Caleb Keraka is a Staff Correspondent for JURIST in Kenya and a fourth-year law student at the University of Nairobi School of Law. On April 8th in Nairobi the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) formally joined the East African Community (EAC) bloc by signing the EAC Accession Treaty. This came after meeting the requisite conditions [...]
A US federal court judge Wednesday declined to dismiss a case against a Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer who is accused of a single count of making a false statement to the FBI. The case stems from a 2016 meeting Clinton lawyer Michael Sussmann had with the FBI’s then-general counsel James Baker. Sussmann requested the meeting [...]
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives Tuesday passed a bill that would prohibit transgender girls and women from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity. House Bill 972, also known as the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, would require all public school sports teams, and private school teams that compete against public school teams, [...]
The UK government announced Wednesday that it has imposed sanctions on another 206 individuals in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including 178 individuals who it said were involved in propping up Russian-backed illegal breakaway regions of Ukraine. Among the individuals sanctioned were Alexander Ananchenko and Sergey Kozlov, the self-styled prime minister and Chair of [...]
The Federal Council of Switzerland Wednesday adopted the new European Union (“EU”) sanctions against Russia and Belarus in connection to their military aggression toward Ukraine. Switzerland’s Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) also imposed financial sanctions and travel restrictions on 200 individuals, including two of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s daughters. The EU [...]
The House of Parliament (DPR) of Indonesia Tuesday enacted the Sexual Crimes Bill (TPKS) into law at its Nineteenth Plenary Session, providing broader protection from sexual violence abusers and enforcing tougher sanctions. In a country where sexual abuse is generally treated as a private affair, the legislation intends to establish a legal framework for victims to [...]
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressed concerns Monday over a rise in human rights abuses by government functionaries in India. Speaking at a press conference following the fourth 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue between India and the US, Blinken reflected on the strong diplomatic relations between the two countries, given their position as the “world’s largest [...]
Apple CEO Tim Cook Tuesday publically criticized pending antitrust regulation in the US and Europe while speaking at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Global Privacy Summit 2022 General Session in Washington DC. Security is the foundation of privacy. Cook warned these pending regulations could put “privacy and security at risk.” Apple is in favor of privacy [...]
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan announced Tuesday that a former researcher at a high-profile cryptocurrency group was sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to help North Korea evade US sanctions against using cryptocurrency. Virgil Griffith, a former researcher, and developer at Ethereum Cryptocurrency traveled to North Korea in 2019 for the Pyongyang Blockchain and [...]
The United Nations expert on Monday has raised concerns about the restrictions imposed on the Brazilian citizen’s rights to full and active social and political participation and the country’s increasing levels of violence. These actions were aimed against human rights defenders, women journalists, indigenous peoples, and traditional communities especially those belonging to African descent. UN [...]
