Myanmar expels Timor-Leste diplomat over association with government in exile – JURIST

Myanmar expels Timor-Leste diplomat over association with government in exile – JURIST

Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday that the Timorese Chargé d’Affaires had been told to leave Myanmar before September 1 over the diplomat’s alleged association with Myanmar’s government-in-exile. Timor-Leste’s Ministry... Read more »
Kenya High Court halts Worldcoin data processing amid privacy concerns – JURIST

Kenya High Court halts Worldcoin data processing amid privacy concerns – JURIST

A high court in Nairobi on Saturday issued a directive ordering cryptocurrency project Worldcoin and its partners to halt the processing of any new biometric data in Kenya until a pending case... Read more »
UK Ministry of Justice found tracking journalists who make information requests – JURIST

UK Ministry of Justice found tracking journalists who make information requests – JURIST

A Times investigation revealed on Saturday that the Ministry of Justice has been tracking journalists who make information requests. In the UK, the right to request and access recorded information held by... Read more »
US sanctions China officials over Tibetan assimilation policies – JURIST

US sanctions China officials over Tibetan assimilation policies – JURIST

The US Department of State announced visa restrictions on Chinese officials linked to the alleged systematic assimilation of over a million Tibetan children in state-operated boarding schools. This decision is part of... Read more »
Texas judge temporarily blocks law banning gender-affirming care for minors – JURIST

Texas judge temporarily blocks law banning gender-affirming care for minors – JURIST

Texas District Court Judge Maria Cantú Hexsel temporarily blocked SB 14, which bans gender-affirming care for minors and restricts children already taking gender-affirming prescription drugs, from going into effect on Friday. The... Read more »
Myanmar expels Timor-Leste diplomat over association with government in exile – JURIST

Burmese hip-hop artist sentenced to 20 years for criticising Myanmar’s military leadership – JURIST

On Thursday, 38-year-old Burmese hip-hop artist Byu Har was sentenced to 20 years in prison for purportedly critiquing the present military-administered state.  A family member of Har shared the verdict details with... Read more »
Netherlands Supreme Court blocks lawsuit over Gaza airstrike – JURIST

Netherlands Supreme Court blocks lawsuit over Gaza airstrike – JURIST

The Supreme Court of the Netherlands affirmed on Friday that Palestinians are precluded from bringing legal action against Israeli military officers for their involvement in an airstrike on the Gaza Strip dated... Read more »
UN Rapporteur finds Spain failed to comply with international law following former judge Baltasar Garzón trial – JURIST

UN Rapporteur finds Spain failed to comply with international law following former judge Baltasar Garzón trial – JURIST

A UN Human Rights Committee on Follow-Up Rapporteur Friday published findings that Spain failed to implement a landmark United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) decision in the Baltasar Garzón v Spain case.... Read more »
France prosecutors charge former president Nicolas Sarkozy with corruption and illegal financing – JURIST

France prosecutors charge former president Nicolas Sarkozy with corruption and illegal financing – JURIST

French prosecutors announced Friday they referred an investigation into former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s alleged involvement with Libyan financiers to court. Sarkozy and his twelve co-defendants will stand trial on charges such... Read more »
Federal judge finds Maryland parents have no right to ‘opt-out’ of LGBTQ+ education for their children – JURIST

Federal judge finds Maryland parents have no right to ‘opt-out’ of LGBTQ+ education for their children – JURIST

A Maryland federal judge denied Thursday a parents’ request to have their children “opt-out’ of education on LGBTQ+ history and topics. In Mahmoud v. McKnight, three families parenting elementary-aged children in Maryland, objected... Read more »
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