Icelandic women across the country, including Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, participated in a nationwide strike Tuesday, demanding an end to gender inequality and discrimination. The event echoed the 1975 Icelandic Women’s Strike, with the Foreign Ministry stating: Today we repeat the event of the first full day women’s strike since 1975, marking the day when 90% [...]

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vetoed multiple articles of Bill 2903/2023 on Friday, which aimed to define management rules and establish a time frame for the demarcation of indigenous lands. Bill 2903/2023, initially proposed as PL 490/2007, was approved by the Federal Senate on September 27. The bill’s controversial provisions included the establishment [...]

The Irish Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) published a special report Thursday that criticizes the Irish government’s failure to properly safeguard vulnerable children in the country’s overwhelmed international protection system. The special report focuses on three key recommendations made by the OCO in 2021 following an investigation into how the state houses asylum-seeking families. It [...]

Pakistan’s Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Anwar, revealed in a Friday press conference that several suspects have been apprehended in connection with the recent killing of a member of an outlawed anti-India militant group inside a mosque. The IGP further asserted that evidence has been gathered, pointing towards the involvement of a foreign [...]

The Court of Appeal in Thailand on Saturday rejected the bail application of Arnon Nampa, a prominent leader of the Thai protest movement, according to a social media announcement from the Thai Lawyers Center for Human Rights (TLHR). Arnon Nampa was convicted under Thailand’s lèse-majesté law, which imposes strict penalties for defaming or insulting the [...]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Turkey responsible for unfair trial violations in a landmark judgment Tuesday concerning criminal convictions based on use of the encrypted messaging application ByLock . ByLock came under scrutiny from Turkish authorities following the failed 2016 coup attempt. The government alleged the app was used exclusively by supporters [...]

The Swiss National Council approved the controversial Federal Law on the Prohibition of Concealing the Face Wednesday by a vote of 151-29. The law implements a referendum passed in March 2021, in which 51% of Swiss voters approved a ban on concealing one’s face in public. The initiative was brought by the right-wing Swiss People’s [...]

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced on Friday a €345m million fine against social media giant TikTok for severe breaches of data protection regulations. The DPC’s investigation into TikTok’s practices was prompted by escalating concerns over the platform’s handling of personal data, particularly that of minors. The probe scrutinized the company’s compliance with the [...]

France announced Thursday the release of Stéphane Jullien, an advisor to French citizens living in Niger, who was detained by authorities last week. In a statement, the French Foreign Ministry confirmed that Jullien had been freed Wednesday. Jullien was arrested September 8th by Niger’s security forces. His role involves liaising between French diplomatic services and [...]

The Oslo District Court ruled against Meta Platforms (formerly known as Facebook) and in favor of the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) Wednesday, upholding its decision to impose a temporary ban on behavioral marketing on Facebook and Instagram. The case revolves around a request for a provisional injunction against Datatilsynet’s directive to prohibit Meta Ireland [...]