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Former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Sentenced to 19 Years in Major Corruption Case

In a significant development underscoring a widening...

Australia’s AML/CTF Reform Brings Expanded PEP Obligations Into Force from March 2026

Australia's financial intelligence authority AUSTRAC confirmed that...

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Dominican Republic’s Senate Doubles Down on Abortion Ban in Criminal Code

A deeply problematic bill for a new Criminal Code is now approaching final approval in the Dominican Republic's Senate. The bill, which the Senate approved on...

South Sudan: Damaging Security Law Revisions Adopted

(Nairobi) – South Sudan’s National Legislative Assembly on July 3, 2024, amended the law governing the National Security Service (NSS), in ways that will further...

Germany: Illegal lobbying – New criminal offense to combat corruption

In Germany, a new criminal offense of improper lobbying came into force on 18 June 2024. Its impact on the lobbying activities of companies...

FSA Weekly Review No.593 July 4, 2024

June 27, 2024 Publication of draft "Cabinet Orders and Cabinet Office Orders Pertaining to the Amendments to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, etc.," and...

Canada: Government’s fight against junk fees, savings claims and greenwashing heats up with new proposed amendments

Newly proposed amendments to Bill C-59, Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023 (“Bill C-59”), introduced by the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance on 2 May...

Philippines: DENR issues the Compliance Reporting and Audit Guidelines for the Extended Producer Responsibility Act of 2022

Republic Act No. 11898, or the Extended Producer Responsibility Act of 2022 (“EPR Act“), lapsed into law on 23 July 2022 and took effect...

Chinese Government Expands Criminalization of Taiwanese Identity

New judiciary guidelines in China specify that crimes of secession by Taiwanese “separatists” are punishable under Chinese law. The guidelines authorize the use of...

Qatar Risks Backsliding on Critical Labor Reforms

In a recent meeting, Qatar’s advisory Shura Council proposed the government adopt measures that would require domestic workers to obtain their employer’s permission before being...

Meaningful Follow-Up Needed as China’s UN Rights Review Concludes

Throughout its Universal Periodic Review – a state-to-state rights review process at the United Nations Human Rights Council that concluded today – the Chinese government issued...

Brazil Prevents Meta from Using People to Power Its AI

Yesterday, Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority issued a preliminary ban on Meta's use of personal data of users based in Brazil to train its artificial...

African Union Conference Addresses Pregnant and Parenting Students

The African Union Commission and its specialized agency on girls and women’s education is currently hosting a conference in Addis Ababa with government ministers,...

Peru: New regulation of the Law of Transparency and Access to Public Information

On Thursday, 16 May 2024, the new Regulation of the Law on Transparency and Access to Public Information (Supreme Decree No. 007-2024-JUS) was published...

Cambodia: Smear Campaign against Labor Group

(Bangkok) – Cambodian government-aligned unions are harassing and threatening legal action against the labor rights organization Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL)...

Vietnam: EU Should Better Address Intensifying Repression

(Brussels) – The European Union should reconsider its bilateral human rights dialogue with Vietnam and adopt more effective measures to address the Vietnamese government’s...

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