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    Jurist Ivory Coast dissolves all student unions for alleged involvement in criminal activity

    The Ivory Coast National Security Council announced the dissolution of student unions across the country on Thursday, including the Federation Student and School Association of Côte d’Ivoire (FESCI), over their alleged involvement in criminal activities including the killing of two students...
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    Jurist Ireland establishes specialized family courts amidst court resource concerns

    Seanad Éireann (the Irish legislature) passed a bill to establish specialized family law court divisions on Thursday, aiming to make an efficient and user-friendly family justice system. The Family Courts Bill 2022 establishes the Family District Court, Family Circuit Court and Family High...
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    Jurist India top court allows granting citizenship to foreign migrants entering Assam

    The Supreme Court of India upheld Thursday Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which grants Indian citizenship to immigrants from outside India who entered the Indian state of Assam before March 25, 1971. In a 4-1 majority decision, the court emphasized that this provision is consistent...
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    Jurist Kenya court blocks deputy president appointment after previous officeholder impeached

    Kenya’s National Assembly nominated Professor Kithure Kithiki to fill the vacancy in the Office of the Deputy President on Friday. However, this nomination came only hours after the Senate voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office, resulting in the High Court at Kerugoya...
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    Jurist Canada top court rules judges cannot impose driving prohibition on criminal negligence offenders

    The Supreme Court of Canada, in a 5-4 majority, ruled on Friday that judges do not have the discretion to impose a driving prohibition order when an offender is convicted of criminal negligence causing death or bodily harm under section 220 or 221 of the Criminal Code. Writing for the majority...
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    Jurist Civil society groups demand due process in Guatemala journalist detention review

    19 international civil society organizations issued a statement Friday demanding due process guarantees at a key hearing for Guatemalan journalist Jose Rubén Zamora. The hearing is scheduled for October 18. The organizations, including Amnesty International, ARTICLE 19, and the Committee to...
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    Jurist Estonia Parliament recognizes Crimean Tatar deportations as genocide

    The Estonian Parliament, the Riigikogu, on Wednesday officially recognized the mass deportation of Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union in 1944 as an act of genocide. The statement was passed with 83 votes in favor and eight abstentions. The decision comes at a time of renewed focus on Russia’s...
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    Jurist ECHR rules Italy did not violate rights convention by refusing to reduce life sentence

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) }']ruled Thursday that Italy did not violate the European Convention on Human Rights by determining that an inmate’s life sentence should not be reduced to 30 years. The court }']found that the applicant, Ferdinando Cesarano could not legitimately have...
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    Jurist Escalating Ethiopia conflict sparks international concern over refugees from Sudan

    A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report on Thursday revealed that the recent armed clashes between Ethiopian government forces and the Fano militia exposed thousands of Sudanese refugees in the Amhara region to major risks, including killing and forced deportation, which violate international...
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    Jurist UK, France, Algeria call for urgent UNSC meeting on Gaza humanitarian crisis

    The United Kingdom announced that it, along with France and Algeria, has called for an urgent meeting at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza while the Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that the UK was considering sanctions on Israeli Ministers...
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