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    Jurist US appeals court maintains sanctions on UN Palestine rights expert

    The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has decided that sanctions against Francesca Albanese, a human rights lawyer and UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Palestine, will remain in place while her legal challenge continues. In July 2025, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio...
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    Jurist Canada Parliament imposes stricter bail conditions on accused violent and repeat offenders

    The Canadian Parliament adopted a bail reform legislation on Tuesday to impose more stringent conditions on violent offenders to obtain bail. While supporters welcome the enactment, critics question the law’s effectiveness and warn of worsening pre-trial jail conditions. The Bail and Sentencing...
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    Jurist UK court upholds designation of Palestine Action as terrorist group

    The UK Court of Appeal held unanimously on Monday that the government’s designation of Palestine Action as a “terrorist” organization is lawful. Following the ruling, the Metropolitan Police arrested 117 protesters from outside the court for supporting the advocacy group, as of the time of...
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    Jurist Canada bill would shift private-sector privacy enforcement to new data regulator

    Canada introduced new privacy legislation on Monday to regulate the handling of personal information in commercial activities. Concerns center on the bill’s expansion of an existing commission’s regulatory powers. The Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, also known as Bill C-36, recognizes...
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    Jurist Civil society coalition warns AI warfare erodes humanitarian law safeguards

    More than 200 civil society groups and advocates on Monday called for an immediate halt to the use of artificial intelligence systems in military kill chains, warning that AI-accelerated warfare risks facilitating violations of international criminal, human rights, and humanitarian law. The...
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    Jurist Starmer sets spring 2027 target for under-16 social media ban

    Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday that the UK will ban children aged under 16 from using a range of social media apps to protect them from harmful content and excessive screen time. The government expects the rules to take effect in spring 2027. They would cover user-to-user...
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    Jurist Toronto activists demand Israel’s expulsion from FIFA at World Cup opener

    Activists unfurled a banner reading “Kick Israel out of FIFA”, covering the organization’s logo near a busy Toronto thoroughfare on Friday morning before Canada’s opening match at the World Cup. Demonstrators wore shirts reading “Jews say no to genocide.” The activists also hung up posters...
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    Jurist UK plans to restrict under‑16 access to ‘high risk’ social media features

    The UK government plans to bar under‑16s from using disappearing messages, livestreaming and romantic or sexual AI chatbots as part of a new child online‑safety package, according to reports Friday. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is to outline the plans on Monday, but ministers will set out which...
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    Jurist Canada introduces legislation to strengthen ban on goods produced with forced labor

    The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, Anita Anand, announced the introduction of a new legislation in the federal parliament that would further strengthen the existing legal framework to prevent goods made with forced labor from entering the Canadian market. Bill C-35, titled “An Act...
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    Jurist Québec’s ruling party abandons bill to create a constitution in the Canadian province

    Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) abandoned a bill on Friday that would have created a constitution for the Canadian province, after failing to gather the consent of opposing parties for its adoption before the National Assembly broke for summer. Québec Minister of Justice Simon Jolin-Barrette...
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