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U.S. Treasury Eases Customer Due Diligence Rules in Major Shift Toward Risk-Based Compliance

In a significant regulatory shift aimed at...

Malaysia’s Top Court Reinstates Corruption Conviction Against Veteran Politician Isa Samad

In a landmark ruling underscoring Malaysia’s continued...

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

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

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Human Rights

Hong Kong: 87 Groups Condemn Arrests of Activist’s Relatives

(New York) – Hong Kong authorities’ unjust arrests of the father and brother of the prominent US-based activist Anna Kwok is an escalation of...
Human Rights

ICE, multiagency taskforce investigation results in 5 illegal aliens charged in human smuggling event leaving at least 3 dead

SAN DIEGO – Two complaints were filed in federal court May 6 charging five people with participating in a human smuggling event that led...
Human Rights

Greece: Media Freedom in Crisis

The pervasive and deliberate constraints on journalism in Greece are creating an environment in which critical reporting is stifled, and self-censorship becomes the norm.Journalists...
Human Rights

For Mother’s Day, Ugandan Moms of LGBT People Speak Out

(Nairobi) – Ahead of a soon-to-be-released Human Rights Watch report examining the impact of Uganda’s draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and...
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Justice Vital for Durable Peace in Africa’s Great Lakes Region

United States-led efforts to end the current armed conflict in Africa’s Great Lakes region appear oblivious to one of the key drivers of the...
Human Rights

Indonesian Court Restricts Criminal Defamation Lawsuits

In an important step towards protecting online speech, Indonesia’s Constitutional Court on April 29 issued two rulings that provide important clarifications to the country’s Electronic...
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The Netherlands and Ukraine sign Memorandum of Understanding for protecting critical infrastructure

Ukraine and the Netherlands signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the protection of critical infrastructure today. Minister of Justice and Security Van Weel...
Human Rights

New Canadian Prime Minister Should Prioritize Rights

On April 28th, Canadians voted to elect a Liberal government, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney. The election took place amidst a looming trade...
Human Rights

UN Needs to Protect its Vital, Yet Underfunded, Human Rights Work

Major-power cutbacks and delayed payments amidst conflict and insecurity are testing the very principles and frameworks upon which the international human rights infrastructure was...
Human Rights

Eighth co-conspirator convicted for role in botched human smuggling attempt that resulted in 2 aliens being shot

HOUSTON – Mailon Almendares-Martinez, a 21-year-old resident of New Orleans, was convicted of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens April 30 for his role in...
Human Rights

ICE prevents UAC smuggling incident in Arizona

YUMA, Ariz. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection thwarted an attempted smuggling incident with an unaccompanied alien child...
Human Rights

Bangladeshi Women’s Rights Opposed by Hardline Religious Groups

On Saturday, nearly 20,000 supporters of the Islamist organization Hefazat-e-Islam rallied in the streets of Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, to protest, among other issues, proposed government reforms...
Human Rights

Top African Rights Court to Consider States’ Climate Obligations

A coalition of African lawyers and civil society groups has asked the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights for an advisory opinion on 55...
Human Rights

Torture, Death of a Ukrainian Journalist in Russian Custody

Viktoriia Roshchyna, a 27-year-old Ukrainian investigative journalist, disappeared in the Russia-occupied part of the Zaporizka region of Ukraine in August 2023. A year later, she...

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