JURIST

AUGUST 12, 2023

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Australian government Thursday to establish a national Human Rights Act to protect the fundamental rights of individuals in Australia. In a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, HRW noted that there have been several human rights issues that are unaddressed by the Australian government: This includes the abuse and neglect of prisoners with disabilities, the chemical restraint of older people with dementia in aged care, the cruel t

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AUGUST 12, 2023

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.

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JURIST

AUGUST 12, 2023

Facundo Molares, an independent photojournalist and committed left-wing activist associated with the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ( FARC ), died Thursday when he suffered a heart attack while in police custody. The incident occurred during his participation in protests organized by various left-wing factions as a prelude to the national primary elections.

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AUGUST 12, 2023

On 11 August 2023, the American Journal of Comparative Law, published an article online titled: “The Myth of Transnational Public Policy in International Arbitration” The abstract reads as follows: This Article traces the concept of transnational public policy as developed in the context of international arbitration at the intersection between legal theory and practice.

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JURIST

AUGUST 12, 2023

Two Staffordshire police officers were banned from serving for life after an accelerated misconduct hearing held on Wednesday found that the former officers, detective constable Clare Davenport and Special Constable Simon Redford, breached police standards by using racial verbal abuse during arrests and excessive force was used when detaining. According to the Staffordshire police statement, Redford was investigated last year for other conduct violations, including excessive force.

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JURIST

AUGUST 12, 2023

The UK Government announced Friday that legionella bacteria was discovered in the water supply of the residential barge Bibby Stockholm, which currently houses 39 asylum seekers. Due to this potential health risk, the asylum seekers have been removed from the barge. The UK Home Office’s new accommodation scheme to house migrants on the barge in Portland was launched last Monday.

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AUGUST 12, 2023

Office of the Governor Various new sites are now reporting that Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) is the latest politicians who has sought blatant censorship of political critics by social media companies. Shortly before the 2020 election (when many of us were writing about the expanding censorship calls by Democratic politicians), Hobbs allegedly sought to silence her critics on Twitter.

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JURIST

AUGUST 12, 2023

The UN Rights High Chief Volker Türk said on Friday that he was extremely concerned about the rapidly deteriorating conditions in which President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger, his wife and his son have been arbitrarily detained. Credible reports indicated that the conditions of detention could amount to inhuman and degrading treatment, in violation of international human rights law.

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