Seventy two years ago today, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which identifies that fundamental human rights and the preservation of human dignity are universal norms. On this International Human Rights Day, we...
While this year didn’t go exactly to plan (understatement of the year), we adapted quickly and continue to be a driver of equity and systems change. Over the past few months, we have expanded projects, brought together new teams, and amplified our impact. ...
While violently responding to the protests in Washington DC on June 1, 2020, the Trump administration violated international human rights law, and the events in Portland, Oregon are another example. The Black Lives Matter movement shined light on excessive violence in...
This year marks the fourth anniversary of ICAAD’s UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Consultative status. Consultative status provides unique access to ECOSOC and other UN human rights mechanisms. As a human rights organization guided by international human...
Today is Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when a Union Army general arrived in Texas with 2,000 soldiers, and informed over 250,000 Black Americans enslaved in Texas that slavery had been abolished following the conclusion of the Civil War. This was two and a half...
ICAAD recently participated in a workshop by the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence on Explainability in Machine Learning. The idea behind explainable AI is to build accountability, transparency, and trust in the outputs of AI-driven programs. These programs are...
