UK House of Lords votes to require government to back up claims that Rwanda is a ‘safe country’ – JURIST

UK House of Lords votes to require government to back up claims that Rwanda is a ‘safe country’ – JURIST

The UK Government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda suffered a setback Monday, when the House of Lords voted to require the government to substantiate its claims that Rwanda is a... Read more »
UN expert warns UK government about forced labor under seasonal worker scheme: Bureau of Investigative Journalism – JURIST

UN expert warns UK government about forced labor under seasonal worker scheme: Bureau of Investigative Journalism – JURIST

UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery Tomoya Obokata warned the UK government that reports of forced labor under the country’s seasonal worker scheme could amount to potential breaches of international... Read more »
Ukraine draft mobilization rules returned to government for revisions – JURIST

Ukraine draft mobilization rules returned to government for revisions – JURIST

A Ukrainian draft law tightening the rules of mobilization, military registration and military service in Ukraine has been returned to the government for revision, head of the parliamentary faction David Arakhamia said... Read more »
Hong Kong government limits journalist access to vehicle registry – JURIST

Hong Kong government limits journalist access to vehicle registry – JURIST

The Hong Kong Transport Department refined the application process for issuing Certificate of Particulars of Vehicle to journalists on Monday. The new process requires journalists to apply under “exceptional circumstances” through a... Read more »
Poland farmers suspend blockade at Ukraine border after signing agreement with government – JURIST

Poland farmers suspend blockade at Ukraine border after signing agreement with government – JURIST

Poland’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Czeslaw Siekierski signed an agreement on Saturday with Teresa Kubas-Hul, the provincial governor of Pokarpackie, and Roman Kondrow, the representative of the farmer group Oszukana... Read more »
India government issues advisory to combat deepfakes on social media platforms – JURIST

India government issues advisory to combat deepfakes on social media platforms – JURIST

The Indian government issued an advisory to all social media platforms operating within the country on Tuesday in response to escalating concerns around the detrimental impact of deepfakes. The primary objective of... Read more »
Advocates, Patients, Doctors Sue Canadian Government for Greater Access to Magic Mushrooms

Advocates, Patients, Doctors Sue Canadian Government for Greater Access to Magic Mushrooms

A handful of Canadians are suing the federal government as part of a constitutional challenge that argues people have a right to use psilocybin for medical reasons, Manisha Krishnan reports for Vice.... Read more »
Nicaragua government expels Red Cross from country – JURIST

Nicaragua government expels Red Cross from country – JURIST

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced Monday that it shut down its office in the Nicaragua capital city of Managua at the request of Nicaraguan authorities. The closure, ICRC... Read more »
Tasmania government introduces bill to ban conversion therapy – JURIST

Tasmania government introduces bill to ban conversion therapy – JURIST

The government of the Australian state of Tasmania is seeking to ban conversion therapy practices in a recently released draft legislation. The Bill, known as the Justice Miscellaneous (Conversion Practices) Bill 2024,... Read more »
UK former PM Boris Johnson acknowledges government ‘may have made mistakes’ during COVID-19 inquiry – JURIST

UK former PM Boris Johnson acknowledges government ‘may have made mistakes’ during COVID-19 inquiry – JURIST

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave testimony to the COVID-19 Inquiry, a body examining the UK’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, on Wednesday and Thursday. During the hearing, he acknowledged that... Read more »
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