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    Jurist Spain cabinet approves bill expanding rights for trans youth

    Spain’s Cabinet Monday approved a draft bill on LGBTQ+ rights which aims to increase the rights of trans and gender noncomforming minors. Unlike the bill’s 2021 version, the current text extends these rights to non-citizens living in Spain. If the bill is approved by Spain’s parliament...
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    Jurist Kenya president rejects controversial IT worker bill

    Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has declined to sign the controversial Information Communication Technology (ICT) practitioners bill into law. The bill seeks to have all ICT practitioners registered and licensed by a professional ICT body. Kenyatta made this decision at a ceremony where he...
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    Jurist Switzerland federal court fines Credit Suisse 2M Swiss francs for failing to prevent money laundering

    Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court Monday fined Credit Suisse two million Swiss francs for failing to stop an employee who allowed a criminal organization to launder money through the bank. It also confiscated 12 million francs from Credit Suisse accounts linked to money laundering. The court...
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    Jurist India Supreme Court dismisses allegations of ‘larger conspiracy’ by senior officials concerning 2002 state riots

    The Supreme Court of India Friday dismissed an appeal filed by Zakia Jafri alleging a “larger conspiracy” by then-Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi and 62 other senior state officials in connection with state riots in 2002. Jafri is the widow of Ehsan Jafri, a Congress party MP who was...
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    Jurist US releases Afghan Guantánamo Bay detainee after 15 years of incarceration

    The US Department of Defence Friday announced the release of Asadullah Haroon Gul, an Afghan national, after being held for 15 years without charge in the Guantánamo Bay detention camp. Gul was incarcerated in Guantánamo Bay in 2007 on accusations of being a member of Al-Qaeda and Hezb-e-Islami...
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    Jurist France government to support bill to add abortion rights to constitution

    French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne Saturday expressed the French government’s support for a bill to add abortion rights to France’s constitution for future generations. Borne wrote that this right must be written in the constitution on behalf of all women and for human rights. Marie-Pierre...
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    Jurist UN rights expert calls on ASEAN to increase pressure on Myanmar junta

    Tom Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Thursday called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to put increased pressure on the Myanmar junta, following his eight-day visit to Malaysia. In February last year, a military coup took place in...
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    Jurist International Criminal Court prosecutor seeks authorization to resume investigation into Philippines’ ‘war on drugs’

    The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Friday stated that he had sought authorization from the ICC to resume investigating the Philippine government’s “war on drugs” as quickly as possible. In September last year, the ICC authorized the prosecutor’s office to investigate the...
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    Jurist ‘Vanishing small’ portion of pandemic funds addressed surge in gender violence, UN reveals

    The United Nations Thursday reported that a “vanishingly small” portion of Covid-19 donor funding was used to address surging violence against women and girls during the pandemic. Drawing from a unique global dataset of roughly 5000 measures adopted by 226 countries and territories in response...
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    Jurist UK passes law to project businesses from strike impact amid growing rail strike

    The UK Government Thursday announced a law to minimize the impact of strike action on businesses by authorizing the use of temporary staff. The government aims to reduce business disruption caused by strike action by “removing the restrictions on employment businesses supplying temporary...
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