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    Jurist Lithuania’s highest court strikes down law that limited the movement of asylum seekers

    The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania declared the provisions of the Law on the Legal Status of Foreigners passed in 2021 unconstitutional on Wednesday. According to provision 1408(3), asylum seekers were obliged to be accommodated in designated places without being granted the...
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    Jurist Japan district court finds lack of protection for same-sex marriage is unconstitutional

    A Japanese district court found Thursday that the lack of legal protection for same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The Fukuoka District Court ruling comes amid growing pressure for Japan to protect same-sex marriage and a similar recent finding in another the Nagoya District Court. The court...
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    Jurist China judicial organs publish draft proposal to punish online abuse

    China’s Supreme People’s Court, Supreme People’s Procuratorate and Ministry of Public Security released a draft proposal to curb cyber abuse for public consultation on Friday. The draft, Guiding Opinions on Lawfully Punishing Cyber Violence and Crimes, provides directions on how to convict and...
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    Jurist Sudan government bans UN envoy from entering country

    Sudan’s Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that the head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) Volker Perthes would no longer be welcome in the country. The statement comes weeks after General Abdel Fattah Burhan, the head of Sudan’s military, sent a letter to...
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    Jurist UK Metropolitan Police commissioner apologizes for treatment of LGBTQ+ community

    In a letter addressed to LGBTQ+ campaigner Peter Tatchell, the Metropolitan Police (Met) Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley became the first UK police chief to apologize on Wednesday for the force’s homophobic failings. Rowely accepted that the Met “had systems and processes in place which have led...
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    Jurist El Salvador president signs electoral reform cutting seats in Legislative Assembly

    El Salvador President Nayib Bukele Wednesday signed a controversial electoral reform into law that will slash the number of seats in the country’s Legislative Assembly from 84 to 60. President Bukele and his party Nuevas Ideas argue that the measure will cut costs and promote greater efficiency...
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    Jurist EU starts infringement proceedings against Poland over new Russian influence law

    The European Commission initiated infringement proceedings against member state Poland on Thursday over the country’s recently-passed law aimed at officials who have allegedly come under Russian influence. The new law, nicknamed the “lex Tusk” after former Polish PM and purported target Donald...
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    Jurist UN tribunal declares Rwanda genocide suspect unfit to stand trial

    The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), a United Nations (UN) tribunal, declared Wednesday that Félicien Kabuga, one of the last fugitives of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, is unfit to stand trial due to dementia. IRMCT considered the opinion of medical experts, who...
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    Jurist Australia government to introduce legislation banning swastikas and other Nazi symbols

    Australia Attorney General Mark Dreyfus said on Thursday that he will introduce a bill next week banning the public display of the Nazi Hakenkreuz, commonly known as the swastika, and SS Bolts. The bill will also ban the trade of any items which bear these symbols. The proposed legislation...
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    Jurist Ukraine plot to attack Russia-Germany Nord Stream pipeline revealed: Washington Post

    The Biden administration knew that Ukraine planned to attack a majority Russian-owned natural gas pipeline, owned by Nord Stream, three months ahead of an actual attack on the gas line, according to documents reviewed by the Washington Post. According to a Tuesday report from the Post, the US...
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