The Mexican government approved a reform to their migration code Wednesday that will keep migrant children out of detention centers. The new changes were praised by the UN and other rights organizations. The UN said that the reforms served four purposes: keeping migrant children out of detention centers, protecting migrant children, extending the protections granted [...]

Switzerland’s Federal Council approved a law amending the Swiss tax code Wednesday. The law was adopted by the Swiss Parliament last June. The Federal Act on the Tax Treatment of Financial Sanctions (FATTFS) implements several changes recommended by the OECD’s Financial Action Task Force on money laundering. Under the changes, bribes paid to private individuals [...]

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice on Tuesday ordered Guinea to pay 160 million Guinean francs (around USD $16,000) each to the heirs of six deceased victims of attacks by government security agents and 240 million Guinean francs (around USD $24,000) each to the 15 others named in the complaint [...]

Beijing’s top lawmaking body, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC), adopted a resolution Wednesday allowing the Hong Kong government to bypass the courts and ban any lawmakers regarded as “unpatriotic” or deemed to be acting in a manner that “endangers national security.” Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, subsequently announced the disqualification of [...]

The Council of the European Union announced Thursday an extended sanction regime against Venezuela for one year, until November 14, 2021. The decision comes in light of the “ongoing political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis” in the country. The Council originally imposed sanctions in November 2017 following allegations of dozens of Venezuelan officials “undermining democracy, the rule [...]

The UK House of Lords on Tuesday rejected parts of a bill that could have violated international law and breached the UK’s EU Withdrawal Agreement. The bill, known as the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill, maps out the rules for the operation of the UK internal market once the Brexit transition period ends. As introduced [...]

The Paris prosecutor’s office on Tuesday announced plans to advance the criminal investigation against the public officials responsible for France’s response to COVID-19. Initiated in June, the inquiry now seeks to identify and prove the nature of the offenses committed. The decisions made by these public officials are now being scrutinized for their effect on [...]

The Hungarian government on Tuesday introduced legislation that would ban adoption for same-sex couples. Under the new legislation, adoption will only be legal for same-sex couples if one partner applies as a single person. The legislation will only recognize families between married partners where the mother is a female, and the father is male. Justice [...]

The EU announced on Tuesday that it has filed antitrust charges against Amazon, alleging that it has “distort competition in online retail markets.” The European Commission found that Amazon has a “dual role” in that it both provides a marketplace for third-party sellers to sell their goods online, and it also acts as a retailer [...]

The European Parliament (EP) announced on Monday that restrictions will be placed on the export of dual use products and technologies, including cyber surveillance tools, in an effort to limit human rights violations. In the press release, the EP stated: the reviewed rules, agreed by Parliament and Council negotiators, govern the export of so-called dual [...]