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WEB2 days ago · The US District Court for the Eastern District of California on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction, blocking a law allowing the subjects of election-related deepfakes to sue the creators for damages. The case concerns California Bill 2839, signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom on September 17.
ECtHR: Cyprus prevention of Syrian refugees from disembarking to …
WEB3 hours ago · The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that the prevention of reaching Cyprian territory and subsequent expulsion of two Syrian migrants violated multiple provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights.The judges unanimously found violations of Article 3 prohibiting torture and degrading treatment, Article 3 of the additional Protocol 4 prohibiting collective ...
MI5 director general warns UK faces serious terror threat …
WEB3 hours ago · In a speech delivered from the Counter Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC) on Tuesday in London, MI5 Director General Ken McCallum warned that the UK is facing the most complex and interconnected threat environment it has ever seen. McCallum highlighted the ongoing threats from terrorism, as well as efforts by autocratic states to harm the UK’s security.
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WEB6 days ago · September 26, 2024 08:52:45 am. In this commentary, JURIST editor Caspian Rive a law and history honours student at Victoria University of Wellington argues that the New Zealand government should abandon the Treaty Principles Bill before it reaches Parliament. In Aotearoa New Zealand, there is no part of the constitution more wilfully ...
Bolivia seeks intervention in South Africa genocide case against …
WEB4 hours ago · October 9, 2024 02:26:53 pm. Bolivia formally filed a Declaration of Intervention at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the ongoing South Africa v. Israel case concerning the application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Bolivia invoked Article 63 of the ICJ ...
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WEBOctober 2, 2024 12:48:18 pm. Mech Dara, an award-winning Cambodian journalist was arrested and charged for incitement on Tuesday, leading to widespread concern among international rights groups and media organizations. Dara was taken into custody on Monday by military police at a toll booth near Sihanoukville.
UN Human Rights Commissioner condemns prison conditions in …
WEB8 hours ago · October 9, 2024 11:26:59 am. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, delivered a speech on Tuesday condemning the state of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) prison and detention systems. In his address to the DRC president, he discusses the deterioration of detention conditions in the country.
Belarus extends prison sentence of Belarusian-American lawyer by …
WEB6 hours ago · The Viasna Human Rights Centre in Belarus reported on Monday that the prison term of Yuras Zyankovich, a Belarusian American lawyer, has been extended by two, bringing his sentence to a total of 13 and a half years, amid Belarus’ suppression of political opposition.. Zyankovich was detained and arrested in Moscow on April 13, 2021, for allegedly planning to overthrow Belarus’ government ...
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Explainer: The Philippines-China Maritime Dispute and ... - JURIST
WEBDec 28, 2023 · Through 2023, tensions in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines have escalated, marked by such significant escalations as the removal of a floating barrier by the Philippines near the Scarborough Shoal and the deployment of its Coast Guard amid increased activity by the Chinese Maritime Militia (CMM) near Julian Felipe Reef (or Whitsun Reef).