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Companies Sourcing From China Face 'Severe UFLPA Compliance Dilemma'
4+ week, 18+ hour ago (296+ words) With the coerced mobilization of Uyghurs a growing problem, the risk of forced labor extends beyond Xinjiang, experts say....
The Russian FSB has accused an elderly woman of terrorism for opposing the collapse of the Soviet Union
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (270+ words) In Tyumen, the Central District Military Court sentenced 71-year-old local resident Lyudmila Pashnina to nine years in a general-regime penal colony." The elderly woman was found guilty of aiding terrorist activities and publicly calling for them through her participation in…...
CEJIL and Colombia's Ombudsman's Office Strengthen Cooperation on Human Rights
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (212+ words) What does this agreement cover? Human rights defenders: Joint initiatives to protect defenders, including children and adolescents, and to build data systems that map violence against them to guide public policy. Women's rights: Actions to promote women's equal access to…...
EU governments weigh planned GDPR changes on AI training, pseudonymized data | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (173+ words) EU governments weigh planned GDPR changes on AI training, pseudonymized data MLex Law360 | The Practice of Law Law360 Authority | Deep News & Analysis Law360 Pulse | The Business of Law EU governments weigh planned GDPR changes on AI training, pseudonymized data Prepare for tomorrow's regulatory…...
Kansas City repeals ban on conversion therapy after pressure from Missouri attorney general
22+ min ago (435+ words) Licensed professionals will once again be allowed to perform so-called conversion therapy on minors, after the Kansas City council repealed a previous ban on Thursday. The 7-5 decision, which came late Thursday evening, wasn't made happily, and several council members voted…...
US sanctions Tanzanian police over torture of activists
4+ hour, 28+ min ago (190+ words) Prominent campaigners Boniface Mwangi of Kenya and Agather Atuhaire of Uganda travelled to Tanzania in May 2025 in solidarity with detained opposition leader Tundu Lissu, who is facing a treason trial and a potential death sentence. However, Mwangi and Atuhaire were…...
Sweden Urges EU to Sanction Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir for Insulting Flotilla Activists
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (203+ words) JAKARTA - Swedish Foreign Minister (Menlu) Maria Malmer Stenergard urged the European Union to immediately impose sanctions on Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in connection with his actions after detaining pro-Palestinian activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, according to a…...
Ukraine and Russia agree on evacuation of civilians from the Oleshky district to the Kherson region's TOT " Lubinets " online. ua
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (210+ words) Ukraine and Russia have agreed on technical details for the evacuation of about 6, 000 civilians from the Oleshky area, including an estimated 200 children. Kyiv is currently waiting for a ceasefire date from the Russian side to begin physical evacuation. The Verkhovna…...
Gaza risks permanent state of limbo if transition plan stalls, Security Council hears
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (774+ words) As Gaza's fragile ceasefire frays and humanitarian conditions deteriorate, a senior UN envoy warned the Security Council on Thursday that delays in implementing the Council-backed transition plan for the enclave will only increase suffering and undermine recovery. Ramiz Alakbarov, UN…...
Minority Accuses Govt of Silencing Dissent: "Free Speech Under Attack" Over Criminal Code Law
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (305+ words) The Minority in Parliament has accused the government of abusing Section 208 of the Criminal Code, 1960, describing its application as a deliberate attempt to suppress free speech and silence dissenting voices. The concerns come amid ongoing prosecutions of opposition figures, including…...