On February 12, the High Court of Kenya struck down Section 95(1)(b) of the Penal Code as unconstitutional. The Section made it a crime to “create a disturbance in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace,” meaning a person could be arrested for causing public commotion, shouting loudly, or behaving in a way police believed The post Kenya dispatch: a win for freedom of expression as High Court quashes controversial disturbance charge appeared first on JURIST – News.

West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey filed suit against Apple on Thursday, arguing that the company turned a blind eye to iCloud encryption methods that facilitate mass transmission of child pornography. The suit focuses on Apple iCloud and its use of end-to-end encryption, which makes digital files inaccessible to law enforcement. iCloud, which backs up and The post West Virginia attorney general sues Apple over encryption, child porn appeared first on JURIST – News.

On February 11, the US House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act) (H.R. 7296) in a 218-213 vote, marking the latest federal effort to impose stricter voter registration requirements. Sponsored by Representative Chip Roy, the SAVE Act would require prospective voters to show both proof of US citizenship and an The post US dispatch: new bill would require voters to provide multiple citizenship documents, in-person verification appeared first on JURIST – News.

UN experts condemned Israel’s continued attempts to take over the Palestinian West Bank on Wednesday, following approved measures that grants Israel power to purchase land in the occupied territory with almost no limitations. Francesca Albanese, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, stated: These measures are The post UN condemns continued Israel annexation of West Bank appeared first on JURIST – News.