Five human rights groups urged the UN General Assembly on Thursday to adopt a resolution protecting the right of privacy against unlawful surveillance. In a letter to the assembly, the groups, Amnesty International, Access, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Privacy International and Human Rights Watch , claimed that “indiscriminate mass surveillance” infringes on the rights of [...]
Sudan’s National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) admitted on Thursday during a press conference the existence of human rights violations in the country including restrictions on freedoms and civil and political rights. The NCHR’s complaints committee disclosed that it received a total of 125 complaints from 2012 and 2013 relating to human rights abuses. NCHR [...]
Thousands of people protested Thursday in Tokyo against proposed legislation that would significantly broaden the definition of “official secrets.” The law is expected to pass both houses of parliament when it comes to a vote next week. The law also imposes prison time for up to 10 years for information leaks for public servants and [...]
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that an order prohibiting a parent from having overnight visitation with his child in the presence of his long-term domestic partner failed to consider the best interests of the child. Arkansas courts had an established precedent of barring parents in child custody cases from living with an unmarried [...]
The Central African Republic (CAR) government on Thursday said that accused war criminal Joseph Kony has been speaking with CAR President Michel Djotodia about negotiating a surrender. Kony is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for 12 counts of crimes against humanity and 21 war crimes , including murder, rape, mutilation and the forced [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a letter Thursday to the Labor Minister of Morocco, Abdeslam Seddiki, imploring the Moroccan government to revise a draft law before the Moroccan parliament, regarding legal protections for domestic workers, to comply with international standards. The letter, while praising Morocco’s reduction in the rates of child labor, expressed the view [...]
A US jury awarded Apple, Inc. $290.45 million Thursday following a re-trial in the protracted legal struggle between the American technology giant and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. . The case held before the US District Court for the Northern District of California is the most recent iteration of a patent battle that has been ongoing [...]
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Spain’s ruling People’s party on Thursday introduced strict new laws against public protests, which would impose fines on activists who take part in unauthorized protests. The legislation also prohibits publishing images of police, interrupting public events, possessing illegal drugs, vandalizing public property and drinking alcohol in the street. Opponents argue that the law impedes democracy, [...]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on Wednesday entitled “Additional Actions Could Strengthen DHS Efforts to Address Sexual Abuse.” The GAO report was initiated in part by government documents that found there were hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse and assault in immigration detention over several years that were not properly investigated in [...]
