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    Jurist UK ‘worst murderers’ with whole life sentences can no longer get married in prison

    The UK Parliament enacted the Victims and Prisoners Act on Friday. The new act bars the UK convicted murderers, who receive a sentence of life imprisonment, from marrying or entering into a civil partnership behind bars. They may still seek exemption from the Secretary of State if they find...
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    Jurist CPJ urges Venezuela to protect press freedom amid protests over newly-elected president controversy

    The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged the Venezuelan government to allow journalists to effectively cover the protests surrounding the results of the recent July 28 election. There are fears that the media is being suppressed and prevented from operating effectively to cover the...
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    Jurist Australia parliamentary report says proposed youth justice amendment may violate children’s rights

    Australia’s Community Safety and Legal Affairs Committee concluded that the proposed Queensland Community Safety Bill 2024 can breach the state’s human rights law by not deeming imprisonment as a last resort to impose criminal penalties on youth offenders. Currently, Youth Justice Principle 18...
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    Jurist Tunisia court sentences 4 women for buying election endorsement signatures

    A Tunisian court on Friday sentenced four women to jail after they were convicted of buying endorsement signatures for a potential rival to President Kais Saied in the upcoming presidential elections. The Criminal Chamber of the Court of First Instance of Jendouba sentenced three women to two...
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    Jurist Nigeria governor imposes 24-hour curfew following ‘hijacked’ protests

    The governor of Kano State, Nigeria, issued a 24-hour curfew on Thursday after crowds looted and destroyed property amid anti-corruption protests. Following the curfew, all citizens are expected to stay home, prohibiting them from demonstrating. Protesters set fire to tires in front of the...
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    Jurist US Justice Department sues TikTok for violations of children’s privacy laws

    Social media platform TikTok and its parent company ByteDance are facing civil charges of violating children’s privacy laws, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday. US authorities claim that TikTok knowingly allowed children under 13 to create accounts and share content without...
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    Jurist US lawmakers probe White House over 9/11 plotters’ plea deal

    US lawmakers sought answers from the White House on Friday following revelations that three men accused of having orchestrated the 9/11 terror attacks had been spared the death penalty after striking a plea deal with military prosecutors. On Wednesday, a letter to the families of 9/11 victims...
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    Jurist Scotland former first minister urges authorities to classify English Defence League as terrorist organization

    Scotland’s ex-First Minister Hamza Yousaf urged the British Home Secretary to categorise the English Defence League (EDL) as a terrorist group under the Terrorism Act 2000, in the letter he wrote Wednesday. Particularly, Yousaf accused EDL as “far right bigots” who hijacked the country’s grief...
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    Jurist Ireland court declares government’s failure to provide for asylum seekers violates EU Charter

    The Irish High Court declared Thursday that the Irish government’s failure to provide for the basic needs of asylum seekers in Ireland is in breach of its legal obligations under the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (CFR). Mr Justice Barry O’Donnell held that applicants for international...
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    Jurist US recognizes Venezuela opposition candidate González as presidential election winner

    The US recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia’s claim to winning the presidential election against President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday in discrediting the results Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) announced. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated in...
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