[New] As Uganda's January election nears, UN officials and rights groups sound alarms over mass arrests, violence at opposition rallies, and escalating threats to press freedom.
Grand Pinnacle Tribune
[New] In 2026, regulators and courts will increasingly focus on whether data subject rights can meaningfully apply to trained AI models.
JD Supra
[New] Chattel Slavery Endured Forced Labour, Land Theft, Racial Violence, Legalized Exclusion, and the Systematic Erasure of Identity, Wealth, and Opportunity-Under the Authority of State and Federal Governments. / USAChange.org
[New] 77% expectthird-party risk requirements to tighten materially in 2026, including subcontractor disclosure and audit rights.
Big News Network.com
[New] Legal experts expect the U.S. Supreme Court to ultimately decide how Title IX - a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education - applies to public schools. / USAThe Hechinger Report
[New] As long as injustice and apartheid exist, the struggle for the liberation of Palestine will remain legitimate, necessary and historical.
Middle East Monitor
[New] A Chinese man who left his country after filming at sites of alleged human rights violations against Uyghurs now faces the risk of removal from the United States.
The Guardian
[New] Canada commends the courage of Myanmar's human rights defenders, independent media, and civil society organizations, who continue to advocate for justice and democratic rights despite grave risks.
GAC
[New] Proposals to delay stringent obligations until 2027 and relax GDPR-like data rules have proven contentious (): proponents argue for innovation freedom, critics warn of confidentiality erosion.
IntuitionLabs
[New] Beginning in 2026, Paramount Plus will hold the US broadcast rights to UFC fights (taking over from ESPN) in a seven-year deal.
Business Insider
Countries including the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and others have adopted measures - from public documentation of incidents to multilateral diplomatic engagement - that signal growing pushback against Chinese actions they see as coercive or threatening to their sovereign rights.
FirstPost
Colleges and universities are reeling from multiple other federal disruptions (e.g., slashed federal research grants, frozen funding and fines for elite schools over alleged discrimination, increased scrutiny of international students), but the Department of Education is only a bit-player.
Encoura
Within 18-24 months, we will likely see enhanced versions incorporating AI-driven target discrimination and increased laser power output, along with potential integration into broader Chinese-supplied air defence ecosystems including HQ-series SAM batteries.
Drone Warfare
India might side with the West on South China Sea freedom of navigation but with China on climate finance.
Medium
As China expanded Belt and Road investments, advanced in EVs and AI, and entered a sharper economic rivalry with the United States, its property slowdown and domestic inequality exposed new vulnerabilities.
Yahoo Finance
The federal and NSW governments have announced new laws to stamp out hate preachers, beefed up criminal consequences for people who make racist threats, tougher action on antisemitism, and stricter rules against guns.
The Sydney Morning Herald
Children's rights have been a subject of global concern due to the growing challenges that are threatening their basic rights, ranging from online threats to armed conflicts.
- JURIST - News
Excessive delays in the investigation of sexual offences have become a widespread feature of policing across the UK and risk breaching survivors' human rights by denying them prompt and effective access to justice.
Law Gazette
The next wave of new technologies will transform how people exercise their rights online; Freedom on the Net offered recommendations on how governments and companies can address authoritarian encroachment and create a free and open global internet.
Freedom House
Transnational repression - the set of tactics used by governments to reach across borders and silence dissent among exiles - is a serious threat to human rights, democratic institutions, and state sovereignty, as well as a disturbing manifestation of global authoritarianism.
Freedom House
NGOs are having difficulty in getting approvals for registration, while facing harassment and threats. / SyriaRojava Information Center
Regulation and oversight: As we head into 2026, there's a global push for explainable AI and tougher data privacy laws to make sure that algorithmic decisions are transparent, fair, and free from discrimination.
Fort Wayne Business Weekly
Last updated: 04 January 2026
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