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Research and advocacy group Freedom House found in a report published Monday that global internet freedom has declined for the ninth consecutive year. Freedom House found that political leaders employed individuals to shape online opinions in 38 out of the 65 countries covered in the report. Cross-border influence, in which authorities in a growing number [...]

The UK Court of Appeal overturned  a lower court ruling on Wednesday, broadening the country’s understanding of what may be protected from litigation under the legal advice privilege. The Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) was compelled by the London High Court to disclose documents that were produced after potential issues of fraud were brought to the [...]

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The UN expressed concern Thursday about human rights abuses in Mali despite the Malian government signing a peace agreement in 2015 with several armed groups. The...

The UN Security Council said in a statement Wednesday that they are in support of reviewing and adjusting priorities in its Darfur Peacekeeping Operation, underlining the need for sustainable solutions for more than 2.7 million people...

Russia on Tuesday vetoed the UN Security Council's resolution to extend the UN Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapon (OPCW) investigation into the Syria chemical-weapons attack. In February Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy...

Kazakhstan authorities are failing to properly investigate reports of torture, Amnesty International (AI) reported on Thursday. According to the group, there have been hundreds of reported instances of human rights violations in Kazakhstan with very few...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association on Thursday cautioned Kazakhstan that its new bill amending the law on non-profit organizations may be detrimental to the existence of such groups...

Kazakhstan's Constitutional Council on Wednesday declared unconstitutional a bill seeking to ban the dissemination to minors of information supporting homosexual relationships. The council found the bill contained poor wording and incorrect formulation, according to...

UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and hazardous substances and wastes Baskut Tuncak on Wednesday called on Kazakhstan to increase protections for individuals who live in toxic areas within the country. Tuncak was...

The French Court of Cassation on Wednesday approved the extradition of Mukhtar Ablyazov , Kazakhstan's former energy minister accused of misappropriating USD $6 billion from BTA Bank . The court...