVEN in this event now.

05.02.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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La Ligue pour la SolidaritΓ© Congolaise Β« LSC Β» en sigle est une organisation sans but lucratif qui Ε“uvre dans la province du Nord Kivu, en Ituri et en Tanganyika en RΓ©publique DΓ©mocratique du Congo, elle a Γ©tΓ© créée en date du 31 juillet 2000. C’...

🚨 Over 700,000+ have been displaced from Goma since the outbreak of conflict on January 25th.

Our longtime partners, Ligue pour la SolidaritΓ© Congolaise, report #IHL violations including sexual violence.

We urge all parties to uphold the recently announced ceasefire.

More from LSCπŸ”— lsc-rdc.org

04.02.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Promoting Equal and Inclusive Representation of Women in Decision-Making Systems: A Holistic Approac... Background The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has been at the forefront of advancing gender equality and women's …

Together with GQUAL and the Institute of International Relations (Prague), we are organising a conference on the topic of β€œPromoting Equal and Inclusive Representation of Women in Decision-Making Systems: A Holistic Approach to Economic Empowerment" - 23 February - Register today! bit.ly/3HNVG29

06.02.2024 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinio Juris is proud to support this symposium by @GqualCampaign, on #CEDAW committee GR 40 on equal rep of women in decision making. I focus on Asia-Pacific, highlighting Asia Justice Coalition project on Women in Intl Justice and Accountability. #WIJA #Internationallaw #women

03.02.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.

Read more: cnn.it/40DC89J

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State Dept. Fires About 60 Contractors Working on Democracy and Human Rights

The State Department has fired about 60 contractors who work for its democracy, human rights and labor bureau, a division whose programs have often been criticized by authoritarian leaders, according to two U.S. officials and two former officials.

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Trump signs executive order to withdraw U.S. from U.N. Human Rights Council President Trump signed an executive order aimed at withdrawing the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council and UNRWA and for broader review of U.S. funding for the international org...

Welpβ€”Trump signs executive order withdrawing U.S. from the U.N. Human Rights Council www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-...

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