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Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on Indonesia to rescind its newly implemented policies to fight street crime, citing concerns that these measures would result in excessive use of force by security forces. The controversial security measures include a shoot-on-sight policy and the joint deployment of military troops with police to counter the rise [...]

Malaysia began enforcing new rules on Monday that prevent children younger than 16 from social media. This comes amid growing global concern over youth online safety, but critics have raised concerns over cutting children off from valuable platforms. The new policy includes age verification for existing users. If a user is identified as being under [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday urged countries and tech companies to establish effective regulation of online platforms to better protect children. The appeal comes with a guideline of important components required in regulations. Türk highlighted that effective regulations can prevent online harm posed to children. He emphasized that certain features–such [...]

The Federal Court of Australia fined X (formerly Twitter) aooroximately $465,000 USD in a decision on Thursday. The fine stems from the company’s failure to disclose information to Australia’s online safety watchdog regarding the steps it had taken to prevent child exploitation on the site. X has also been ordered to pay the $71,000 court [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has urged states to protect the world LGBTQ+ community, in a statement marking the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. Türk said discrimination and violence against the LGBTQ+ community remain widespread. More than one in three countries still criminalize consensual same-sex conduct, he said. Last year, [...]

Turkish lawmakers approved a bill Thursday restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15, according to state media. The bill, adopted by the Turkish Grand National Assembly, amends the Social Services Law and several other laws. It provides that social network providers may not offer services to children under the age of 15, [...]

Indonesia’s new regulation banning children under the age of 16 from accessing social media and online platforms came into effect on Saturday. The new regulation also imposes restrictions and requirements on public and private electronic systems providers to protect the rights of children, according to the Indonesian government. The Regulation of the Minister of Communication [...]

A Los Angeles jury found Wednesday that Meta and Youtube are liable for negligence in having knowingly designed addictive and harmful products. The platforms were found to have deliberately targeted children, which led to significant harm against the plaintiff. The judge awarded $3 million in damages for the plaintiff, and additional punitive damages to be [...]

The 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) opened at the United Nations headquarters in New York in March 9, bringing together global leaders, diplomats, judges, advocates, and civil society organizations under the theme “Rights. Justice. Action. For All Women and Girls.” The day’s proceedings made clear that while progress on [...]

A recent discussion among legal and human rights experts has exposed the alarming scale of obstetric violence in Africa, a crisis that contributes to the continent’s disproportionately high maternal mortality rates. The findings, shared during a virtual panel, underscore the urgent need for systemic reforms in maternal healthcare. This dispatch was co-authored by Divyabharthi Baradhan [...]