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    Jurist Australia unveils plan to stop violence against women and children

    The Australian government Sunday released the “National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032,” (National Plan) outlining steps to end these forms of violence within one generation. The National Plan was unveiled by the Minster for Social Services, Amanda Rishworth MP and the...
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    Jurist Uganda president signs ‘nightmare’ online communications bill

    Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Thursday signed the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act into law, amending the Computer Misuse Act of 2011. Introduced by Kampala Central MP Muhammad Nsereko, the Act lists imposes punishments on people who send malicious information, hate speech, unsolicited...
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    Jurist Ukraine dispatch: calls grow for the creation of a special tribunal to adjudicate Russian war crimes

    Ukrainian law students and young lawyers are reporting for JURIST on developments in and affecting Ukraine. This dispatch is from Kateryna Prychta, a law student at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. After the start of full-scale military attacks by the Russian Federation’s armed forces on the territory of...
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    Jurist Nigeria court discharges terrorism charges against separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu

    The Nigerian Court of Appeal (CoA) Thursday discharged all terrorism charges against Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of separatist group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Led by Justice H. Sankey, a panel of three judges unanimously discharged all charges of terrorism brought against Kanu by the...
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    Jurist ‘Neutral’ employer bans on headcoverings do not discriminate against Muslim women, EU Court of Justice rules

    The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Thursday ruled that bans on religious wear do not amount to discrimination under certain circumstances. A Muslim woman, referred to as L.F., brought a discrimination claim against a company called SCRL based on the Belgian General...
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    Jurist Russia adds Facebook parent company Meta to ‘extremists’ list

    Russia’s Federal Service for Financial Monitoring, Rosfinmonitoring, Tuesday added US tech giant Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to its list of “terrorist and extremist” organizations, Russian news agencies reported. The impact of Rosfinmonitoring’s designation...
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    Jurist US announces new visa restrictions on Taliban members for repressing women and girls

    US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken Tuesday announced additional sanctions against the Taliban in response to what the US perceives as repression of women and girls in Afghanistan through violence and restrictive policies. Citing Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act...
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    Jurist European Commission recommends Bosnia and Herzegovina as candidate for EU membership

    The European Commission (EC) Wednesday recommended Bosnia and Herzegovina be granted candidate status for accession to the European Union (EU). In a press release, the EC announced Bosnia and Herzegovina’s candidate status. The EC emphasized that the candidate status dictates that Bosnia and...
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    Jurist War crimes trial against Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara commences in France

    The Parisian Court of Appeals Monday commenced the trial of Kunti Kamara on charges of crimes against humanity, torture and acts of barbarity. Kamara allegedly committed these acts as a member of the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO) in 1993 and 1994 during the First...
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    Jurist New Zealand proposes plan to price agricultural emissions in effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

    New Zealand Tuesday proposed plans to price agricultural emissions in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the country. According to the plan, over half of New Zealand’s total emissions stem from the agricultural sector. The plan would establish a legal responsibility for...
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