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    Jurist EU reaches deal on world-first artificial intelligence rules

    The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on Friday on the groundbreaking proposal for the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), marking the world’s first comprehensive set of rules governing artificial intelligence. The primary objective of...
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    Jurist Ukraine condemns Russia plans for presidential election in occupied territories

    The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned on Saturday the Russian Federation’s plans to hold presidential elections on occupied Ukrainian territory early next year, following the decision taken by Russian lawmakers on Friday. Russian authorities, in addition to setting a date for the...
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    Jurist Scotland supreme civil court rules UK government acted lawfully in blocking Gender Recognition Reform Bill

    The Scottish Court of Session, Scotland’s supreme civil court, ruled on Friday that UK ministers acted lawfully when they blocked reforms proposed by the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill. The Bill sought to allow people of Scotland to self-identify their gender and was passed in...
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    Jurist Netherlands police arrest Syrian refugee suspected of crimes against humanity

    Dutch police arrested a 55-year-old Syrian refugee on Friday in the town of Druten in the province of Gelderland on suspicion of crimes against humanity, including complicity in torture and sexual violence in Syria during the civil war. This is the first time that the Netherlands has accused...
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    Jurist Indian politician expelled from Lower Parliament house for indulging in unethical conduct

    Indian politician Mahua Moitra was expelled from the lower house of the Parliament, known as the Lok Sabha, for indulging in “unethical conduct” and committing “serious misdemeanours” following a recommendation by the Ethics Committee. Moitra belongs to the opposition party, Trinamool Congress...
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    Jurist UK, US and Canada sanction individuals and entities for human rights abuse

    The UK, the US and Canada announced coordinated sanctions on Friday against individuals and entities linked to human rights abuse, approaching the 75th anniversary of the ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The UK has imposed 46 sanctions of asset freezes and travel bans...
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    Jurist Sri Lanka to establish independent commission for truth and reconciliation

    The Sri Lankan government announced Friday the establishment an independent Commission for Truth, Unity and Reconciliation through an act introduced in Sri Lanka’s Parliament. The government stated that the commission is intended to “ensure an inclusive process in developing legislation that...
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    Jurist UK former PM Boris Johnson acknowledges government ‘may have made mistakes’ during COVID-19 inquiry

    Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave testimony to the COVID-19 Inquiry, a body examining the UK’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, on Wednesday and Thursday. During the hearing, he acknowledged that his government “may have made mistakes” in their handling of the pandemic and said he...
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    Jurist Belgium to introduce travel ban on Israeli West Bank settlers

    Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced on Thursday that Israeli settlers from the West Bank would be banned from entering Belgium. This follows the US’s announcement of travel restrictions “targeting individuals and their family members involved in or meaningfully contributing to...
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    Jurist Kenya judge dismisses contempt of court charges against Meta

    A judge in Nairobi, Kenya ruled on Thursday that Meta Platforms, Inc., the parent company of social media sites like Facebook, is not in contempt of court for failure to pay dozens of content moderators that a contractor had laid off, according to Kenyan news source People Daily. Justice Mathews...
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