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    Jurist UK House of Commons MPs reject amendments to Illegal Migration Bill

    UK members of Parliament overturned 18 amendments made by the House of Lords to the Illegal Migration Bill in a vote Tuesday. The four hour House of Commons sessions saw the rejection of the Lord’s amendment requiring the bill to follow international conventions, as well as an amendment...
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    Jurist Canada inquiry probes Nike, Dynasty Gold over allegations of use of forced Uyghur labor

    Canada launched an inquiry into allegations over the use of the Chinese minority Uyghur forced labor in Nike and Dynasty Gold production lines. The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise Sheri Meyerhoffer announced the inquiry Tuesday as a part of a broader initiative to evaluate and...
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    Jurist Ecuador census reveals 1/6 prisoners have not yet received criminal sentences

    A census released Monday revealed almost one sixth of inmates in Ecuador’s prisons are yet to be sentenced. President Guillermo Lasso announced that the census would be used to help government form new public policy to tackle overcrowding and enforce human rights in Ecuadorian prisons. The 2023...
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    Jurist ECHR finds Olympic rules requiring women to suppress high testosterone levels are discriminatory

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found on Tuesday that International Olympic Committee (IOC) rules that force female athletes to suppress their testosterone levels are discriminatory. Caster Semenya, a double Olympic medalist from South Africa, originally attempted to challenge the...
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    Jurist US think tank director charged with acting as agent of China

    The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced on Monday that it was charging Gal Luft, the co-director of a US think tank, with acting as an unregistered agent of China, arms trafficking and sanctions violations. Luft was previously arrested in Cyprus in February. “As alleged...
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    Jurist Japan Supreme Court finds restriction on transgender bathroom usage unlawful

    The Supreme Court of Japan ruled on Tuesday that the restriction of transgender women’s use of female bathrooms is unlawful. This landmark decision overturns a 2021 Tokyo High Court ruling and marks the first time the high court has spoken to sexual minorities’ usage of bathrooms. The...
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    Jurist EU grants data transfer pact to US following tightening of US data protection standards

    The European Commission issued an adequacy decision on Monday regarding data transfers to the US. The decision means that the US has officially adopted an adequate data protection standard for the EU to participate in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. The decision eases the way for multinational...
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    Jurist Kenya Court of Appeal declares mandatory life imprisonment unconstitutional

    A Kenyan appeals court declared Monday that mandatory life sentences are unconstitutional. The Court of Appeal at Malindi Kenya found that mandatory life sentences are “an unjustifiable discrimination, unfair and repugnant to the principle of equality before the law under Article 27 of the...
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    Jurist Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy activist’s family home, question parents and brother

    The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) reportedly raided the family home of fugitive pro-democracy activist Nathan Law on Tuesday. Law is accused of violating the National Security Law, which was passed on June 30, 2020. Having fled Hong Kong for the United...
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    Jurist Uzbekistan president re-elected under newly expanded term limits

    The Central Election Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan (CEC) announced Monday that President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was re-elected with over 87 percent of the vote. The vote came shortly after Uzbekistan’s new constitution went into effect in May. Under the previous constitution, Mirziyoyey...
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