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WorldAI age checks risk child refugees being treated as adults
Concerns are mounting over the UK government's plans to use AI facial recognition to verify migrant ages. Critics fear the technology could wrongly identify child refugees as adults, leading to them being housed with adults and exposed to detention or removal.
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Asylum seeker's 15-year UK stay faces Home Office rejection
Mostafa Rahmani, who arrived in the UK in 2011 seeking asylum, has spent 15 years battling repeated Home Office rejections. He claims to be at risk if returned to Iran due to his activism.
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Judge Accuses Home Office of AI Hallucinations in Asylum Case
A senior judge has accused the Home Office of relying on "AI hallucinated" information in an asylum case. The department cited a non-existent policy document, which the judge described as "bogus evidence," to refuse a Moroccan woman's claim.
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WorldUS Walks Out of UN Meeting Over France's Remarks
The US delegation staged a walkout from a UN Security Council meeting on Monday, protesting remarks by France that drew parallels between US human rights voting and that of authoritarian regimes. The incident occurred during a session focused on Russia's war in Ukraine.
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WorldHong Kong activist Wu Chi-wai granted UK stay
Former Hong Kong opposition leader Wu Chi-wai, one of the 'Hong Kong 47', was detained at London Heathrow Airport but has since been granted a six-month stay in the UK. He arrived using his British National (Overseas) passport.
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