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    Jurist Japanese fishermen sue over Fukushima water discharge

    Approximately 150 Japanese fishermen, hailing from the Fukushima Prefecture filed a lawsuit on Friday in the district court of Japanese jurisdiction. The defendants in this case are the government and the TEPCO company. This legal action revolves around the discharge of radioactive treated water...
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    Jurist India Supreme Court continues oversight of Manipur ethnic violence investigation and relief efforts

    The Supreme Court of India ordered a progress report from the Manipur government on Wednesday regarding the recovery of weaponry “from all sources.” The order is a follow-up to a previous August 7 order from the court, in which the court ordered former Maharashtra Director General of Police...
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    Jurist HRW: Taliban continues to commit gender-based crimes against humanity in Afghanistan

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Friday that Taliban authorities are perpetrating gender persecution against women and girls in Afghanistan. Following the conclusion of the report, international justice director at HRW Elizabeth Evenson called for coordinated support by from the international...
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    Jurist Hong Kong court denies pro-democracy protesters’ leave to appeal 2020 Labor Day protest convictions

    The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal refused on Thursday to grant four pro-democracy protesters—Kwok Wing-kin, Mak Tak-ching, Lee Cheuk-yan and Stanley Ho Wai-hong—leave to appeal their convictions over violating public gathering limits. Judge Roberto Ribeiro rejected their appeal by finding that...
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    Jurist Sri Lanka to establish parliamentary committee to investigate officials’ involvement in 2019 Easter Sunday bombings

    The Sri Lanka government announced on Wednesday that a special parliamentary committee is to be established to probe allegations made by UK media outlet Channel 4 regarding the complicity of Sri Lanka’s top intelligence official in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which had killed more than 200...
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    Jurist Canada appoints judge to lead public inquiry into foreign electoral interference

    The Canadian government on Thursday announced the appointment of Quebec Court of Appeal Justice Marie-Josée Hogue to chair a public inquiry into claims of foreign interference in Canadian elections. Justice Hogue will preside over an independent inquiry investigating interference in the 2019...
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    Jurist India Supreme Court blocks arrest of members of Editors Guild of India over Manipur report

    The India Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that no coercive actions should be taken against the four members of the Editors Guild of India over formal complaints, known in India as first information report (FIR), filed by Manipur Police accusing the guild of promoting enmity between different...
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    Jurist Mexico Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion in landmark decision

    In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Mexico found that any federal regulations that criminalize abortion are unconstitutional Wednesday. The Court reviewed an injunction brought by GIRE, a reproductive rights NGO, that challenged the Federal Criminal Code where it addressed voluntary...
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    Jurist European Court of Justice dismisses Putin ally’s appeal to overturn sanctions

    The EU’s top court Wednesday overturned an appeal by Russian Billionaire and staunch Putin ally Gennady Timchenko. The oligarch was placed on the EU sanction list following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Timchenko, a long-standing tycoon in the energy sector, was heavily involved in...
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    Jurist Hong Kong court denies 4 university students’ appeals of 2019 protest convictions and sentences

    Four Hong Kong university students attempted to file an appeal overturning their riot convictions and sentences on Tuesday. However, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal unanimously refused to grant them leave to appeal on the same day. Judge Derek Pang Wai-cheong asserted that the court is starting to...
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