ARCHIVE August2023
Why Threads is a Cybercriminal’s Playground
By Dr Niklas Hellemann Threads is officially the fastest-growing new app in history, gaining over 100 million users in its first five days, which is even more impressive as the app is not yet available […]
Canada announces sanctions against 13 Russian individuals and 3 entities following human rights violations – JURIST
Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly Friday declared new sanctions against 15 Russian individuals and three entities following human rights violations and state-sponsored violence faced by political opponents and critics in […]
UN spokesperson calls for action as over 350 people have been lynched in Haiti – JURIST
In a press briefing published Friday, a UN spokesperson highlighted the human rights issues associated with Haiti’s recent rise in violence. The briefing called for an end to the lynching of local […]
UN human rights chief raises concern over treason charges against Niger president – JURIST
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk raised concerns on Friday about the Nigerien military junta’s decision to prosecute President Mohamed Bazoum and others working with him for high treason. Türk expressed […]
Leader of prominent Russian election monitor arrested ahead of regional vote – JURIST
In the latest iteration of Russia’s ongoing crackdown on dissent, a Moscow court on Friday ordered the detention of Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of independent election monitoring organization Golos.The organization announced in a […]
Red Cross to end financial support for Afghan hospitals – JURIST
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced Thursday that it will end its financial support of Afghan hospitals.In a statement to Reuters, the ICRC commented that their program in Afghanistan […]
HRW: RSF committing systemic sexual violence against women and children in Sudan – JURIST
Human Rights Watch (HRW) leveled allegations Thursday of systemic sexual abuse against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their linked groups, alleging widespread rape and sexual abuse against children and women in […]
China’s consumers, officials and statisticians all lack confidence
China’s economic problems are distinctive. Inflation is too low, not too high. Many cities have too much housing, not too little. The country’s unmatched saving rate suggests it is, if anything, making […]
Why investors are gambling on placid stockmarkets
Sod’s law, the axiom that if something can go wrong then it will, is about as British as it gets. But traders around the world have their own version: that markets will […]
Democracy and the price of a vote
A typical economist does not have all that much in common with a typical protester in a failing dictatorship. Dismal scientists favour cautious lessons, carefully crafted and suitably caveated, backed by decades […]
Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST
The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]
Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST
Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]
Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST
The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]
Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST
Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, […]
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