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Civil group calls for accountability from China over human rights violations in Xinjiang

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The report holds China accountable for “restrictions on religious identity and expression, as well as the rights to privacy and movement,” which hinders the human rights protected under international law. The OHCHR released a statement in August 2024 updating information on the initial assessment.

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ECHR rules UK parliamentarians’ exercise of duty free from external legal actions

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that states do not have a duty to prevent parliamentary privilege from revealing information protected by privacy injunctions, reaffirming the constitutional principle of parliamentary sovereignty. This includes the power to adjudicate on the conduct of its members.

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US jury orders NSO Group to pay WhatsApp $168M in damages over spyware use

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In a statement on the Meta website, WhatsApp called the decision “a critical deterrent to this malicious industry against their illegal acts aimed at American companies and the privacy and security of the people we serve.”

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New Mexico sues Angry Birds developer over child privacy violations

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. “This conduct endangers the children of New Mexico, undermines the ability of their parents to protect children and their privacy, and violates state and federal law,” the suit concludes. Attorney General Balderas said in a statement that New Mexico “will always hold companies accountable that risk the safety of children.”

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ECHR rules France violated privacy rights through ‘marital duty’ divorce fault

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A joint statement published by two French feminist groups applauded the decision, highlighting the importance of abolishing the French legal concept of a “conjugal duty” to protect women from rape.

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HRW: Uganda surveillance system threatens rights to privacy, expression and association

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In a statement , the organization said that the system “which allows the government to track the real time location of all vehicles in the country, undermines privacy rights, and creates serious risks to the rights to freedom of association and expression.”

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Clearview AI settles lawsuit over facial recognition privacy

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The ACLU alleged “that Clearview repeatedly violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), a law adopted in 2008 to ensure that Illinois residents would not have their biometric identifiers – including faceprints – captured and used without their knowledge and permission.”