A pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday ordered that former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte remain in custody in The Hague. The judges found that “there is a real and substantial risk” that Duterte could “abscond or obstruct justice.” In making their decision, the chamber summarized the Pre-Trial Chamber I Decision on the [...]
A group of top human rights organizations issued a joint public letter on Wednesday ahead of the highly anticipated EU/China conference, urging the Members of the European Parliament to put human rights at the centre of attention. The letter calls on the European Union to stop prioritizing business interests over human rights, declaring that Europe’s [...]
A Dutch privacy advocacy group filed a class-action lawsuit against US-based tech company AppLovin on Thursday, alleging the company unlawfully collected and traded the personal data of millions of Dutch users, including an estimated 1.5 million children, through hidden tracking software embedded in popular mobile applications. Amnesty International Netherlands backed the legal challenge. The lawsuit, [...]
The Federal Court of Australia fined X (formerly Twitter) around $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 [...]
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday adopted a resolution that reinforces member states’ duties to protect the global climate system by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The resolution calls upon states to comply with the obligations set out by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), creating legal backing to the non-binding advisory opinion issued by [...]
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that the government will ask voters in a fall referendum whether the province should remain in Canada. The announcement comes after a provincial court quashed a citizen-initiated independence petition over concerns that First Nations were not properly consulted. The scheduled October provincial referendum will ask Albertan voters if they [...]
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent warning letters Wednesday to 12 websites offering so-called “nudify” tools, alleging they have failed to comply with a federal law requiring platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate images within 48 hours of a valid request. The letters, addressed to companies the FTC did not publicly name, allege the 12 [...]
Two Washington, DC police officers who served during the 2021 US Capitol Attack sued the Trump Administration on Wednesday to challenge the legality of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new $1.7 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” which would provide apologies and monetary relief to individuals who have “suffered weaponization and lawfare.” Plaintiffs Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges [...]
The International Court of Justice opined Thursday that an international labor treaty protects the right to strike. The advisory opinion provides clarity to the treaty provisions, particularly the scope of the right to association at international law. The controversy centers on the interpretation of articles 2, 3, and 10 of the Freedom of Association and [...]
The UN reported on Wednesday that nearly 30,000 people have fled their homes in Haiti to escape a new wave of violent attacks perpetrated by armed gangs over the past ten days, exacerbating the already dire humanitarian and security situations resulting from ongoing gang violence in the Caribbean island nation. The majority of the violent [...]
