The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Ana Brian Nougrères, has warned that the patchwork of rules on international transfers of personal data leaves people exposed and hinders legitimate trade. She urged states to begin negotiating a legally binding international treaty. In a report to the UN General Assembly released on October 23, [...]
A new UN report released Thursday urged states to avoid unjustifiably labeling drug cartels and gangs as terrorist organizations, warning that a renewed “war on narco-terrorism” could violate human rights. The report was authored by Ben Saul, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism. [...]
The US Supreme Court on Thursday allowed New Hampshire to limit the use of student ID cards to serve as a valid form of ID to receive a ballot. New Hampshire’s HB 323, which went into effect in June, requires a government-issued ID to be presented to receive a ballot. In an unsigned order, the [...]
The UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Margaret Satterthwaite, stated on Thursday that the existential threat and urgency of climate change require justice systems that are adequately adapted to address these issues, calling on justice actors to “rise to the challenge.” Satterthwaite presented a report to the UN General Assembly that [...]
A UN expert reported on Thursday that reconstruction choices made in the context of ongoing conflicts can determine whether “millions of internally displaced persons achieve durable solutions and if societies emerge more inclusive and resilient than before.” The UN special rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Paula Gaviria Betancur, said in her [...]
UN human rights experts on Wednesday expressed concern that many nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) forcibly returned from China remain unaccounted for, warning that they may face enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention, torture, and other human rights violations. China resumed large-scale forcible returns of DPKR nationals in 2023 following the reopening of [...]
Meta Platforms, Inc. on Wednesday was ordered to pay $25 billion in civil penalties after a New Mexico court found that Facebook repeatedly misled consumers about its data privacy practices, third-party access to personal information, and efforts to address misinformation and hate speech. The ruling follows a September jury verdict finding nearly 44 million violations [...]
Ohio State University disputed findings issued Wednesday by the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, which concluded that Ohio State’s College of Medicine discriminates on the basis of race in admissions, in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision restricting the use of race [...]
In a succinct unsigned opinion, the US Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s request to stay an injunction that would bar implementation of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) policy denying gender-affirming care to transgender inmates in federal prisons. Justices Thomas and Alito would have granted the administration’s call for a stay. This [...]
After a three-day visit to the country, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on Tuesday urged Bangladesh to end child marriage and close the gaps in national law that still allow it. In a statement released on October 20, Russell called for immediate investment in Bangladesh’s children. Her first priority was ending child marriage and keeping [...]
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