Australian Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind found that chain household hardware retailer Bunnings breached privacy laws through the use of facial recognition technology, according to a report released on Tuesday. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) released the findings of an investigation initiated under section 40(2) of the Privacy Act in July 2022 to determine [...]

Amnesty International Australia issued a statement on Tuesday denouncing the Australian federal government’s newly proposed bill reintroducing punitive measures targeting a group of people released from immigration detention, emphasizing that it undermines the recent High Court decision and breaches Australia’s international obligations. The Amnesty International statement follows a recent decision in the High Court of [...]

The Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia reported on Monday that Labor Party Members of Parliament  for Western Australia risked serious misconduct by having publicly funded electorate officers engaging in political campaigning activities. The report, “Significant Misconduct Risks to Good Government,” was released following an investigation by the Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC), a [...]

Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office announced on Thursday that the Prosecutor’s Office in the Volgograd region approved an indictment against Nikita Zhuravel, who was charged with treason under Article 275 of the Russian Criminal Code. The maximum penalty for treason under the Russian Criminal Code is life imprisonment. According to the Prosecutor’s Office investigation, Zhuravel offered [...]

Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Kyrgyzstan to drop unsubstantiated, politically motivated charges against independent journalists. Journalists from several independent local media outlets, including YouTube-based Temirov LIVE and Ayt Ayt Dese, face up to six years in prison, with a final verdict of the Lenin District Court of Bishkek expected to be delivered on October 3. [...]

The Thai Royal Gazette announced on Tuesday that Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn has endorsed the Marriage Equality Bill, recognizing same-sex marriage. The bill revises several sections of the Civil and Commercial Code. Amendments to the law employ gender-neutral language and grant LGBTQ+ couples marriage, child adoption, inheritance and healthcare consent rights. The law will enter [...]

United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, Mariana Katzarova, condemned the violence perpetrated by former Russian convicts against women and children upon their return from Ukraine during a press conference on Monday. The Special Rapporteur reported that “an estimated 170,000 convicted, violent criminals” who were recruited to fight [...]

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa Azin on Monday announced a decision to introduce a bill amending Article 5 of the constitution, to permit the establishment of foreign military bases in the country. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the president announced that a “Partial Reform Project to the Constitution” would be presented before the National [...]

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued two rulings on Tuesday, imposing a €2.4 billion fine on Google for abuse of its dominant market position and ordering Apple to repay Ireland €13 billion in tax. The court upheld the European General Court’s judgment and the European Commission’s decision to impose the fine against Google in [...]

The Cluster Munitions Coalition released its annual report on Monday detailing the use and transfer of these munitions alongside the policies and practices of countries regarding their use, and their implications on the international treaty banning cluster munitions. The 2024 report’s primary focus is on developments and challenges concerning the Convention on Cluster Munitions, the [...]