JURIST

APRIL 2, 2025

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Grand Chamber ruled on Monday that the Consumer and Market Authority (CMA) in the Netherlands did not act unlawfully in receiving phone-tap data obtained by another law enforcement authority.

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JURIST

MARCH 25, 2025

According to AI, authorities have confirmed the arrest of 1,133 protesters and at least eight journalists, since the beginning of the protests last week. ” The post Amnesty urges Turkish authorities to cease unlawful use of force and detentions appeared first on JURIST - News.

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MAY 13, 2025

“Substack Live with Leah Litman, Author of ‘Lawless: Steve Vladeck has posted this video at his “One First” Substack site.

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Instead of engaging in a price war, the author of LinkedIn for the Savvy Executive: Promote Your Brand with Authenticity, Tact, and Power, says investing in law firm branding is a wiser strategy. Law firms face increasing pressure to justify their fees as more price-sensitive clients turn to ALSPs or expand their in-house legal teams.

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JURIST

JANUARY 3, 2025

An independent UN mission on Thursday urged Venezuelan authorities to respect all Venezuelans’ rights to life, liberty, and personal security. The mission noted that authorities are continuing to arbitrarily detain new individuals.

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JURIST

APRIL 1, 2025

The post Authorities urged to safeguard human rights and civil society ahead of EU-Central Asia Summit appeared first on JURIST - News. Similarly, in Kyrgyzstan, investigative journalism is being stifled , and new laws limiting freedom of belief and religion have been passed.

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JURIST

MAY 7, 2025

WhatsApp alleged that NSO had sent “malware to approximately 1,400 mobile phones and devices… for the purpose of conducting surveillance of specific WhatsApp users” without their authorization.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 24, 2024

LGBTQ+ people are now in a hostile environment since they are not only faced with physical violence and abuse from individuals but also repressions from Ugandan authorities that have clamped down on human rights defenders and organizations championing their causes.

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JURIST

MARCH 14, 2025

In late April 2014, Ukrainian authorities obtained intelligence showing signs of possible incitement to violence and mass riots at the “For a United Ukraine” rally in Odesa on May 2, 2014. The court noted that the Ukrainian authorities had a basic duty to use reasonable means to avert the risk of violence.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The ruling pertained to a covert surveillance operation authorized by a Northern Ireland police chief in a bid to unmask a journalistic source, which the IPT ruled was unlawful. The tribunal described his decision as “unlawful at common law” and in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998.

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JURIST

APRIL 10, 2025

Amnesty International and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights on Tuesday called on Egyptian authorities to urgently halt the arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, and deportations against the Ahmadi minority community. Other groups have also faced repression in Egypt, including human rights defenders and lawyers.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 24, 2024

According to the Prefecture of Martinique, protesters set up seven barricades during the protest and targeted firefighters and police officers on three occasions with automatic rifle fire as the authorities attempted to dismantle the barricades. The protesters also launched Molotov cocktails and other projectiles at the government forces.

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JURIST

JANUARY 14, 2025

The authorities are using intimidation and prosecution, with five prominent lawyers being arrested and sentenced in the last month. Iranian authorities have been regularly criticized for their human rights violations and suppression of dissent.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Amnesty International reported Thursday that Venezuelan authorities have systematically tortured and arbitrarily detained dozens of children following the country’s disputed July presidential election. ” The alleged abuses occurred amid escalating tensions following Venezuela’s July 28 presidential election.

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JURIST

JANUARY 23, 2025

Human Rights Watch urged Egyptian authorities on Wednesday to drop terrorism-related charges against Hossam Bahgat, executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR). Bahgats difficulties with Egyptian authorities date back more than a decade.

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JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2025

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on Venezuelan authorities to reveal the whereabouts of activist Carlos Correa on Thursday, urging the government to release the activist and respect press freedom. ” Despite mounting pressure, Venezuelan authorities have not issued any official statements regarding the case.

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JURIST

MARCH 4, 2025

The rights group noted that Eritrean refugees experienced various abuses in Ethiopia alongside the forced deportation of hundreds of Eritreans by Ethiopian authorities over the last three months. However, authorities extended the enrolment period to years in times of crisis until it eventually became open-ended.

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JURIST

JANUARY 24, 2025

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a controversial bill into law Thursday that authorizes the government to expropriate private land without compensation in certain cases. The law, the product of a five-year project, repeals the predemocractic-era Expropriation Act of 1975.

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JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2025

Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned Ethiopian authorities for shutting down two prominent human rights organizations in recent weeks, deepening an ongoing crackdown against civil society, in a statement on Wednesday. The shutdowns signal a return to the repressive tactics used under Ethiopia’s previous administrations and laws.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Khan urged the authorities to resolve her case promptly. The authorities discovered firearms, which Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) argued were fabricated, in her residence in February 2020. In July 2021, the state prosecutor charged her with financing terrorism based on the funds found in her office.

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JURIST

APRIL 8, 2025

Amnesty International urges Salvadoran authorities to protect Zavala’s physical and psychological safety and ensure all those detained receive a fair trial with the proper procedural guarantees. Zavala had previously been detained for 13 months under similar pretenses and wrote firsthand accounts of the abuses he witnessed.

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APRIL 24, 2025

Turkish authorities brought charges on Wednesday against Joakim Medin, a Swedish journalist for Dagens ETC, for insulting the president. The UN also criticized the continued misuse of counter-terrorism laws by Turkish authorities to arrest human rights defenders and lawyers.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Brazilian authorities held a hearing on Friday to discuss the c harges of human trafficking against Chinese automaker Build Your Dreams Auto Do Brasil (BYD Brazil) related to the treatment of 163 workers on BYD’s site. The companies are cooperating with authorities, including providing documents and housing details.

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JURIST

MARCH 12, 2025

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe issued on Tuesday a set of decisions for the Russian authorities to follow concerning the situation in Crimea. In the meetings, the Committee of Ministers urged Russian authorities to restore Ukrainian law in Crimea. 4 committed by Russian authorities.

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2025

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said on Saturday that they have turned away two boats carrying nearly 300 Myanmar immigrants, who the authority believed to be Muslim Rohingya refugees. The authority detained all 196 Rohingya undocumented migrants.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Venezuelan authorities have canceled the passports of at least 40 people without explanation, most of whom are human rights activists and journalists, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act , the FDA must authorize new tobacco products before they enter the market; among the necessary criteria, applicants must show the product would be “appropriate for the protection of the public health.”

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JURIST

APRIL 5, 2025

The Iranian authorities are set to carry out finger amputation sentences against three prisoners as early as April 11, 2025. Amnesty International warned Friday that amputation sentences, amounting to torture , and the denial of legal representation are violations of international law.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The rights group called on the Philippines’ authorities to amend their current legislation and to implement a suitable environment that allows human rights activists and civil society organizations to carry out their activity. This is not the first time that the Philippines has faced criticism for its human rights policy.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 21, 2024

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) demanded on Thursday that Belarusian authorities immediately release journalist Yauhen Nikalayevich and all other imprisoned journalists. The crackdown in Belarus began during the 2020 presidential election when authorities launched a systematic campaign against independent media.

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JURIST

JANUARY 19, 2025

According to Amnesty International, the Egyptian authorities have a history of trying to intimidate Bahgat and EIPRs staff. In 2015, authorities detained Bahgat for his coverage of a plan to overthrow the government, effectively freezing his assets and banning his travelling the following year.

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JURIST

MARCH 13, 2025

The National Publishing Union (SNE), the Socit des Gens de Lettres (SGDL) and the National Union of Authors and Composers (SNAC) filed a complaint to be heard before the Paris Judicial Court. The organizations hope for an outcome resulting in the removal of data directories created without authorization and used to train AI systems.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In this instance, the court found that the Spanish authorities acted within their discretion, given the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 at the time and the potential for large gatherings to exacerbate the spread of the virus.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The Ministry of Law stated that: Egregious cases of abuse of court processes undermine the authority of the court and impede the administration of justice. If a person is found to be in contempt of the High Court or Supreme Court, they can be fined up to 100,000 Singapore dollars and receive an imprisonment sentence of up to three years.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

The case worked its way up to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which decided on October 23 that “the casting of a provisional ballot is specifically authorized in the [state] Election Code” and that “[p]rovisional ballots exist as a failsafe to preserve access to the right to vote.”

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

When families pressed authorities for details about the prisoners locations, Amnesty International contends, the officials denied holding them in detention and refused to disclose further information. Egyptian authorities are also accusing human rights activists of terrorism-related charges.

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