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UNWANTED WITNESS MOOT COURT COMPETITION HOSTED BY KIGALI INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY

Kigali Attorneys Legal Consultants and Partners is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Unwanted Witness to host the national rounds of the 4th Edition of the Unwanted Witness Privacy Moot Court Competition 2025 this year, the competition expands beyond Uganda and Kenya to include Tanzania and Rwanda, making it a fully regional East African […]

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The tralac 2025 Annual Conference, held under the theme “Advancing African Integration in a Fragmenting Global Trade Order”, took place on 15-16 May 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya.

The conference brought together participants from across the continent, including representatives from national governments, regional and continental organisations, the private sector, non-governmental organisations, academia, trade experts, entrepreneurs, and tralac alumni. In her keynote address, Trudi Hartzenberg, Executive Director of tralac, called for a bold rethink of Africa’s trade policy in light of intensifying global trade

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CERTIFICAT EN JUSTICES TRANSITIONNELLES : UN VOYAGE INTELLECTUEL, CULTUREL ET HUMANISTE VERS LA REPARATION ET LA GUERISON DES SOCIETES

Le Certificat interdisciplinaire et interuniversitaire en Justices Transitionnelles a officiellement ouvert ses cours en présentiel le 19 mai 2025, après une première phase à distance entamée le 27 janvier de la même année. Organisé en Belgique, ce programme académique réunit des professionnels, chercheurs, juristes et acteurs de terrain venus du monde entier, engagés dans la

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THE US DISTRICT COURT OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HELD AN HISTORIC RULING IN THE WHATSAPP v. NSO CASE

The US district court of Northern California found that NSO Group violated federal and California state hacking statutes and breached WhatsApp’s terms of service by targeting WhatsApp’s users and infrastructure with Pegasus spyware. This week, a California court held that NSO Group should pay $447,719 in compensatory damages and a staggering $167,254, 000 in punitive

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Enhancing Investigative Reporting on Environmental and Climate Challenges Official Report | April 17, 2025

On April 17, 2025, Kigali Attorneys and Partners LLP, in collaboration with AFIA Amani Great Lakes and with the financial support of the Pulitzer Center, hosted a dedicated training session for media professionals on Investigative Journalism for Environmental and Climate Issues. The training addressed the growing need for rigorous reporting on the civil and criminal

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Guess who gave us a pleasant surprise by coming to the chamber ?

This week we had the distinct honor of a visit from @Mrs Lauren Martin, Senior Grant officer @ Media Defence, our longstanding partner We would like to express our gratitude to @LaurenMartin, for her courtesy visit and to @MediaDefence for their continued support. #MurakozeCyaneeLauren #KaribuSana #MurakazaNeza #DigitalRightsPractice #MediaDefence

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THE BRAZILIAN DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY(ANPD) UPHELD A PREVENTIVE MEASURE AGAINST TOOLS FOR HUMANITY CORPORATION AND WORLD FOUNDATION PROHIBITING THEM FROM OFFERING FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR IRIS SCANS.

The Board of Directors of the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) has denied the administrative appeal filed by Tools for Humanity (TFH), the company responsible for the World ID project. The decision, published today (February 11) in the Official Gazette of the Union, upholds the suspension of financial compensation—whether in cryptocurrency (WorldCoin – WLD) or

THE BRAZILIAN DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY(ANPD) UPHELD A PREVENTIVE MEASURE AGAINST TOOLS FOR HUMANITY CORPORATION AND WORLD FOUNDATION PROHIBITING THEM FROM OFFERING FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR IRIS SCANS. Read More »

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THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA SITTING IN ABUJA, ORDERS RESTAURANT TO COMPENSATE CUSTOMER FOR USING HIS PERSONAL DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES

The Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria has delivered a precedent-setting judgement against Domino’s Pizza, a restaurant chain owned and operated by Eat’n’Go for using a customer’s data for direct marketing purposes. Justice Emeka Nwite awarded the applicant, Chukwunweike Araka Akosa N3,000,000 (Three Million Naira) upon establishing that the restaurant sent him direct unsolicited marketing messages via

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UGANDA: LAUNCH OF ICT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GUIDELINES

In March 2025, Uganda introduced new ICT Intellectual Property Guidelines, a significant step to protect innovations in its growing tech sector. Experts have welcomed this move, which provides a framework for safeguarding software, digital content, and other ICT-related IP. This aligns with Uganda’s broader strategy to bolster its digital economy and could set a precedent

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