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9 Jun 2024, 2:20 pm
The Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, along with the UN Working Group for Business and Human Rights along with the Geneva Human Rights Platform, and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Geneva office--a virtual top level People's Political Consultative Conference of leading business and Human Rights organs--now seeks to exercise consultation on the form and function, as well as the targets, for a mass push toward the construction and operation of systems of help desks to… [read post]
Hong Kong justice department orders convicted protesters to pay over HK$1.7M in police medical costs
9 Jun 2024, 6:19 am
The Hong Kong Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu once promised that the government would announce the government’s plan to handle the backlogged prosecutions, but both Siu and Chief Executive John Lee later stated that setting a timeline to prosecute was not practical and potentially violated the rule of law. [read post]
8 Jun 2024, 11:21 pm
Asked at the end of a lecture given at Allen Hall, the Roman Catholic seminary in southwest London, whether more secular schools should give children the space to pray, the Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, is reported as having answered: “That’s an easy one. [read post]
8 Jun 2024, 9:56 pm
The removal of the draft order from the list likely means that it has been voted on by the Commissioners and will be released soon – possibly in the next few days. [read post]
8 Jun 2024, 12:00 pm
“They have absolutely nothing, and it’s completely dark,” oversight commissioner Haley Broder said in an interview. [read post]
7 Jun 2024, 1:58 pm
Commissioner, which held that the limited partner exception does not apply to partners who are limited in name only—that is, the exception does not apply to limited partners who actively participate in the partnership’s trade or business. [read post]
7 Jun 2024, 1:38 pm
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has since began work to establish a Helpdesk on Business and Human Rights at the global level, the primary aim of which is to provide uniform interpretative advice and capacity-building regarding the UNGPs. [read post]
7 Jun 2024, 11:10 am
After being told to pull the books by the Judge who oversees the library and the commissioner, the library director removed the books from the shelves. [read post]
7 Jun 2024, 10:12 am
This sentiment has been echoed by the the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2022, highlighting that national cybercrime laws are often used to "restrict freedom of expression, target dissenting voices, justify internet shutdowns, interfere with privacy and anonymity of communications, and limit the rights to freedom of association and peaceful assembly. [read post]
7 Jun 2024, 3:00 am
National/Federal Multiple Trump Witnesses Have Received Significant Financial Benefits from His Businesses, Campaign MSN – Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott, and Alex Mierjeski (ProPublica) | Published: 6/3/2024 Nine witnesses in the criminal cases against Donald Trump have received significant financial benefits, including large raises from his campaign, severance packages, new jobs, and a grant of shares and cash from Trump’s media company. [read post]
7 Jun 2024, 2:29 am
But he's up against Cruz and the majority of the county commissioners, led by Jessica Chevy Vega and Moonlight Beason, who think that the current situation would be fine if we just built more public housing projects. [read post]
6 Jun 2024, 9:05 pm
., a professor of law at NYU School of Law who served as a commissioner of the U.S. [read post]
6 Jun 2024, 1:41 pm
"Legislative Summary of Bill C-65: An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act: "The bill amends the Canada Elections Act (CEA) to accomplish several distinct legislative objectives, including: providing for two additional days of advance polling; moving the next fixed election date; regulating voting at long-term care institutions; updating the process for voting by mail (special ballot); regulating voting at post-secondary educational institutions; amending the requirements relating to… [read post]
6 Jun 2024, 12:45 pm
Opportunity:Roundtable: Sexuality, Gender and Migration: Bridges within research fields and between academia and community, Sussex, UK/Online, 13 June 2024 [info]Short pieces:LGBTIQ+ refugees need inclusion, fulsome support: Statement marking the 2024 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia attributed to UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi (UNHCR, May 2024) [text]The Love That Must Speak Its Name: Inadmissibility, Credibility and LGBTIQA+ Asylum in… [read post]
6 Jun 2024, 9:45 am
," JURIST News, 22 May 2024 [text]An EU-Lebanon Refugee Deal Amidst an Unprecedented Crackdown on Refugees (Immigration Detention Monitor, May 2024) [text]High Commissioner’s statement at the Brussels Syria Conference (UNHCR, May 2024) [text]Lebanon’s Dangerous Campaign against Refugees (CSIS, June 2024) [text]- See also related news article.Syria: Disasters compound challenges for IDPs and drive first increase in displacements in four years (IDMC, May 2024)… [read post]
6 Jun 2024, 6:50 am
The commissioner described her decision as “likely to achieve the most positive outcome for the online safety of all Australians, especially children. [read post]
6 Jun 2024, 6:14 am
My takeaway from that appearance was that “my intervention met with skepticism from some Commissioners who see their role as guardians of the broadcasting system on behalf of longstanding beneficiaries with little regard for the impact on consumers or the risks to competition. [read post]
6 Jun 2024, 3:30 am
So, on this 90th anniversary, I raise a toast to the SEC, its Commissioners and dedicated staff, past and present. [read post]
6 Jun 2024, 3:25 am
. | Opening Remarks by Chair Gary Gensler and Commissioners 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. | Panel 1: A Lookback from the Chair’s Seat Moderator: Chair Gary Gensler Panelists: – The Hon. [read post]
6 Jun 2024, 2:59 am
In addition to the new bill, the government also pledges to expand on previous initiatives such as increasing funding for the eSafety Commissioner, addressing harmful conduct like doxxing and revising the Privacy Act to provide more control over personal data to all Australians, especially women who are victims of domestic abuse. [read post]
