[Link] Australia’s Future Fund bans investment in Israeli defence contractor over cluster munitions allegations

Read: 13/3/2022 www.theguardian.com

The Israeli defence contractor Elbit Systems has denied producing cluster munitions after two big investment funds banned investment in the company, saying it was involved with the weapons.

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[Link] Alleged mini meth lab and firearms discovered in PNG hotel, but Australian manager won't face drug charges

Read: 25/11/2021 www.abc.net.au

Papua New Guinea police say outdated drug laws have left them unable to lay drug charges against the Australian manager of a Port Moresby hotel where an alleged clandestine meth lab and illegal firearms were discovered.

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[Link] The Digital Colonialism Behind .tv and .ly

Read: 23/11/2021 www.wired.com

In late 2018, the tiny South Pacific island of Niue filed a lawsuit worth more than its entire economy. The case, which is under litigation in Stockholm, hinges on the rights to .nu, one of those country-specific extensions that appends a URL.

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[Link] How the 'Craigslist of Guns' Helps Arm Cartels in Mexico

Read: 2/11/2021 www.vice.com

Investigators traced guns found in the border city of Reynosa back to Americans who used the website Armslist.

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[Link] Australia may miss treaty deadline to establish torture protections for prisons, advocates warn

Read: 6/8/2021 www.theguardian.com

Australia could miss an international deadline to introduce new safeguards against torture and abuse in jails, human rights advocates have warned.

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