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    Jurist ECHR rules detention of UN judge breached human rights

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) }']ruled Tuesday that a UN judge was unlawfully detained in Türkiye in 2016. The Turkish court failed to recognise Aydin Sefa Akay’s diplomatic immunity when they arrested and detained him on terrorism charges following a failed coup d’État in 2016...
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    Jurist Northern Ireland politician appears in court over alleged historical sex offences

    Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), appeared in court on Wednesday charged with 11 historical sex offences. The charges include one of rape, another of gross indecency with a child and nine of indecent assault. His wife, Eleanor Donaldson, is also...
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    Jurist EU Parliament approves ban on products made with forced labour

    The EU Parliament on Tuesday approved new regulations prohibiting the sale, import and export of goods made using forced labour. The regulations, were approved by an overwhelming majority, with 555 in favour and six against, and aim to tighten access to EU single market for third countries...
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    Jurist German authorities arrest aide of EU parliament member on charges of espionage

    Jian Guo, an aide to an EU parliament member for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), was arrested in Dresden, Germany for espionage, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office announced on Tuesday. Guo was suspected of espionage in breach of Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2 of Section 99 of the German...
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    Jurist UK Parliament approves bill declaring Rwanda a ‘safe country,’ sidestepping Supreme Court judgment

    The UK’s Parliament on Tuesday approved the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill, which would declare Rwanda a “safe country” in order to send certain asylum seekers there while they await their applications to be assessed. The bill would enable the deportation of irregular migrants...
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    Jurist Brazil supreme court justice sets deadline for social media platform X to explain alleged non-compliance with previous rulings

    Alexandre de Moraes, a justice of the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF), issued a five-day deadline for the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to explain its purported failure to fully comply with earlier court orders on Monday. The deadline expires this Friday. This move comes amidst an...
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    Jurist India’s largest opposition party urges election commission action against Modi’s alleged hate speech

    The Indian National Congress (INC), the primary opposition party in India, formally lodged complaints with the Election Commission of India on Monday, denouncing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks delivered during a recent campaign address. The INC accused him of making a divisive remark...
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    Jurist Vietnam public security ministry arrests assistant of National Assembly chairman

    Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security on Monday arrested Pham Thai Hai, assistant of the country’s National Assembly chairman. Pham was arrested and detained in Hanoi, Vietnam on charges of “abusing positions and powers to influence others for personal gain,’ according to provisions of Clause...
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    Jurist Ukraine anti-corruption agency accuses food minister of illegally acquiring state-owned land

    Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) on Tuesday announced that it had exposed a scheme to illegally acquire state-owned land worth $7 million between 2017 and 2021 led by a criminal group involving the country’s Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Mykola Solsky. The NABU...
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    Jurist Lead prosecutor in Germany’s cum-ex tax fraud scandal steps down

    Anne Brorhilker announced Monday she was stepping down from her position as head of a team of 30 prosecutors in Cologne, Germany. Brorhilker has been involved in investigating the cum-ex scandal since 2013, which has led to more than 1700 individuals being accused and has resulted in billions of...
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