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    Jurist Countries call on International Labour Organization to probe alleged Xinjiang abuses

    Countries including the United States and Britain Thursday called for the International Labour Organization (ILO) to probe alleged labour abuses in China’s Xinjiang region. Australia, Canada and the EU also voiced support for the probe. The calls follow the Committee of Expert’s 2022 report on...
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    Jurist European Commission conditionally approves Poland recovery plan upon judiciary reforms

    The European Commission Wednesday approved Poland’s recovery and resistance plan, an important step toward the release of billions of euros in grants and loans, but the money will not be paid until Warsaw reforms its judiciary. Under the plan Poland will receive 23.9 billion euros in grants and...
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    Jurist Canada Addictions Minister temporarily decriminalizes some drug possession in British Columbia

    Canada’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Carolyn Bennett Tuesday announced that her office is temporarily decriminalizing some drug possession crimes in British Columbia to address the province’s overdose crisis. The minister’s goal is to “decrease substance use harms, prevent...
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    Jurist Australia judge refers Indigenous age pension case to full federal court

    An Australian judge Tuesday referred an Indigenous Australian man’s request to receive his social security age pension three years early to a full panel of the Federal Court of Australia. Justice Debra Mortimer ordered the full federal court to consider the case in an 87-page decision. Dennis...
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    Jurist Alexei Navalny faces additional incitement charges carrying potential 15-year sentence

    Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny Tuesday said he faces new criminal charges and a potential for fifteen additional years in Russian prison if found guilty. Navalny is already serving a nine-year sentence after a Moscow court found him guilty of fraud and contempt in March. Navalny, a...
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    Jurist UN Security Council adopts Gulf of Guinea anti-piracy resolution

    The United Nations Security Council Tuesday adopted a resolution urging member states to criminalize piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Guinea under domestic laws. The Gulf of Guinea is a global hotspot for piracy. In an attempt to combat crime, the UN Security Council adopted...
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    Jurist Breakaway Georgia region South Ossetia suspends referendum to join Russia

    President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev Monday suspended a referendum intended to determine whether the Georgian breakaway region would join Russia. The referendum was scheduled to occur on July 17. South Ossetia borders Russia in the northern portion of Georgia. The region was at the center of...
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    Jurist Ireland court finds former soldier guilty of ISIS membership

    A three-judge Irish Special Criminal Court panel Monday found Lisa Smith, a former Irish soldier, guilty of being a member of ISIS. Smith traveled to Syria after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the former head of the Islamic State Caliphate, asked international Muslims to come to Syria. Smith plead not...
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    Jurist Russia soldiers sentenced to 11.5 years in prison for war crimes in Ukraine

    Two Russian artillerymen, were sentenced to 11.5 years in prison in Ukraine Tuesday for war crimes. The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office charged Alexander Bobikin and Alexander Ivanov with violating Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which governs war crimes. The court...
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    Jurist Amnesty International calls for release of dissidents arbitrarily detained by UAE

    Amnesty International on Monday called on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to immediately release a group of dissidents who have been behind bars beyond the end of their prison sentences. The “UAE-94” case concerns a mass trial conducted by UAE authorities against dissidents and members of the...
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