Hong Kong media tycoon and Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai will not appeal his national security conviction or the accompanying 20-year prison sentence, according to one of his lawyers and a Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) report on Friday. Lai was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment last month for two counts of conspiring to collude [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called on Kyrgyz authorities to deliver “tangible safety measures” and meaningful access to justice for women and girls with disabilities, citing new survey data showing pervasive psychological, physical, sexual and economic abuse as well as continued barriers to reporting and protection. HRW frames these accounts as consistent with its [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday introduced a proposed rule that would establish a formal procedure for reviewing complaints and allegations of professional misconduct against department attorneys before they are taken up by state disciplinary authorities. The proposal, which comes amid increasing scrutiny of the department’s attorneys and their adherence to ethical obligations in implementing Trump [...]
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled by an 8-1 majority on Friday that Quebec’s subsidized daycare regulation discriminated against women refugee claimants. The ruling requires Quebec to include refugee claimant parents as a group eligible for daycare subsidies. At issue is Section 3 of Quebec’s Reduced Contribution Regulation, which lists the population groups eligible to [...]
Indonesia announced on Friday a new policy banning social media and online platforms for children under the age of 16, aiming to protect youth from online abuse. Under the new regulation, existing accounts belonging to users under 16 will be deactivated starting March 28. Communications and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid stated that the restriction [...]
European Union countries on Thursday approved a legally binding target to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040, as compared to 1990 levels. The new target is an amendment to the EU Climate Law and would advance the bloc’s path to its long-term goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050. The approval [...]
UN experts on Thursday condemned the conviction of journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and human rights defender Marielle Domequil in the Philippines on charges of financing terrorism. Cumpio and Domequil were convicted on January 22, where the court sentenced them to prison terms ranging from 12 to 18 years. The experts stated, “Given the serious concerns [...]
A coalition of 24 US states on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s implementation of new global tariffs following the Supreme Court’s February decision striking down his earlier tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Thursday’s complaint, filed in the US Court of International Trade, argues that President Trump unlawfully applied [...]
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance on Friday upheld a revised policy that limits journalists’ access to the vehicle registry. To obtain the particulars of a vehicle, journalists must now make a written submission to the Commissioner for Transport, outlining the purpose of obtaining the particulars of a vehicle and how it will be used. [...]
The UN urged the global community on Thursday to respect its established norms for extracting and processing critical minerals amid rising global demand to ensure a just and equitable economic transition for all nations. The UN noted that critical minerals such as lithium, nickel and cobalt are essential for the energy transition, given their role [...]
