Former Metropolitan Police Service Officer Wayne Couzens was sentenced to life in jail Thursday for kidnapping Sarah Everard as she was walking on a London street before later raping and murdering her. Everard, 33, was walking home when Couzens used his police identification and handcuffs to falsely arrest and abduct Everard. Prosecutors stated that Couzens used [...]
The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly Wednesday passed a resolution urging the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers to adopt an additional protocol to the European Convention of Human Rights establishing an enforceable “right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment.” The Social Affairs Committee of the Assembly presented the draft proposal in September [...]
The Mozambique Islamic State group Al-Shabab (unrelated to Somalian group of the same name), has been kidnapping and forcing children to become soldiers, according to a Human Rights Watch report released on Wednesday. Evidence suggests that the armed group has abducted boys, as young as 12, to be trained in bases in Cabo Delgado and [...]
SK Broadband, a South Korean internet service provider (ISP) and a subsidiary of SK Telecom, filed a counterclaim suit Thursday against global streaming giant Netflix for payment of increased network costs and bandwidth usage that the US company has generated in the country’s market. It claimed that Netflix’s traffic on its ISP network has increased by 24 [...]
The Supreme Court of India ruled Friday that a forced DNA test violates the right to privacy and personal liberty. The decision came in a property dispute, wherein the plaintiff claimed to be the son of late Trilok Gupta and late Sona Devi. He filed a lawsuit, naming the daughters of Trilok Gupta and Sona [...]
Brazil’s House of Representatives has approved a bill that sets out legal regulations for artificial intelligence (AI). Bill No. 21/20 outlines guidelines to develop and utilize AI in Brazil. The bill will regulate transparency regarding the use of AI in the public sector, promote the creation of AI for the public sector, and require the [...]
Chile became the first country in the world to protect neuro-rights after the Chamber of Deputies approved Wednesday an amendment to the Chilean Constitution. The bill is expected to be signed into law by their president soon. The amendment to the Chilean Constitution aims at defining mental identity for the first time in history as a [...]
The US Supreme Court added five cases to its docket on Thursday following its “long conference” on September 27. Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate is a suit filed by the Republican Texas senator challenging a federal law that restricts when and how an electoral candidate can repay personal loans to their own [...]
Members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) Thursday adopted the committee’s recommendations on the Digital Services Act. This act comes amongst concerns about user privacy and free speech online. The Digital Services Act imposes stricter regulations for online internet intermediaries and digital platforms. The rules are aimed to better protect consumers and [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by landlords challenging part of New York’s eviction moratorium statute. In December 2020, New York passed the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020 to prevent evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Five landlords and a real estate industry trade group in [...]
