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Europe rights court upholds Spain’s 2020 May Day protest ban

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The post Europe rights court upholds Spain’s 2020 May Day protest ban appeared first on JURIST - News. However, the government had to ensure that such restrictions were proportionate, justified, and subject to judicial oversight.

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Armenia NGOs call for international monitoring of trials of detainees in Azerbaijan

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After the 2020 Artsakh war, the issue of prisoners of war (POWs) and detainees has continued to be a significant source of dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Between 2020 and 2023, Azerbaijan detained over 200 Armenians, including both servicemen and civilians from Armenia and Artsakh.

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CPJ demands Belarus release journalist sentenced to prison over post-election protest coverage

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Said stated: The sentencing of journalist Yauhen Nikalayevich is yet another example of the Belarusian authorities vindictiveness against those who covered the 2020 protests demanding President Aleksandr Lukashenkos resignation.” Nikalayevich was first arrested on August 10, 2020, while performing his professional duties.

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“Gambling With the Law: How SCOTUSblog’s Goldstein Risked It All; Goldstein reports negative net worth of $3.3 million; Investigation started in 2020, court filings say.”

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million; Investigation started in 2020, court filings say.” “Gambling With the Law: How SCOTUSblogs Goldstein Risked It All; Goldstein reports negative net worth of $3.3 ” Alexia Fernndez Campbell and Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law have this report.

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Getting Automated: An End-to-End Guide to Law Firm Automation

Today, automation-based solutions are widespread practice — nearly half of firms were using them in 2020. From fears that technology would eliminate human jobs to concerns about keeping client privacy, lawyers were right to ask a few questions before jumping into the deep end. But law firms often don't use automation to its full potential.

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Philippines urged to end the use of anti-terrorism laws against human rights activists

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Additionally, it includes freezing the assets of human rights organizations and issuing arrest warrants against activists under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 and the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012 for terrorism-related charges.

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Egypt human rights activist released on bail amid terrorism charges

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EIPR stated that this is the fourth investigation initiated by prosecutors against the organization since 2020, “solely due to EIPRs work defending human rights in Egypt.” Whereas, in 2020, three EIPR staff members were detained for unfounded terrorism charges.

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Recovering from a Cyber Attack

Speaker: Mike Cramer, Director of HIPAA & Data Security at The Word & Brown Companies

IBM reported that the total damage from data breaches in 2021 was 4.24M USD (up from 3.86M USD in 2020), easily the highest aggregated amount on record. If your organization stores data and is connected to the Internet, it is not a matter of “if” a cyber-security incident will happen, but “when.”