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    Jurist Sweden Supreme Court rules journalist may not be extradited to Turkey

    The Swedish Supreme Court Monday ruled that the extradition of journalist Bulent Kenes to Turkey would violate Swedish law. Kenes is a Turkish national who obtained asylum in Sweden after Turkish officials accused Kenes of participating in the 2016 attempted coup to overthrow President Recep...
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    Jurist UN reaches deal with 188 governments for global protection of land and water biodiversity

    The UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) Monday reached a deal on global commitments to protect land and water biodiversity. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework aims to protect 30 percent of the world’s lands, coastal areas and inland waters by 2030 – an increase from the 17 percent...
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    Jurist Taliban education ministry bars female students from attending universities in Afghanistan

    The Taliban Ministry of Higher Education Tuesday closed universities in Afghanistan to women in its latest move to restrict women’s access to formal education since the group took over the country. In a letter in Pashto distributed by a spokesperson for the ministry, all universities in...
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    Jurist FTX CEO Samuel Bankman-Fried to face extradition to US for fraud

    Samuel Bankman-Fried Monday agreed to extradition to the US to face civil and criminal charges, his lawyer told local Bahamian news outlets. Bankman is currently being held in Fox Hill Prison, Bahamas and was denied bail due to posing a flight risk. Bankman-Fried’s lawyer Jerone Roberts told...
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    Jurist Rights group: Western Australia must ‘fully decriminalise abortion’

    Australian rights group the Human Rights Law Centre Monday called for Western Australia to “fully decriminalise abortion and reform outdated laws.” According to the Centre, abortion is “tethered to the criminal law, rather than being treated as a healthcare matter in law.” The report explains...
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    Jurist Former guerrilla unit commander found guilty of war crimes by special court investigating Kosovo War

    Trial Panel I Friday announced its judgement in Specialist Prosecutor v. Salih Mustafa, finding Mustafa guilty of four counts of war crimes including arbitrary detention, cruel treatment, torture and murder. The verdict is the first case at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, an EU-backed special...
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    Jurist UK plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda lawful, judges rule

    The UK government’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda does not breach the law, the High Court in London Monday ruled. The decision is based on UK human rights groups’ request for an injunction to prevent the removal of asylum seekers in June. In the decision, two senior judges at the...
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    Jurist Canada delays expansion of medically assisted dying law to patients with mental illness

    Canadian Justice Minister David Lametti Thursday announced that the federal government will delay the expansion of its medical assistance in dying (MAID) law to patients suffering solely from mental illness. Enacted on March 17, 2021, Canada’s MAID law includes a temporary exclusion for patients...
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    Jurist European Parliament: Holdomor was a genocide of Ukrainians by Soviet Union

    The European Parliament Thursday voted 507 to 12 to officially recognize the Holodomor famine as a genocide of Ukrainians “inflicted by Stalin”. The resolution states: Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine, destruction of its energy and agricultural infrastructure, disruption of...
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    Jurist Queensland Government invests $95M in forensics services in response to DNA Inquiry

    The Queensland government Thursday accepted the findings of a DNA Inquiry regarding “maladministration” in a Queensland forensics laboratory. The state government pledged $95 million to improve their forensics services and proposed possible plans to reform double jeopardy laws. The four month...
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