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Charges against formerly deported Kilmar Abgreo Garcia dismissed as vindictive prosecution
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (336+ words) Federal Judge Waverly Crenshaw on Friday dismissed criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, ruling that the charges were punitive for challenging his deportation last year. Kilmar Abrego Garcia is the man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March…...
Meta settles first lawsuit over harm to children's mental health
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (237+ words) Breathitt accused Meta of designing their platforms to addict children, causing anxiety, depression, and self-harm." Co-defendants Snap, You Tube, and Tik Tok settled their parts of the case earlier this month. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 provides immunity…...
UN expert welcomes ruling by Colombia Supreme Court of Justice criminalising sexual exploitation of minors
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (292+ words) A UN expert on Friday praised a ruling by Colombia's Supreme Court upholding a 20-year prison sentence for a man found guilty of offering money to young children in exchange for sexual acts. The ruling officially recognises commercial sexual exploitation…...
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1+ day, 5+ hour ago (141+ words) Julius177, CC BY-SA 4. 0, via Wikimedia Commons Taiwan dispatch: national human rights review calls for death penalty moratorium "Forever Barred and Precluded: Trumps IRS Settlement and the Architecture of Federal Immunity From Tokyo to The Hague: How a 1946 Tribunal Continues to Shape…...
UN and AU sign landmark agreement guaranteeing access to safe health products
23+ hour, 17+ min ago (345+ words) The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Medicines Agency (AMA) signed the Framework Agreement for Collaboration on Friday, which aims to strengthen regulatory systems and improve access to safe, efficient, and quality-assured health products across the African continent. The…...
Ontario court bars Waterloo region from removing encampment residents
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (407+ words) The Ontario Superior Court of Justice barred the Waterloo region from removing encampments on Thursday. The court held that the region's site-specific bylaw is not only discriminatory but also infringes the right to life, liberty, and security of the encampment…...
CPJ warns of potential hostilities from FIFA host countries against traveling journalists
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (426+ words) The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) warned Thursday that journalists covering the FIFA World Cup 2026 may face hostility from the authorities. The warning comes with a travel advisory and legal rights guide for traveling journalists. Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the…...
Samsung Electronics reaches last-minute wage deal with labor union
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (477+ words) Samsung Electronics" labor union held off on launching a planned 18-day strike Wednesday after reaching a last-minute, tentative wage deal with the company management, alleviating immediate concerns about a potential operational shutdown at the world"s leading memory chip maker....
Massachusetts students sue over state's "two-tiered" public school system
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (300+ words) Nine minor students and a coalition of community groups on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Massachusetts education officials, alleging the state's school districting illegally segregates Black and Latino children into an inferior, "two-tiered" education system. The lawsuit alleges a violation…...
Taiwan dispatch: national human rights review calls for death penalty moratorium
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (331+ words) Taiwan concluded its three-day Review Meeting on the Two International Human Rights Covenants on May 15, followed by a press conference. The death penalty emerged as a primary focus. In regard to the death penalty, this year's Review Report indicates a…...