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    Jurist Japan Supreme Court declares sterilization requirement for legal recognition of transgender people unconstitutional

    The Supreme Court of Japan ruled Wednesday that a law requiring transgender people to be sterilized in order to legally change their gender was unconstitutional. The case was decided unanimously by all fifteen justices hearing the case, and the law requiring sterilization of transgender...
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    Jurist Hong Kong appeals court upholds homosexual couple’s equal inheritance rights

    Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal upheld homosexual couples’ right to inheritance by dismissing on Tuesday an appeal from the Secretary for Justice. The appeal sought to establish that homosexual and heterosexual couples are not entitled to the same rights under Hong Kong’s inheritance laws. The case...
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    Jurist Human rights NGOs call upon UK to expand universal jurisdiction

    A recent report published by two human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs), REDRESS and the Clooney Foundation, found, “The UK has deviated from its historical commitment to international justice.” The report went on to argue that the UK should reform its existing laws to allow for...
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    Jurist Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan indicted for allegedly revealing official secrets

    Ousted Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan was indicted by a Pakistani court Monday for charges of revealing official secrets. If found guilty, Khan, alongside Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, could face the death sentence. Khan and Qureshi are...
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    Jurist Israel orders evacuation of more than 20,000 Kiryat Shmona residents

    Israel ordered more than 20,000 residents of the northern city of Kiryat Shmona to evacuate on Friday, according to The Jerusalem Post. This comes after Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah engaged in intense exchanges of fire at the Israeli-Lebanese border near Kiryat Shmona on Wednesday...
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    Jurist Report: Iran teenage girl brain dead after alleged subway encounter with police officers while not wearing hijab

    Armita Geravand, a teenage girl who was seen unconscious after allegedly encountering police officers on a train without wearing hijab on October 1, is said to be “brain dead,” according to an Iranian semi-state media report published Sunday. Teheran metro station television surveillance shows...
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    Jurist AP: Border clashes in South Lebanon force over 4,200 to flee

    Escalating cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces have led to the displacement of over 4200 individuals in South Lebanon, according to a Friday report from the Associated Press. These clashes have effectively designated approximately 100 kilometers (62 miles) of the...
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    Jurist Albania former PM charged with corruption and money laundering charges

    Albanian prosecutors have charged former Prime Minister Sali Berisha and his son-in-law on Sunday with corruption and money laundering charges over a land deal involving the grounds of a sports club. According to the Special Prosecutor’s Office against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK)...
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    Jurist Iran court sentences two journalists who reported on Mahsa Amini protests to prison

    The Tehran Revolutionary Court in Iran sentenced two female journalists who covered the Mahsa Amini protests in 2022 to prison Sunday, according to Mizan News Agency, the judiciary’s media agency. The journalists, Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, were charged with collaboration with the US...
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    Jurist UN official: Afghanistan women and girls in ‘deadly’ situation following earthquakes

    Alison Davidian, the UN special representative for women in Afghanistan, said on Sunday that women and girls under Talbian rule are in a “deadly” situation following following two earthquakes in the country, in exclusive comments to the Associated Press. Afghanistan has been hit by a wave of...
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