Abdellatif Jouahri, governor of Morocco’s central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, announced on Tuesday that a draft law regulating cryptocurrencies is undergoing adoption. The draft law will seek to clarify and oversee cryptocurrency activities in Morocco, balancing innovation with financial stability and consumer protection. Jouahri emphasized that the central bank has been working on the legislation in [...]

At the fifth review of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty in Siem Reap, Cambodia, the international community raised concerns on Monday about the ongoing threats posed by the continued use of land mines. The treaty, commonly referred to as Ottawa Convention, was established in 1997 and sought to end global land mine production and deployment. [...]

A report released on Monday by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) assessed the human rights situation of Sudanese refugees who have fled to South Sudan. The report documented a series of attacks on civilians by armed actors within Sudan, constituting violations of international law. The report follows the [...]

The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal ruled on Tuesday that the exclusion of same-sex couples in the current public housing policies and inheritance laws amounts to unlawful discrimination and is unconstitutional. Regarding the right to apply for public housing as a family unit, the court held that the exclusive spousal eligibility for application for [...]

The UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua voiced grave concerns on Monday over newly enacted constitutional amendments, warning that the changes are an attempt to grant President Daniel Ortega unlimited power and could undermine democratic governance. The newly adopted amendments expand the presidential term from five to six years and elevate the role of the [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday that an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon last month, which killed three journalists and injured four others, was likely a deliberate attack on civilians and an apparent war crime. The attack used a bomb equipped with a “United States-produced Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kit.” The group called on [...]

The Malaysia High Court ordered the Home Ministry to return 172 Swatch-branded watches valued at over RM64,000 within 14 days to Swatch Group (Malaysia) Sendirian Berhad (limited company) on Monday. The Swatch watches — part of the company’s Pride collection associated with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights movement — had been confiscated [...]

Belarus has granted asylum to a former Polish judge following espionage charges in Poland. In a decree granting citizenship to 257 people from 16 countries Friday, President Alexander Lukashenko stated that Tomasz Szmydt faces political persecution in Poland. Szmydt defected to Belarus in May and announced his resignation from the Warsaw Provincial Court in a [...]

The Australian government opted to abandon proposed laws on Sunday requiring social media companies to regulate misinformation and disinformation that appears on their platforms. The Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024 was abandoned after several parties announced they would not support the bill, leaving no viable path for it to pass through the [...]

The United Nations said on Friday that Myanmar unprecedently has the highest number of civilian causalities from anti-personnel landmines, with children making up over a third of these numbers. UN experts have called for adherence to international law, warning that the situation is dire for Myanmar’s children. The Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor’s 20 November [...]