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    Jurist European Commission proposes guidance for workers rights of Uber and Deliveroo workers

    The European Commission Thursday published draft guidance outlining workers’ rights for online companies such as Uber and Deliveroo. The set of measures aims to help grow digital labor platforms by ensuring workers are afforded the same labor rights as typical EU “workers” by establishing if...
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    Jurist US State Department designates 12 foreign officials for human rights violations

    Continuing a continued effort to infuse human rights into its foreign policy, the US Department of State Friday designated 12 officials of foreign governments for their gross violations of human rights or corruption. US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, announced the sanctions in a press...
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    Jurist Independent tribunal finds China has committed genocide against Uyghurs

    An unofficial UK-based tribunal Thursday concluded that China has carried out acts of genocide against the Uyghur people in its western province of Xinjiang. The Uyghur Tribunal is an independent people’s tribunal formed last year to investigate ongoing atrocities and allegations of genocide...
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    Jurist Civil society organizations raises alarm over safety and security issues plaguing Telegram

    Access Now and a coalition of civil society organizations Wednesday raised alarm over safety and security issues plaguing popular messaging app, Telegram. In an open letter to CEO and co-founder of Telegram Pavel Durov, the coalition detailed what the company can do to ensure that the human...
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    Jurist Committee to Protect Journalist report finds imprisonment of journalists at global high

    A new Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ) report released Thursday finds the number of journalists who are behind bars worldwide reached a global high in 2021. CPJ finds 293 reporters were imprisoned, at least 24 journalists were killed as a result of their work, and another 18 died under...
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    Jurist EU Commission adopts new rules for open source software distribution

    The EU Commission Thursday adopted new rules for open-source software distribution. The move is intended to facilitate the Commission’s transmission to make its software source code publicly accessible for the benefit of public services, companies and citizens, within a shorter time period and...
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    Jurist British High Court Overturns Decision Barring Julian Assange Extradition

    A British appellate court Friday overturned a lower court decision that barred Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from being extradited to the United States. In July 2020, the United States requested the extradition of Mr. Assange based on charges of illegally receiving and publishing classified...
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    Jurist US sanctions Myanmar and China over technology-enabled human rights abuse

    The US Department of the Treasury Friday sanctioned 15 people and 10 entities under new executive orders in a move denouncing human rights abuses. The Department also restricted investments in a Chinese company that uses surveillance technology. Leaders of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region...
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    Jurist Peru Congress votes against impeachment of President Castillo

    Peru’s Congress voted Tuesday against a motion to impeach Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones. The motion was filed due to an alleged “permanent moral incapacity.” The presidential impeachment motion required approval by 52 legislators before it could be admitted for congressional...
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    Jurist Italy competition regulator fines Amazon over €1B for favoring some merchants

    The Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), Italy’s competition authority, announced Thursday that it fined Amazon € 1,128 billion ($1.28 billion) for abusing its dominating market position and harming competitors in the e-commerce logistics industry. The AGCM said that Amazon...
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