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Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law

Hong Kong media entrepreneur and pro-democracy advocate...

Former Chinese Justice Minister Sentenced to Life for $20 Million Bribery Scheme

Court finds Tang Yijun abused high office...

The philosophical puzzle of rational artificial intelligence

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FinTech

Walmart’s PhonePe Hits $1.3 Trillion in Payment Volume, Considers IPO as Digital Arm Surges Ahead

Walmart announced that its digital payments subsidiary, PhonePe, has achieved a Total Payment Volume (TPV) of $1.3 trillion, putting it on par with major...
Human Rights

Welcoming the Outcomes of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s Extraordinary Summit Toward Ending the Conflict in Sudan

The United States applauds IGAD’s leadership, in coordination with the African Union and other international and regional partners, toward securing an immediate end to...
Human Rights

Congolese Opposition Member Freed After Months in Prison

Last week, the authorities released opposition member Lens Omelonga from prison in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He had spent...
Fraud, Bribery & Corruption

Kuwait’s High Court Issues Landmark Verdicts in Money Laundering and Corruption Cases

Kuwait's highest appeals court has handed down 10-year prison sentences to seven expatriates employed in foreign exchange offices for money laundering. The court also...
ESG

Phasing Out Fossil Fuels at COP28

After one week of climate change negotiations at COP28 in Dubai, there is still no agreement on the most consequential issue on this year’s...
Human Rights

Human Rights Day – United States Department of State

We live by the principle that all persons are born free and equal with inherent human rights. This principle – a product of foresight...
Human Rights

US Lawmakers Threaten the Right to Seek Asylum

Since when are human rights negotiable? The Universal Declaration of Human Rights enshrines the principle that “everyone has the right to seek and to...
Human Rights

Peru: Fujimori’s Release Violates International Law

(Washington, DC) Peru’s release of the former President Alberto Fujimori violates the country’s international obligations, Human Rights Watch said today. The Inter-American Court of Human...
Sanctions

Nasdaq Settles $4M for Iran Sanctions Violations: Former Unit, Nasdaq OMX Armenia, Admits Servicing Bank Mellat

Nasdaq Inc, the New York-based stock exchange, has agreed to pay a $4 million settlement to the U.S. Department of Treasury for apparent violations...
Human Rights

Escalate Efforts for Release of Swedish Citizen in Iran

It’s been 600 days since Swedish citizen and European Union official Johan Floderus was detained by Iranian authorities. The 33-year-old Swedish citizen was arrested on...
Human Rights

Bringing Justice to Child Victims of War

Children forcibly deported in Ukraine. Boys and girls killed in Israel/Palestine. Girls raped in Darfur, in western Sudan. These and other children around the...
Human Rights

Sri Lanka: Tamils Detained for Commemorating War Dead

(New York) – Sri Lankan authorities have detained nine ethnic Tamils under the country's abusive counterterrorism law for commemorating those who died in the...
Human Rights

The UK Can’t Legislate Away Rwanda’s Rights Record

The United Kingdom government’s fixation with expelling asylum seekers to Rwanda went from absurd to grotesque this week when it introduced a new “Safety...
ESG

EU Lawmakers Strike Deal on Ambitious Building Directive Revisions for Zero-Emission Future

European Parliament and Council lawmakers have reached a provisional agreement to enhance the EU's Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). The revisions aim to...

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