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World Economic Forum urges corporate action to eradicate forced labor

JURIST

The WEF emphasized the crucial role of businesses in combating forced labor, explaining that companies can effectively identify and address forced labor in their operations and supply chains by implementing comprehensive due diligence practices.

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EU proposes to scrap sustainability reporting laws for businesses

JURIST

As we take stock, we se that this accumulation of rules, and their increased complexity, are limiting our economic potential and our prosperity. It set out a comprehensive plan to help the EU achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

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India police organization files case against Twitter for child pornography

JURIST

Notably, the social media giant’s safe harbor protection for the content shared on its platform remains in limbo after its repeated non-compliance with the central government’s new IT Rules of 2021.

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Thailand court’s dismissal of spyware misuse lawsuit spurs international concern

JURIST

The report found that the Pegasus spyware attacked at least 30 people, most of whom were involved in the 2020-2021 protests for Thailand’s Pro-Democracy Movement. Pai first brought the tort complaint in July 2023 based on a warning email sent by Apple and a 2022 joint report by Thai civil society groups and Citizen Lab.

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Netherlands: Business And Human Rights – The Netherlands To Introduce Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Legislation - Mayer Brown

Mondaq

On 6 December 2021, the Netherlands became the latest European government to announce plans to introduce mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD).

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Nicaragua returns 21 prisoners to Honduras

JURIST

Included among the officials that welcomed the prisoners back to Honduras were officers from the Police Directorate against Maras and Gangs Against Organized Crime (DIPAMPCO), National Directorate of Prevention and Community Security (DNPSC), and intelligence agents who had diligently coordinated their return.

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TechReport 2021: Cloud Computing

LawTechnologyToday

The 2021 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report will be important historically because it gives us the first look at how lawyers responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, the 2021 results might be interpreted as another example of lawyers being late arrivals to technologies widely in use in other professions and businesses.