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The Guardian: BPAS Reports "Two-Child Limit" Policy Influencing Abortions
December 07, 2020
According to the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), the recent and controversial “two-child limit” policy, which restricts the amount that larger families can receive in social security benefits, was a key factor in many women’s decisions to terminate their pregnancy during the pandemic.
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Politico: Five EU Members Clash with Poland over Rule of Law Concerns
December 02, 2020
As the battle over "rule of law" continues, five European Union Member States joined with the European Commission in arguing to the Court of Justice of the European Union that Poland's new disciplinary regime for judges violates EU law.
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ECtHR Orders European Countries to Respond to Youth Climate Activist's Lawsuit
December 01, 2020
According to the Guardian, The European Court of Human Rights has ordered 33 European governments to respond to a climate lawsuit lodged by six youth campaigners who declare that leaders in Europe are moving too slowly to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions.
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UK Recruits Elite "Information Warfare" Unit to Combat Anti-Vaccination Online Activists
November 30, 2020
As Britain prepares to deliver its first Covid-19 vaccine injections, the army has mobilized an elite “information warfare” unit renowned for assisting operations against al-Qaeda and the Taliban, to counter online content against vaccines.
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New EU Privacy Protects May Endanger Children
November 30, 2020
As new privacy protections are set to take effect in the European Union in December, children’s rights advocates argue that they will put millions of children at increased risk worldwide, as big tech firms will be banned from using automatic detection tools that are routinely employed to identify material containing images of child abuse, or to detect online grooming.
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