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JULY 7, 2024

Venezuela’s 8rd National Prosecutor ordered the investigation of claims by Colombian paramilitaries that they were approached to destabilize the government of President Nicolás Maduro, Attorney General Tarek William Saab announced Friday.

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JULY 23, 2024

The family members of Syrian-American Majd Kamalmaz filed a civil lawsuit against the Syrian government on Monday, seeking damages of at least $70 million from the Assad regime for the unlawful detention, torture and killing of Kamalmaz. This is not the first time such a lawsuit has been filed.

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JUNE 18, 2024

A group of human rights organizations in a joint statement released on Tuesday called on the government of Tunisia to end its recent crackdown on free speech and free association and to uphold respect for human rights as attacks on journalists, lawyers and human rights groups have “significantly escalated” in the last month.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In a Sunday interview with The Guardian, UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Olivier De Schutter stated that the poverty levels in the UK are “simply not acceptable” and that the UK government is violating international law. That is what human rights law says.”

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JANUARY 23, 2025

The Supreme Court of Canada announced on Thursday that it will hear a landmark challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21. The law was passed in 2019 and prohibits certain public sector employees in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols while on duty.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation on Monday sought a judicial review of the recent approval of the KSM (Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell) project, arguing that the British Columbia government failed to engage in meaningful consultation with them prior to granting approval.

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JANUARY 3, 2025

Myanmar’s military government officially enacted a cybersecurity law on Wednesday that regulates digital communication and penalizes various cyber crimes, according to a local newspaper that has publishedthe first two sections of the law. The legislation, dubbed Cybersecurity Law No.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Amnesty International urged the government of the Philippines on Wednesday to cease using the country’s anti-terrorism laws against development workers and human rights activists and to halt its “crackdown” on human rights organizations.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2025

The Australian government enacted a new law banning the display of hate symbols and mandating minimum sentences for certain terror offences on Thursday, as part of a broader effort to curb the surge in antisemitism across the country. Notably, the Australian Constitution does not explicitly guarantee freedom of expression.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

The US District Court for the Eastern District of California on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction, blocking a law allowing the subjects of election deepfakes to sue the deepfakes creators for damages. The law also enables recipients of deceptive content to claim damages against the distributor.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Cambodian lawmakers unanimously passed a revised law on Tuesday that toughens penalties for anyone who denies atrocities, including genocide, by the former Khmer Rouge regime. The legislation further strengthens penalties imposed by a 2013 law introduced by then-Prime Minister Hun Sen.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Human Rights Watch (HRW) claimed Thursday that the US government’s decision to permit Lithium Americas to mine at Thacker Pass in Nevada violated Indigenous people’s rights by failing to obtain free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) in accordance with international law.

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JULY 19, 2024

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that the Canadian government can be held liable for enacting laws that are “clearly unconstitutional,” done in bad faith, or stem from abuse of power. A subsequent law enacted by Parliament retroactively made him permanently ineligible.

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MARCH 1, 2024

A federal judge in Arizona upheld two state laws on Thursday that require voters to provide documentation to prove their US citizenship before registering to vote. After a 10-day bench trial, Bolton issued a 109-page opinion upholding the laws. US District Judge Susan Bolton’s decision upheld HB 2492 and 2243.

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DECEMBER 29, 2024

The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday temporarily blocked the enforcement of an anti-money laundering law that mandates corporate entities to disclose to the US Treasury Department the identities of their true beneficial owners. Garland, where the plaintiff argued that the law was unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful.

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JULY 14, 2024

The Constitutional Court of Latvia ruled against a challenge to a law that converted Russian-language schools to Latvian. The Education Law of 1998 and the General Education Law of 2000 required all public schools to use Latvian as the primary language of teaching, while some private institutions choose to teach in Russian.

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JULY 31, 2024

A UK High Court ruled Monday that a ban on puberty blockers issued in May 2024 in the UK was lawful. The claim failed on all three of its grounds, with the court concluding that the secondary legislation banning puberty blockers for under eighteens was in fact, lawful. risks and no or very limited clear benefits.”

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JANUARY 16, 2025

A UN expert expressed concern Thursday over Trkiyes misuse” of counter-terrorism laws to detain nine prominent human rights defenders and lawyers. The organization has been targeted by the Turkish government. In 2018, 17 HD lawyers were arrested and charged with membership in an armed terrorist organization.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Abdellatif Jouahri, Governor of Morocco’s central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, announced on Tuesday that a draft law regulating cryptocurrencies is undergoing adoption. The draft law will seek to clarify and oversee cryptocurrency activities in Morocco, balancing innovation with financial stability and consumer protection.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) on Saturday condemned a proposed change in the country’s electoral laws submitted 15 days before the presidential elections. According to the proposed law, all electoral disputes would have to be submitted within 48 hours to intermediate or high courts, which are the general appellate courts.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2025

The Swedish government announced on Friday its plans to tighten the nation’s gun laws after 11 people were killed in a mass shootingat the Campus Risbergska adult school in rebro earlier in the week. The government highlighted the need to enhance the clarity of the suitability assessment for weapon ownership.

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MARCH 4, 2025

A Nigerian government official on Sunday addressed the Supreme Court’s annulment of local elections, after months of silence, with the view that while he disagreed with the decision, he would respect the court’s ruling.The Supreme Court of Nigeria nullified the local government elections in the Rivers State on October 5, 2024.

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DECEMBER 27, 2024

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a climate change bill into law empowering the state government to levy heavy fines on fossil fuel companies on Thursday. The post New York new climate law imposes billion dollar fines on fossil fuel companies appeared first on JURIST - News.

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Egyptian government on Tuesday to revise the draft of the new asylum bill, known as the Law Regarding the Asylum of Foreigners (LRAF), and urged the government to consult with civil society and the United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to ensure that the bill aligns with international standards.

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MARCH 19, 2024

The US Supreme Court has lifted a stay that prohibited the enforcement of a Texas law that criminalizes illegal entry into the state from other countries, allowing the law to go into effect. The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit later blocked that injunction, allowing the law to go into effect.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed three bills into law on Tuesday, which collectively aim to regulate election-related content generated by artificial intelligence (AI). If a platform does not comply with this law, state officials can seek injunctive relief. These three laws build off AB 730 and other existing laws.

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Vietnam on Tuesday to repeal its new cybersecurity law on the basis that it represses rights to free speech and freedom of expression. Vietnam’s new law, set to come into effect on 25 December 2024, builds on existing legislation to create stricter rules surrounding internet use and freedom of speech.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Officials from Ukraine reported that Russia launched two drone attacks on the Saint Panteleimon hospital in Sumy on Saturday, violating international humanitarian law. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, announced on social media that rescue operations are ongoing as the government continues to manage the aftermath and save lives.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2025

West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey, and 21 other states, sued New York Thursday over a new law requiring fossil fuel companies to contribute seventy-five billion dollars to a fund to pay for damages caused by climate change. The leading plaintiff, West Virginia, is one of the leading producers of gas in the United States.

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OCTOBER 5, 2024

The State of Texas on Thursday sued social media platform TikTok for violating a Texas law enacted to protect children’s online privacy. Texas law requires social media companies to take steps to protect kids online and requires them to provide parents with tools to do the same.

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JANUARY 14, 2025

CHRI also urges the UN and governments to condemn Iran’s persecution of human rights lawyers, demand their immediate release and the dismissal of charges against them, and call on Iran to honor international laws protecting legal professionals’ independence and safety.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The ISHR calls for the Chinese government to ensure the correct and timely implementation of the recommendations made by the the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), in addition to permitting investigations in the region. The OHCHR released a statement in August 2024 updating information on the initial assessment.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The rights group also called on the country to revise its laws concerning speech offenses to align them with international standards for freedom of expression. Therefore, it urged the country to eliminate criminal sanctions for reputational speech crimes and align its laws with international human rights standards.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

81 human rights and civil society organizations, including Amnesty International , signed a joint statement on Monday, opposing a proposed espionage law in Türkiye that would significantly enhance government power.

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DECEMBER 17, 2023

and for the government to take over the slum overhaul instead of private developers like Adani. The Maharashtra government approved the Adani Group’s proposal to rehabilitate Mumbai’s 590-acre Dharavi area, home to over 900,000 Indians this year. So much is the TDR that the government is gifting them.”

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JANUARY 19, 2024

The government of Ireland lodged a new application with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Friday concerning recently enacted UK legislation that would grant amnesty to individuals accused of committing atrocities during the Northern Ireland Troubles. This latest move follows a challenge over the same act in the UK High Court.

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JANUARY 26, 2025

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in favor of the government because it only needs a “rational basis” that the activity substantially affects interstate commerce, and that regulating the registration of businesses to prevent financial crimes was within its Commerce Power.

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