ARCHIVE May2023
EU ratifies Istanbul Convention to prevent and combat gender-based violence – JURIST
The European Parliament voted in favor of EU accession to the Istanbul Convention, which aims to prevent and combat violence against women. The convention was originally signed six years ago, but the […]
Moscow-affiliated Ukrainian Orthodox Church bishop sentenced to 3 years in prison – JURIST
A Metropolitan of the Moscow-affiliated Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC-MP) was sentenced to three years in prison Friday after pleading guilty before a Ukrainian court to “violating the equality of citizens.” The Security […]
HRW warns new Italy immigration law will have ‘devastating impacts’ on migrants’ rights – JURIST
Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Friday that Italy’s newly passed Cutro law will have “devastating impacts” on migrants’ rights, and threaten their ability to seek protection, access fair asylum and move […]
Vietnam activist sentenced to 8 years in prison for ‘spreading anti-government propaganda’ – JURIST
Vietnamese media, including the state-owned Tuoitre newspaper, reported that the People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City sentenced political activist Tran Van Bang on Friday to eight years in prison and three […]
iProov and Wultra Join Forces to Provide Biometric Security Solutions to Banks
Biometric authentication company iProov has forged a partnership with Wultra, a digital banking security provider based in the Czech Republic. Thanks to this collaboration, Wultra can now provide iProov’s biometric solutions suite […]
Banks Commit to Digital Transformation Plans as Investment More Than Doubles, Reveals Alkami
Mid-size banks and credit unions more than doubled their investments in digital transformation from 2021 to 2022, digital banking solution provider Alkami has revealed. In its ‘2023 Digital Banking Performance Metrics‘ research […]
Chase Takes Home Top Honors at the British Bank Awards 2023
The British Bank Awards 2023, hosted by Smart Money People, took place on Thursday evening in London bringing together industry leaders to recognise excellence in the banking sector. In a surprising turn […]
Russian human rights group claims 109 arrested during Navalny demonstrations – JURIST
OVD-Info, a Russian human and media rights group on Sunday claimed police arrested at least 109 people during demonstrations supporting imprisoned opposition leader, Alexey Navalny. The group stated two journalists are known […]
Reporters Without Borders: Macau national security law threatens residents and journalists – JURIST
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) denounced on Friday Macau’s decision to expand their national security law, which takes effect this week. The effect of these changes, according to RSF, “increases the pressure on […]
Canada NGOs request federal court block former Israel PM’s visit – JURIST
Canadian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) submitted a court application, known as a mandamus, in federal court Friday urging Canadian Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino to deny former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett […]
Rights group estimates Iran executed at least 140 people in May – JURIST
Iran Human Rights released data on Thursday which shows Iran executed 142 people in May, making it the highest number of Iranian executions in one month since 2015.Some of the charges used […]
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