News about open_data on 2021-10-01

ACNUDH | The Role of Local Government in Ensuring Human Rights in Post - Pandemic Recovery
In our series of letters from African journalists, we speak to Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights. Here is a full transcript of the HRC 48th - the side event which takes place in October.
Source: ohchr.org
Published on 2021-10-01

Act now against spyware , rights coalition tells UN Human Rights Council
This is a selection of places to stay in the United States of America. Please choose your country's national identity to apply for the latest updates on the island of our respective nations. Here are some of the countries where you can stay.
Source: ifex.org
Published on 2021-10-01

Banking tech boss resigns in wake of bullying investigation
The chief executive of the Open Banking Initiative has resigned after a damning report found he oversaw bullying and intimidation against the organisation's trustee, it has been revealed. Why is it going to be broken?
Source: telegraph.co.uk
Published on 2021-10-01

Black Americans are most likely to experience fatal police violence
The US government has failed to properly classify and report deaths caused by police violence, according to a new report published in the journal The Lancet and the Journal of the American Medical Association (J&A) and British Medical Journal (BMJ).
Source: phys.org
Published on 2021-10-01

Coalition Letter to the 48th U . N . Human Rights Council ( HRC ) on Pegasus
Re: The United Nations Human Rights Council has called on the States to denounce and mandate independent investigations into the situation of human rights violations facilitated by the sale, export, transfer, and use of surveillance technology. The BBC's Jonathan Head looks at the issue.
Source: accessnow.org
Published on 2021-10-01

EU looks to make data sharing easier : Council agrees position on Data Governance Act
The European Union has agreed on a proposal to increase trust in data sharing across the EU. Here's the full text of the new law outlined by the European Commission Secretary of State, Jean-Claude Juncker, which aims to boost data-sharing.
Source: consilium.europa.eu
Published on 2021-10-01

Google Maps to show wildfire locations , emergency contacts
When you click on Google Maps, you could see the location of wildfires across the globe. But what does this mean for emergency information, says Vanessa Schneider, who is working with Google’s new mapping tool. Why is it so important?
Source: wyomingpublicmedia.org
Published on 2021-10-01

Google Maps will show wildfire locations , emergency contacts
When you click on Google Maps, you could see the location of wildfires across the globe. But what does this mean for firefighters and emergency agencies? The BBC’s Chris Stokel-Walker looks at how it works.
Source: boisestatepublicradio.org
Published on 2021-10-01

Half of US cop killings unreported - Workers Revolutionary Party
The rate of deaths from police violence in the United States has risen by more than a third over the past 40 years, according to researchers in The Lancet, The British Medical Journal. Why is it so dangerous for black Americans and why does it really matter?
Source: wrp.org.uk
Published on 2021-10-01

HCDH | The Role of Local Government in Ensuring Human Rights in Post - Pandemic Recovery
In our series of letters from African journalists, we speak to Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights. Here is a full transcript of the HRC 48th - the side event which takes place in October.
Source: ohchr.org
Published on 2021-10-01

How the US can build EV charging infrastructure that works
The owners of a block of flats in Washington DC are being asked to contact us with their representatives for information about the latest development in the city's housing and residential developments. BBC News looks at some of the issues facing the public.
Source: thehill.com
Published on 2021-10-01

Killings by police are undercounted by more than half , new study says
The killing of black men by police in the United States is a serious problem, according to new research. Why is it so often linked to police violence, asks the BBC's Chris Stokel-Walker, who has been fighting the issue.
Source: msn.com
Published on 2021-10-01

More than 17 , 000 police violence deaths were not reported since 1980 , study finds
A mother who created a safety app to help black drivers during police traffic stops has been killed by police in the United States, according to new research. The BBC's weekly The Lancet series profiles different experts from around the world.
Source: fox29.com
Published on 2021-10-01

More than half of police killings are mislabelled or not reported , study finds
Black Americans are more likely than any other group to die from police violence, according to a new study published in the Lancet. Scientists say the killings of black people have drawn worldwide attention to this urgent public health crisis, but the magnitude of the problem can’t be fully understood without reliable data.
Source: theguardian.com
Published on 2021-10-01

More than half of police killings in the US are unreported in government data , study finds
Deaths from police violence in the US are not reported in official vital statistics reports, according to a new study published in The Lancet. Scientists say they are increasingly concerned about the rates of underreporting. But what happens to black Americans?
Source: msn.com
Published on 2021-10-01

More than half of police killings in united states are unreported and Black Americans are most likely to experience fatal police violence
Recent high-profile police killings of black people have drawn worldwide attention to this urgent public health crisis, but the magnitude of this problem can’t be fully understood without reliable data. The BBC’s Tom de Castella looks at the challenges.
Source: miragenews.com
Published on 2021-10-01

More than half of U . S . police killings are misclassified , study says
Police violence is a public health issue and should be discussed by the public, according to researchers. Why is it so often reported to black Americans and those who die in the hands of police, asks the BBC's Chris Stokel-Walker.
Source: cbsnews.com
Published on 2021-10-01

More than half of US police killings are mislabelled or not reported , study finds
More than half of all police-involved killings in the US go unreported with the majority of victims being Black, according to a new study.The truth is that black people are more likely than any other group to die from police violence than white Americans.
Source: newsbreak.com
Published on 2021-10-01

More Than Half Of US Police Killings Go Unreported , Major Analysis Reveals
The number of people killed by police in the US over the past four decades has risen to a record high. But what does it mean for the victims of police violence? The BBC’s Tom de Castella looks at the shocking figures.
Source: iflscience.com
Published on 2021-10-01

OHCHR | The Role of Local Government in Ensuring Human Rights in Post - Pandemic Recovery
In our series of letters from African journalists, we speak to Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights. Here is a full transcript of the HRC 48th - the side event which takes place in October.
Source: ohchr.org
Published on 2021-10-01

Seelos Therapeutics to Present a Poster on SLS - 002 ( Intranasal Racemic Ketamine ) at the 2021 IASR / AFSP International Summit on Suicide Research
Scientists have been selected to present a poster on an open label study of the effectiveness of ketamine in adults with Major Depressive Disorder at Imminent Risk of Suicide (MDD) at the start of this year's suicide conference in New York.
Source: prnewswire.com
Published on 2021-10-01

Seelos Therapeutics to Present a Poster on SLS - 002 at the 2021 IASR / AFSP International Summit on Suicide Research
A new poster is to be presented at a conference on suicide research virtually being held in the US this autumn, with the aim of highlighting the effectiveness of an experimental drug in adults with Major Depressive Disorder at Imminent Risk of Suicide.
Source: investingnews.com
Published on 2021-10-01

The rise of the chief data officer
The chief data officer (CDO) is being appointed to help ensure a corporate strategy is delivered, writes the BBC's Chris Stokel-Walker, who looks at how the job has been taken in the past decade.
Source: raconteur.net
Published on 2021-10-01

UPDATE : Numbers of COVID - 19 breakthrough cases , hospitalizations have risen little in last week ; no deaths in vaccinated people since last Friday
The number of new cases of COVID-19 in the US state of Virginia has fallen to its lowest level since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the state's Department of Health. The latest figures have shown a rise in infection rates.
Source: fauquier.com
Published on 2021-10-01

US police killed 30 , 800 people between 1980 and 2019 Quartz
More than 55% of all police killings were either misclassified or overlooked in the past four decades, according to a new study. Why is it so complicated, asks Tom de Castella, who explains why they missed official data.
Source: qz.com
Published on 2021-10-01