A US federal district judge on Thursday ruled that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) violated the Internal Revenue Code by inappropriately handing thousands of taxpayers’ confidential information over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): [T]he IRS violated the IRC approximately 42,695 times by disclosing last known taxpayer addresses to ICE through TIN Matching without confirming The post US federal judge rules IRS violated federal law by disclosing thousands of taxpayers’ confidential information to ICE appeared first on JURIST – News.

UN member states should do more to protect the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in an oral statement on Thursday at the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council. These calls for urgent action come amidst a recent decree enacted by Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. The The post UN member states must protect the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, HRW says appeared first on JURIST – News.

The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Siobhan Mullally, called on Thursday for increased global efforts to combat trafficking of children and refugees in Chad, urging local authorities to prioritize law enforcement and address the root causes of this issue during a press conference concluding her ten-day visit to the country. Mullally celebrated the The post UN calls for increased efforts to combat human trafficking in Chad appeared first on JURIST – News.

The Hong Kong Court of Appeal quashed the fraud convictions against Apple Daily newspaper founder Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and its administrative director, Wong Wai Keung, on Thursday. The appellate court rejected the reasoning of District Judge Stanley Chan, who convicted Lai and Wong of fraud in 2022. Judge Chan found that Lai operated a consultancy firm, in The post Hong Kong court quashes fraud convictions against media tycoon Jimmy Lai appeared first on JURIST – News.