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    Jurist Chile mining union calls on government to curb resource crime

    The National Mining Society (SONAMI), a labor union in northern Chile, Tuesday formally asked the government to curb crimes affecting mining operations. Last week over 1 million USD worth of gold was reportedly stolen from a mine in the country’s far north. SONAMI president Diego Hernández cited...
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    Jurist Woman convicted of attending Sarah Everard vigil sues London police for human rights violations

    A woman convicted of violating coronavirus restrictions for attending a vigil for Sarah Everard Tuesday brought a civil suit against London’s Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) for violation of her rights under the UK’s Human Rights Act, 1998. Dania Al-Obeid was attending the March 13, 2021 vigil...
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    Jurist Scotland makes menstrual products free in global first

    Scotland Monday enacted the Period Products Act, making Scotland the first country to make period products free. The bill was first introduced by Monica Lennon, a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP), in 2017. Following her campaign, the Scottish government unanimously passed the Bill in...
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    Jurist Irish authorities refer report on corruption in planning body to prosecutors for review

    Darragh O’Brien TD, Irish Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Monday referred a report into alleged conflicts of interest at An Bord Pleanála to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). O’Brien asked Remy Farrell SC to prepare the report on the management of alleged conflicts...
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    Jurist German prosecutors decline to investigate chancellor in tax scandal

    German prosecutors Tuesday declined to investigate German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his involvement in a tax scandal. In an exclusive report to German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, prosecutors from the Attorney General’s office said they found no evidence that Scholz aided or abetted anyone...
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    Jurist Liberia president suspends three government officials over suspected corruption

    Liberian President George Weah Tuesday suspended three government officials based on sanctions issued Monday by the US Treasury Department (DOT). DOT sanctioned Nathaniel McGill, Sayma Syrenius Cephus and Bill Twehway under Executive Order (EO) 13818 for their participation in ongoing public...
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    Jurist Greek Migration Minister says 49 Syrian refugees trapped on small islet rescued after international outcry

    Greek Minister for Migration Notis Mitarachi Monday announced that the Syrian refugees trapped on an islet in the Evros river between Greece and Turkey have been located and a boat was provided to transport them. The refugees’ plight has attracted international attention after Turkey abandoned...
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    Jurist Nicaragua priest detained amid growing crackdown on Catholic Church

    A Catholic pastor in Nicaragua’s Mulukuku has been detained for undisclosed reasons amid a growing crackdown on the Catholic Church by the government of President Daniel Ortega. Óscar Benavidez, a parish priest at the Espíritu Santo Parish of Mulukuku was, according to the Nicaraguan Center for...
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    Jurist Journalists and lawyers sue CIA for spying on them while visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

    A group of journalists and lawyers sued the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Monday for illegally spying on them and violating their Fourth Amendment rights under the US Constitution while visiting Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. The Fourth Amendment protects US citizens from unreasonable...
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    Jurist Finland halts legislation to boost pay transparency, combat gender pay differences

    The Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (STM) Monday announced it has suspended plans to amend the Act on Equality between Women and Men (Equality Act) to further decrease the gender pay gap in the nation. Minister for Gender Equality Thomas Blomqvist said parties simply could not...
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