A group of activists, journalists and lawyers in Uganda Monday petitioned the Constitutional Court of Uganda to overturn the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022 which criminalise specific uses of the internet in the country. The Act was signed into law last week by President Yoweri Museveni. The activists contend that the amendments violate the right [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Monday alleged that Sri Lanka’s proposed Bureau of Rehabilitation Bill puts citizens at great risk of human rights abuses. The bill, submitted to Parliament on September 23, allows for the compulsory detention of any “drug dependant persons, ex-combatants, members of violent extremist groups and any other groups of persons” into military staffed “rehabilitation [...]
The United States Monday filed a lawsuit against Cigna Corporation in the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee for allegedly providing false patient diagnoses to receive increased Medicare payments in violation of the False Claims Act. The defendants include Cigna and its various state companies. The complaint alleges that, while processing home [...]
The Bombay High Court Monday rejected the bail application of activist Jyoti Jagtap, arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), in the Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad case. The NIA argued that Milind Teltumbde, who died last year, discussed the Elgar Parishad event with three Kabir Kala Manch members, including Jagtap. NIA further contended that the [...]
The Law Society of England and Wales Monday called for the Iranian government to allow protesters access to legal representation and to stop the arrest, detention and ill-treatment of lawyers. The call was prompted by the Iranian government’s response to nationwide protests following the death of Masha Amini. A recent JURIST Iran dispatch described how [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Monday urged the District Court of Columbia to sentence Steve Bannon, former strategist to former President Donald Trump, to six months in prison and a $200,000 fine. The request comes after a federal jury convicted Bannon of contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena. The US [...]
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Sunday blamed the US for favoring “insecurity” in Iran during a cabinet session, according to an Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) report. The IRNA is the official news agency for the Iranian government. Raisi referred to the US as a “great evil” and said, “The enemies have been seeking to fuel [...]
The Australian government Sunday released the “National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032,” (National Plan) outlining steps to end these forms of violence within one generation. The National Plan was unveiled by the Minster for Social Services, Amanda Rishworth MP and the Minster for Finance, Women and Public Service, and Senator Katy Gallagher. The purpose of [...]
Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. This dispatch is from Rishabh Yadav, a postgraduate law student at the University of Delhi. On Thursday, a 2-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India delivered a split judgment in the case of Aishat Shifa v. State of Karnataka [...]
Chairperson of the African Union Moussa Faki Mahamat Sunday called for an unconditional ceasefire in the Tigray Region of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. A press release from Mahamat’s office reported: The Chairperson strongly calls for an immediate, unconditional ceasefire and the resumption of humanitarian services. The Chairperson urges the Parties to recommit to [...]
