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    Jurist European Commission bans TikTok on all staff devices

    The European Commission Thursday banned the use of TikTok, a video-sharing app owned by the Beijing-headquartered ByteDance, on all official devices used by staff. Commission personnel also cannot use the app on personal devices that have corporate apps downloaded on them, such as Commission...
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    Jurist UN refugee agency requests $1.3B to support South Sudan refugees

    The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and 108 aid organizations Tuesday requested $1.3 billion to assist 2.2 million South Sudanese refugees throughout 2023. Two-thirds of South Sudan has been submerged by persistent floods for four years, causing damage to tens of thousands of homes...
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    Jurist UN coordinator: $2.25B required to combat mass displacement in Congo

    UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Bruno Lemarquis Wednesday indicated in a report that the UN will need to raise $2.25 billion to combat widespread the mass displacement of people in the DRC. Lemarquis stated that security incidents against aid workers...
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    Jurist UN calls for ‘comprehensive, just and lasting peace’ in Ukraine on first anniversary of war

    In a special session, the UN General Assembly Thursday adopted a resolution urging “a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine.” The vote came only one day before the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Though the vote was symbolic and non-binding, countries repeatedly...
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    Jurist Mexico ex-official convicted of bribery in US over cartel ties

    Genaro Garcia Luna, formerly the highest-ranking law enforcement official in Mexico, was convicted Tuesday by a federal jury in New York for assisting the Sinaloa drug cartel. Garcia Luna was formerly Mexico’s Secretary of Public Security from 2006-2012, effectively controlling Mexico’s Federal...
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    Jurist UK immigration court upholds revocation of ISIS trafficking victim’s citizenship

    The UK Special Immigration Appeals Commission Wednesday rejected 23-year-old Shamima Begum’s appeal against the government’s 2019 revocation of her British citizenship. The East London native was only 15 when she traveled to Syria to align with ISIL and marry an ISIL fighter. Begum had her...
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    Jurist Australia royal commission: head government lawyer knew Robodebt scheme was illegal

    A former Australian government lawyer Tuesday informed a royal commission that he withheld legal advice that the Robodebt scheme, an automated debt assessment and recovery method utilized by Services Australia from 2015 through 2019, was illegal. Former chief counsel for the Department of Social...
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    Jurist UK tribunal rejects application for £2.3 billion class action suit against Meta

    The UK’s competition tribunal Monday rejected an application for a £2.3 billion class action lawsuit which accused Facebook’s parent company Meta of “unfair trading conditions.” The Competition Appeal Tribunal decided that the application did not meet the standard of quality required for the...
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    Jurist UN urges Israel to pause judicial reform plans over human rights concerns

    In response to the proposed reform of Israel’s judicial system, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Tuesday urged the country to halt its plans to overhaul the legal and judicial system over concerns of potential human rights violations. Türk’s announcement comes just one week...
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    Jurist UN subcommittee cancels visit to Australia after being denied access to detention and mental health facilities

    The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) Monday canceled its visit to Australia after it was denied access to detention centers and mental health facilities. In October 2022, SPT visited Australia for 12 days, but was forced to suspend the visit after they were prevented from visiting...
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