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    Jurist HRW: Americas governments offering inadequate protections for asylum seekers and migrants

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Wednesday criticizing asylum and migrant protections in Latin America. The report outlined “poor regularization and integration policies” between Latin American countries that drive migrants to attempt dangerous passages into Central and North...
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    Jurist ECJ ruling upholds €2.4B fine against Google and orders Apple to pay €13B in tax

    The European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued two rulings on Tuesday, imposing a €2.4 billion fine on Google for abuse of its dominant market position and ordered Apple to repay Ireland €13 billion in tax. The court upheld the European General Court’s judgment and the European Commission’s...
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    Jurist Hong Kong court allows activist to challenge prison dress code for sex discrimination

    The Hong Kong High Court granted detained activist Chow Hang-tung leave on Tuesday to challenge a prison policy on the grounds of alleged sex discrimination. A date for the substantive judicial review hearing has yet to be scheduled. According to local media outlet The Witness, the challenge...
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    Jurist Anti-war protests escalate outside military weapons convention in Australia

    Around 1200 anti-war and anti-genocide protesters clashed with police outside the Melbourne Convention and Exhibit Center on Wednesday, according to a media statement by Victoria Police. 39 of the protestors against the Land Forces International Land Defense Exposition have been arrested so far...
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    Jurist Human Rights Watch reports Iran has arrested family members of protesters

    International human rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced in a news release on Tuesday that Iran has arrested the family members of dozens of protesters who have been imprisoned or killed during the 2022 anti-government protests that took place in the state. The group documented...
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    Jurist South Korea Truth Commission releases further findings on 1980s shelter abuses and forced adoptions

    The South Korean Truth Commission announced further findings this Monday on the human rights violations in the country’s adult homeless detention facilities, including the Seoul Metropolitan Rehabilitation Center in the 1980s. During the 86th Committee on September 6, the Second Truth and...
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    Jurist Cluster Munitions Monitor report details civilian harm caused by prohibited weapon

    The Cluster Munitions Coalition released its annual report on Monday detailing the use and transfer of these munitions alongside the policies and practices of countries and their implications on the international treaty banning cluster munitions. The 2024 report’s primary focus is on...
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    Jurist Munich gunman attacks Israeli consulate and Nazi museum before police shootout

    Police in Munich, Germany engaged in a shootout with a gunman near the Israeli Consulate on Thursday, ultimately fatally wounding him. Previously, the perpetrator had fired shots at the Nazi Documentation Center, the Consulate General of Israel, and two other buildings in connection with the...
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    Jurist Lebanon judge extends former central bank governor detention amid ongoing embezzlement case

    The first investigative judge in Beirut, Lebanon, ruled on Monday that the former governor of Lebanon’s central bank (BDL), Riad Salameh, will remain in detention as investigations into corruption charges continue, local media reported. The judge issued an arrest warrant against Riad Salameh...
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    Jurist Two Canadians sentenced for weapons possession and mischief following involvement in Alberta border blockade

    Two Canadian men, Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert, were both sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for mischief over $5000 and possession of a weapon for the purpose of committing an offence following their arrest during the Freedom Convoy blockade at the Coutts, Alberta border crossing in 2022...
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