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    Jurist UN countries adopt first global agreement on AI ethics

    The United Nations Thursday adopted a historical text defining the common values and principles needed to ensure the healthy development of artificial intelligence. The agreement was adopted at the 41st session of the UNESCO General Conference, showing renewed cooperation on the ethics of...
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    Jurist Australia introduces contentious religious anti-discrimination bill

    Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison Thursday tabled a contentious piece of anti-discrimination legislation called the ‘Religious Discrimination Bill‘ before the lower house of parliament. The Religious Discrimination Bill, along with the Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments)...
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    Jurist ICC reduces sentence of Mali jihadist convicted of overseeing destruction of Timbuktu monuments

    A panel of the International Criminal Court Thursday reduced by two years the nine-year sentence of Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, convicted of a war crime for destroying religious and historic buildings in Timbuktu in 2012. Allegedly a member of Ansar Eddine, a UNSC-sanctioned militant outfit...
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    Jurist Apartheid charged as a crime against humanity for the first time in South Africa

    South Africa’s Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Tuesday made a monumental move in the attainment of justice for apartheid-era victims. In a revised indictment for the COSTAS FOUR case, the DPP included apartheid as a crime against humanity for the first time. The United Nations General...
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    Jurist Canada environmental groups threaten defamation suit against Alberta Premier

    A coalition of eight Canadian environmental groups has threatened to sue Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for defamation after he publically stated that an inquiry found the groups spread misinformation about the province’s oil and gas industry. According to The Canadian Press, the coalition...
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    Jurist Apple sues Israel spyware company over privacy breaches

    Apple filed a lawsuit against NSO Group on Tuesday for the use of its Pegasus spyware against Apple users and products. NSO Group is an Israeli technology company that was founded in 2010 and is primarily known for its spyware program Pegasus, which has been condemned by the UN and the US for...
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    Jurist Italy competition authority fines Amazon and Apple €200M for discriminatory practices

    Italy’s Anti-trust and Competition Authority (AGCM) fined Amazon and Apple over $225 million (€200 million) Tuesday for anti-competitive business practices, in violation of European Union competition law. The investigation launched last month discovered that the tech giants were using...
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    Jurist EU Parliament consumer protection committee approves Digital Markets Act

    The European Parliament Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) voted to approve the Digital Markets Act (DMA) Tuesday, imposing stricter restrictions on large social media platforms. The proposed legislation would hold social media companies, or platforms with more than 45...
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    Jurist Austria announces mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for all

    Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced in a press conference that COVID-19 vaccination would become mandatory for everyone beginning February 1, 2022. As the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hits Western Europe, Austria became the first country to make COVID-19 vaccination...
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    Jurist UN rights expert says US voting measures undermine democracy

    UN human rights expert Fernand de Varennes Monday said that electoral laws in some parts of the US, including Texas, may undermine democracy by depriving millions of citizens who belong to minority groups of the equal right to vote. Varennes stated this during a news conference on his final day...
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