[New] The UK's Employment Rights Bill will reduce the qualifying period for unfair dismissal rights from two years to six months and restrict 'fire and rehire' practices.
DLA Piper
[New] At the federal level, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is expected to increase its focus on religious discrimination and accommodation. / USA
DLA Piper
[New] In the US, President Trump's Executive Order, 'Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,' is directed at private-sector DEI preferences, mandates, policies, programs, and activities.
DLA Piper
[New] Returnees face serious human-rights threats, including the possibility of torture. / Afghanistan
migrationpolicy.org
[New] Recent plans to make cuts to disability benefits in the UK have raised concerns that disability rights might be retreating.
The Guardian
[New] Water scarcity As freshwater scarcity grows in markets around the world - and demand for water increases for semiconductor manufacturing and cooling data centers - more water rights conflicts will arise.
EY
[New] The people of Burma, including the Karen, have never and will never change in their desire for freedom, human rights and democracy.
ENG.MIZZIMA.COM
[New] The Canadian Human Rights Commission will oversee compliance, and violations could result in penalties up to $50,000 for discriminatory practices.
www.indigenousrocks.com
[New] In 2026, the California Civil Rights Department can mandate courts to impose available civil penalties on delinquent filers.
PrismHR
[New] At a global level, cuts to international assistance threaten Canada's hard-won leadership on sexual and reproductive health and rights, a source of stability, safety, and progress around the world.
Oxfam Canada
[New] In Pennsylvania, campaigns were dominated by the urgency of maintaining a state supreme court that will continue to defend reproductive freedom.
American Civil Liberties Union
[New] A global rise in authoritarian regimes has put many democratic institutions under threat, resulting in a decline in the respect of human rights and civil liberties around the world and a rise in attacks and assassinations of human rights defenders.
cafod.org.uk
[New] Environmental defenders continue to be exposed to significant risks of penalization, persecution, harassment, and even killings.
Countercurrents
[New] The record inflows could open global fund raising options for Indian banks which are currently very limited, while hinting that long-standing limits on voting rights and corporate ownership - capped at 26% and 9.99% - may soon be relooked.
Economic Times
[New] The Electronic Frontier Foundation - a non-profit digital rights group based in San Francisco - argues that integration of Flock's ALPR technology with its Aerodome drone equipment is a police surveillance combo poised to elevate privacy threats to civilians.
Glendale Cherry Creek Chronicle
Sidelining human rights and democracy could embolden autocratic leaders and leave the U.S. with little leverage to address abuses or promote reform.
Grand Pinnacle Tribune
New California Law Requires Worker Rights Notification Starting 2026 California has introduced a new compliance requirement that employers need to prepare for.
be the change HR
Delaware will be prioritizing easily identifiable violations such as failure to list privacy rights in Privacy Policies and outdated Privacy Policies.
Termageddon
Safeguarding fundamental rights in the digital age will determine the future of constitutional democracy in India.
Legal Service India - Articles
Last updated: 21 December 2025
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