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    Jurist European Commission proposes new agency in anti-money laundering overhaul

    The European Commission put forth Tuesday a package of legislative proposals in an effort to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism in the EU. The package included a proposal to create a new anti-money laundering watchdog. Altogether, the package consists of four proposals. First, a...
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    Jurist UN rights body finds Mauritius ID card law contrary to right to privacy

    The UN Human Rights Committee on Thursday found that Mauritius’ amendments to the National Identity Card Act 1985, which introduced a new ID card containing biometric information of the cardholder, violated the privacy rights of Mauritian citizens. The Committee held that there were no...
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    Jurist India court orders Delhi government to enforce promise made at press conference

    The High Court of Delhi ruled Thursday that a promise made by the Chief Minister of State during a press conference is an enforceable promise that has to be implemented by the government. On March 25, 2020, India announced a nationwide lockdown because of COVID-19. Consequently, Delhi witnessed...
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    Jurist US blocks entry of former Honduras president and his family

    The US Department of State on Tuesday blocked entry of former Honduras President Porfirio Lobo Sosa and First Lady Rosa Elena Bonilla Avila into the country due to their corruption allegations. Both have been designated under § 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related...
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    Jurist Denmark data protection agency orders police to delete problematic personal data

    The Danish Data Protection Agency issued an order on Monday for the National Police to delete problematic personal data after it investigated the National Police’s processing of personal data. The Danish Data Protection Agency criticized the National Police for violating the EU General Data...
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    Jurist South Africa court grants delay in former president Zuma’s arms deal trial

    The Pietermaritzburg High Court of South Africa granted former President Jacob Zuma’s request for a delay in his arms deals corruption trial on Tuesday. The proceedings were adjourned for three weeks until August 10. The High Court Judge Piet Koen said that the trial in relation to issues...
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    Jurist Canada begins easing travel restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals

    The Public Health Agency of Canada announced Monday the easing of travel restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals starting August 9 for US citizens and permanent residents, and September 7 for other foreign nationals. All travelers are required to be fully vaccinated by Canadian standards...
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    Jurist US extends land travel restrictions with Canada and Mexico by 30 days

    The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), together with the Secretary of State and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), on Monday extended nonessential land border travel restrictions with Canada and Mexico by an additional 30 days. This means that the restrictions will remain in place...
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    Jurist Hong Kong legislature commences discussions on anti-doxxing privacy bill

    The Legislative Council of Hong Kong Special Administration Region began discussions Wednesday on the Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill, which focuses on tackling doxxing behaviour. The controversial bill has been a subject of criticism by technology giants and activists due to its...
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    Jurist India news consortium demands urgent judicial inquiry into Pegasus surveillance allegations

    The Editors Guild of India Wednesday demanded an urgent inquiry by the Supreme Court into allegations of widespread surveillance of journalists, civil society activists, businessmen and politicians by Indian government agencies using Pegasus, a hacking software created by the Israeli company NSO...
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