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    Jurist World Justice Project index paints picture of global rule of law in crisis

    The World Justice Project (WJP) Wednesday released its 2022 Rule of Law Index. For the fifth year in a row, the majority of countries experienced a decline in the rule of law. 85 out of 140 countries, accounting 61 percent and 4.4 billion people, saw a decline in rule of law. 52 countries, or 39...
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    Jurist HRW: Qatar arbitrarily arrests, abuses LGBTQ people

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) Monday reported that the Qatar Preventive Security Department arbitrarily arrests and abuses LGBTQ people. Between 2019 and 2022, reporters found 6 cases of “severe and repeated beatings” and 5 cases of sexual harassment of people in custody. HRW interviewed 6 Qataris...
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    Jurist UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture suspends review of Australia prisons, cites ‘lack of cooperation’

    The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) Sunday announced that the group has suspended its review of prison in Australia because delegates were unable to adequately visit facilities. The visit was conducted under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture &...
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    Jurist Spain antitrust agency fines US pharmaceutical company 39M euros for market abuse

    Spanish anitrust agency Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Compentencia (CNMC) Tuesday fined US pharmaceutical company Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD) 39 million euros for abuse of the market. The agency claims that MSD took unjustified legal action against its Spanish competitor Insud Phrama...
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    Jurist France financial crime agency, Credit Suisse reach 238M euro settlement in money laundering investigation

    France’s national financial crime agency Parquet National Financier (PNF) Monday reached a settlement with Credit Suisse to resolve an ongoing probe into accusations of money laundering. PNF began the investigation in 2016 when it suspected Credit Suisse of helping account holders avoid taxes...
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    Jurist Russia court upholds WNBA star Brittney Griner’s nine-year prison sentence

    A Russian court Tuesday upheld US Women’s National Basketball Association player Brittney Griner’s nine-year prison sentence for possession and smuggling cartridges of cannabis oil, according to Russian state news agency TASS. Griner appealed her nine-year sentence on the grounds that she...
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    Jurist Munich court rejects constitutional complaint regarding Nationalist Socialist Underground trial

    The German 2nd Chamber of the Second Senate Monday rejected a constitutional complaint surrounding the decision against the Nationalist Socialist Underground (NSU) in their recent trial. Their complaint challenged the Munich Higher Regional Court’s decision by claiming that the defendant’s...
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    Jurist 70,000 British university staff vote in favor of strike over pay and pension disputes

    The University and College Union (UCU) Monday announced that UCU members voted “overwhelmingly in favor” of a strike. The vote was sparked by pay disputes and pension cuts for British university staff. The UCU held the vote on October 21. Over 70,000 staff from 150 universities participated in...
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    Jurist HRW: Turkish authorities arrested and deported hundreds of refugees to Syria

    Human Rights Watch Monday reported that Turkish authorities arbitrarily arrested, detained and deported hundreds of Syrian refugee men and boys to Syria between February and July 2022. The report found that hundreds of Syrian refugees are arrested in their homes, workplaces and on the street...
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    Jurist US Justice Department says China attempted to ‘undermine’ US judicial system, announces criminal charges against actors

    The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Monday announced multiple criminal charges against citizens of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). In a press conference, US Attorney General Merrick Garland stated that regional justice departments in the Eastern District of New York and the District of New...
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