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    Jurist Ukraine police open 52,613 criminal proceedings over Russian war crimes

    The National Police of Ukraine Monday announced that investigators have initiated 52,613 criminal proceedings based on crimes committed on Ukrainian territory by members of the Russian Federation’s armed forces and their allies. Authorities are investigating 41,039 cases for violation of the...
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    Jurist India issued over 23,000 first information reports for COVID-19 violations: thinktank report

    Indian authorities registered 23,094 first information reports (FIRs) from March 2020 to March 2022 for violations of COVID-19 policies, according to a report released Sunday by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy. Fines were intended to be the primary form of punishment for COVID policy...
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    Jurist Senior advocate designation is merit-based privilege that cannot be reserved based on gender, India court rules

    A two-judge bench of the Madras High Court ruled that the designation of a senior advocate is not an automatic right but a merit-based privilege. Dismissing the writ petition, the court Friday ruled that the designees for senior advocate positions cannot be capped at a particular percentage nor...
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    Jurist Alexei Navalny claims Russia prison authorities deliberately undermine his health as he remains in solitary confinement

    Russian dissident and critic Alexei Navalny Monday announced that he has been suffering from worsening back pain due to the conditions of his solitary confinement. Navalny has been intermittently held in a “punishment cell” in a Russian prison for the last three months serving his sentence for...
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    Jurist UN official meets Taliban authorities to withdraw ban on women working in NGOs

    UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) head Ramiz Alakbarov Monday called for a reversal of the decision to ban women from domestic and international NGO humanitarian jobs, in a meeting with Economy Minister Qari Din Mohammad Hanif in Kabul, Afghanistan. On Saturday, the Minister of...
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    Jurist India court grants bail to journalist jailed under controversial law

    The Allahabad High Court Friday granted bail to Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan in the case concerning the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Kappan has been in custody since September 9 under the PMLA case and was earlier detained for more than 700 days under the controversial...
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    Jurist UN: Burkina Faso had no grounds to expel senior UN official

    The United Nations Saturday said that Burkina Faso had no grounds to order senior UN official Barbara Manzi to leave the country because the doctrine of persona non grata does not applied to her, given her position as a UN Designated Security Official. Burkina Faso’s military government...
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    Jurist Pakistan President approves Criminal Amendment and Foreign Investment Amendment Bills 2022

    President of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi Friday approved the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2022 (‘The Bill’) which abolishes colonial law regarding the criminalisation of attempting suicide. The Bill repeals Section 325 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 which stipulates that “Whoever attempts to...
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    Jurist Zambia abolishes death penalty

    Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema Friday assented to Penal Code (Amendment) Bill 2022, abolishing the law of the death penalty in Zambia. Earlier, on May 24, President Hichilema took a pledge to abolish the death penalty in the country and coordinate with the Parliament of Zambia to end the...
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    Jurist Taliban bar women from domestic and international NGO jobs

    The Taliban Saturday ordered domestic and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to cease employment of female staff members. In an order provided to JURIST by an Afghanistan source, Taliban Minister of Economy Qari Din Mohammad Hanif said “serious complaints have been received...
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